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Awesome SpiderMite remedy
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Awesome SpiderMite remedy
I just wanted to touch base and share my experience with a product that saved my sanity. I always get top notch advice from all of the great people on this forum. I’ve heard so many different solutions to get rid of spider mites and I wasn’t very successful despite several attempts they seemed to come back eventually. I saw this product and it doesn’t effect the plants and works for 4 months. I just hung it on my fan in my grow room. Is called “insect guard” by prozap and Amazon carries them for about $20 a piece. It’s by far the easiest process that I’ve heard about for spider mites and it works for a list of pests as well. I hope it helps someone out.
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Something about this has me feeling uneasy. It appears to slowly evaporate a chemical that kills insects, but on the package states it should not be in areas where food is prepared or served, or in areas occupied by humans for more than 4 hrs at a time.
Would love to hear some one with a better understanding of how this kind of thing works. Is there a chance of residue buildup on the plant? Needless to say I am skeptical if this is safe to have around a plant that will be smoked or consumed in anyway.
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If it shouldn’t be around food, I don’t think I would use something like that. But it sounds like it worked well for OP. Weekly IPM, alternating between neem and peppermint oil until about week 2-3 of flower has worked great for me.
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Actually my understanding is that it is not recommended around food being prepared to eat, and it also doesn’t suggest a person being exposed for more than 4 hours at a time. Because of the smell being overwhelming over to much time. But it is labeled to be used in food storage areas as well as food cultivation areas. It suggests that aside from the direct breathing of the active unit that any trace of the product is not existent after ventilation. I’m not a scientist or a doctor so I’m not claiming that any concerns that may be brought to are not valid. I appreciate the objectivity because I’m learning as well. Their presence is not detectable aside from seeing them so they are not overwhelming or anything. And from my understanding of you remove them prior to the drying process any remnants of the product will dissipate long before drying is complete. I appreciate the input though please don’t take my response as a rebuttal to your comments, in just trying to explain my experience a bit more thoroughly. Thank again
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Dichlorvos is a poison that should not be used around consumables like cannabis. Always thoroughly research any chemicals you put in your grow.
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Nah man, that’s why it’s a discussion!<div>
I’m just more or less curious about what pit falls might lie with in this kind of product. I have no idea if one need worry or not. Also super curious how it works, just don’t have the knowledge myself to understand why and how it works, let alone whether it would be safe to be around a smokable product.
Consider me paranoid, but my paranoia is a huge factor in why I grow. I don’t put anything on or in my plants that I don’t have at least a basic understanding of. Wasn’t trying to put you on defense, just hoping someone more knowledgeable might chime in with a better understanding.
Either way I will probably grab a couple for our cottage in Northern Michigan. Da bugs up der are on another level 🤣
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Just did a dive into this HORRENDOUS product. It says on the label it is 18 some % Vapona. That is actually a chemical called dichlorvos. Dichlorvos is NOT INTEDED FOR CONSUMPTION! AT ALL. A quick Google search “What is Vapona” shows the safety concerns of the product. Here is the info:
Safety
Vapona is a restricted-use pesticide that can be dangerous if not used properly:
- It can cause serious damage to museum objects.
- It can cause poisoning symptoms such as weakness, headache, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- It can pose an aspiration pneumonia hazard.
- It should only be used by certified applicators or under their direct supervision.
- Do not contaminate feed, water, milk, or milk handling equipment.
After reading into it even more from a couple clicks, this product is NOT SAFE for consumption or smoking. I highly suggest you dont smoke what has been contaminated. I never understood why someone would use some random thing they found on Amazon. There are tons of proven SAFE and EFFECTIVE things growers can use to battle pests in the grow room. This stuff is poison created by The Shell Corp (yeah that Shell) in 1963.
These are of course my opinions based on the info I found. I highly suggest you do research before putting anything on the or in the area of something you consume. I found all this info in about 7 minutes of Googling. Good luck and I hope your pest pressure gets better.
PS: I use Azamax, Pyganic and ZeroTol (NOT the Ed Rosenthal one. That on is overpriced trash.) You can also use predator mites. Swirski and cucameris are good ones. Hopefully that helps. ✌
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This reply was modified 3 weeks, 5 days ago by purp-terp-pheno-god.
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Whole lot of nope right there.
Many other ways to safely handle mites… especially before they become an issue.
Might as well blast some Eagle 20 😬😬😬
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