AHHH SPIDERS HELP PLZ!!! crappy pics

fenderbender · 06-30-2009, 08:44 PM

lol so everything was going good, getting ready to start flowerin in the next couple days, then this happened... FUCKING SPIDERS

now im scared as hell that they're spider mites, cause i really dont feel like dealing with that, but after some reading i really dont think they are,

they are clearish white and they are small, but not super small like i would suspect mites to be... they are about the size of a really small nail head or something, mabey smaller idk.

they are also making some webs on the plants, and seem to be hanging in the webs, and on top of the leaves/plant unlike mites who seem to like the bottom side of leaves.

also they are quite active.

ALSO im sure its probally from me using some dirt from outside cause i was low on cash and dirt for the recent repot.

best pics i can provide

its the little white dot on the leave up front lol.. kinda shows size idk

not too much help with the pics i know...

Looks to me like they are little baby regular harmless spiders but idk...

either way im tryin to kill all those fucks tomorrow cause spiders are creepy

identification/removal help?

EDIT: Also yesterday, there was nothing...today theres this

Psilocychosis · 06-30-2009, 10:54 PM

Sounds like crab spiders depending on how they hold their legs. Harmless to you and the plants. They are very commonly found on flowers and vegetables. Good luck, just use a cotton swab or something.

**farmergiles** · 07-01-2009, 01:32 AM

Looks like spidermites to me. (same as the pic below)

Dilute soap solution applied to the plant especially to the underside of the leaves.

Ladybirds eat them.

Nematode worms (available from hydro shop) kill the eggs I think.

You can get smoke bombs to kill them, but it`s tricky to get rid of all the eggs as well so you might have to repeat what ever method you use.

They probably got in on your clothes rather than in soil.

They like hot dry conditions.

fenderbender · 07-01-2009, 02:46 AM

ugh that does kinda look like em...

maaaaan, im washin the fucks in the morning and really hope its just reg spiders

sirsmokalot989 · 07-01-2009, 11:04 AM

I've dealt with spider mites before but I've never had a web that big nor were the mites that big... I actually think you have normal spiders which is a lot easier to deal with than mites... You should try and get magnifying glass and look up close at it then compare it to pics on the Internet... Also I didn't see any stippling from mites sucking the life giving sap from the leaves... It would look like yellow spots all over leaves
spiders actually eat mites and other bugs so beside the web they are helpful
either way wash the plants and get all the web and spiders off... I use sm90 as a deterent and haven't seen them since

fenderbender · 07-01-2009, 05:03 PM

yea these are definatly just spiders thankgod...their are webs hangin from my ceiling and shit cause i let it go another day cause i was buisy(read:way to lazy)

my closet is fuckin freaky now.

notepad · 07-01-2009, 05:12 PM

ROFL pwned

**farmergiles** · 07-02-2009, 02:20 AM

Best have a peek with a magnifying glass or something to be sure like sirsmokalot989 said.

You can get a 30x magnifier for like $10 or something, they`re handy for ogling trichomes as well.

If they are regular spiders I would leave them alone as they will prey on pestiferous bugs.

hed_in_a_basket · 07-11-2009, 01:07 AM

if it is spidermites , flip the leaves and you will see alot of white egg sacks , if you figure you have them , get einstein oil , this is organic not like useing pokon , what it does is coats the egg sacks and spider mites and does a light solidifying so the eggs cant hatch and young spidermites cant molt so they die off and can never reach the age to lay more eggs , and unlike pokon you can spray it on dureing the light on cycle and not get any burning of your leaves ....

fenderbender · 07-11-2009, 01:29 AM

yea it was just some spiders that hached and made my plants their home for about 3 days then peaced out

they are probally crawling all over me while i sleep but w/e i left em alone

sirsmokalot989 · 07-11-2009, 11:08 AM

I hate spiders... I'm an arachniphobiac and they freak me the f out... I'd never let them live in my house but when I see a spider in my outdoor garden I protect it as they do eat most other bugs that mess with your garden and their mess is not bad and they don't hurt the plant
kinda like bodyguards

Cerebro · 07-12-2009, 11:15 AM

i love spiders, bugs, almost anything with scratchy legs
i'm scorpio, so that'll be why
definately just some gypsy spiders
no outdoor plant is complete without them
a few years back i had a skink/lizard about 10" long, cool bastard
he guarded my plants, he wasn't mine, he just liked my plants
he came up to me and started biting my finger, pretty hard too
haha, that was cool, i was so stoned

06-30-2009, 10:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Psilocychosis Reelin' in the Years Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Long and Winding Road Posts: 479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 58 Times in 49 Posts	Sounds like crab spiders depending on how they hold their legs. Harmless to you and the plants. They are very commonly found on flowers and vegetables. Good luck, just use a cotton swab or something. __________________ Life gave me lemons, I didn't make no lemonade, threw the fuckin' lemons back and busted out the Cabernet

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farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	Looks like spidermites to me. (same as the pic below) Dilute soap solution applied to the plant especially to the underside of the leaves. Ladybirds eat them. Nematode worms (available from hydro shop) kill the eggs I think. You can get smoke bombs to kill them, but it`s tricky to get rid of all the eggs as well so you might have to repeat what ever method you use. They probably got in on your clothes rather than in soil. They like hot dry conditions. Attached Images __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

07-02-2009, 02:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
farmergiles Yahookan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In My Fire Engine Posts: 7,134 Thanks: 2,040 Thanked 3,167 Times in 2,191 Posts	Best have a peek with a magnifying glass or something to be sure like sirsmokalot989 said. You can get a 30x magnifier for like $10 or something, they`re handy for ogling trichomes as well. If they are regular spiders I would leave them alone as they will prey on pestiferous bugs. __________________ Cultivate a stoic calmness *Fuck the Monkeys*

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07-01-2009, 11:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
sirsmokalot989 YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 313 Thanks: 272 Thanked 108 Times in 80 Posts	I've dealt with spider mites before but I've never had a web that big nor were the mites that big... I actually think you have normal spiders which is a lot easier to deal with than mites... You should try and get magnifying glass and look up close at it then compare it to pics on the Internet... Also I didn't see any stippling from mites sucking the life giving sap from the leaves... It would look like yellow spots all over leaves spiders actually eat mites and other bugs so beside the web they are helpful either way wash the plants and get all the web and spiders off... I use sm90 as a deterent and haven't seen them since

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notepad dick 'slyde' hyde Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: above the clouds Posts: 1,988 Thanks: 656 Thanked 313 Times in 161 Posts	ROFL pwned

07-11-2009, 01:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
hed_in_a_basket YaHookan Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	if it is spidermites , flip the leaves and you will see alot of white egg sacks , if you figure you have them , get einstein oil , this is organic not like useing pokon , what it does is coats the egg sacks and spider mites and does a light solidifying so the eggs cant hatch and young spidermites cant molt so they die off and can never reach the age to lay more eggs , and unlike pokon you can spray it on dureing the light on cycle and not get any burning of your leaves ....

07-11-2009, 11:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
sirsmokalot989 YaHookan Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 313 Thanks: 272 Thanked 108 Times in 80 Posts	I hate spiders... I'm an arachniphobiac and they freak me the f out... I'd never let them live in my house but when I see a spider in my outdoor garden I protect it as they do eat most other bugs that mess with your garden and their mess is not bad and they don't hurt the plant kinda like bodyguards

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