They suck. Here is a good article on them>http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of-spider-mites.htm

I have used neem oil among other solutions available that are "food grade" (safest).

Predatory mites work if you get to them early enough. What you use sometimes depends on how bad the infestation.

hey bro think i got rid of the mites they r lookiing alot better now on to my next question..... itransplanted them about 2 eeks b4 budding they r on like day 15 of budding and i was wondering if maybe they r rootbound they were fairly small when i started them out but since goin 12/12they have gotten huge with many many budding sites was just thinking maybe i should transplant them into bigger buckets???? they r now in 2-3 gallon buckets but have shot up to  aroung 3-4 feet tall  with many 1/2"-1" budds covering them i am using a bloomer to try and make them concntrate on budding instead of rooting.. what is your take on this? i will put up some pics of them tonight so you can c them if my buddy lets me go over an snap a few shots?!?!?!?! thanks for all your help  it is greatly appreciated... my buddy loves all the help you have given/// he has no comp so i do all the typing to you and posting lol///

Hey nice pics. 2 -3 gal. should finish ok. You can transplant just be gentile. You dont want to stop them from rooting,
flower food is good for roots anyway. I would think where they are in pre-flower they should stop growing up soon. If
the light is weak they will stretch. Keep the lights as close as you can without burning them. Keep the air flow to them.
Make sure they are watered deeply (well drained though). They look nice and healthy to me. Great job. You will have some
good smoke soon. When they look like they are less than a week from harvest, run several gal. of water from the top through the
soil and let it drain and then water no more than what is needed for the remaining time. You dont want to much ferts in the plant material
as it will effect the taste and the way it burns. Ever had smoke that just charcoals up and stings your lips and tongue when you
smoke it? Too much ferts, so rinse. Best of luck, good to see you on the forum.

P.S. did you use alcohol on the mites?

yup tried the alcohol seemed to work ok but when they r that big that is alot of work and time sitting there
spraying every leaf's underside .. i have recently added a few new friends to the garden.. 5 spiders they seem
to be helping quite a bit.. if any one else has this problem i have found a store that sells predatory insects i am going to
pick up 1000 lady bugs tomorrow at the topsham urban garden center for $9.95 they say it is enough for a 2200 ft garden
and they are supposed to eat over 200 species of intrusive insects from ur garden and do no harm to it. i will let you know how they
work out...


tatfreak

Predators are our friends.

ok all i have been testing and trying new things to get rid of spider mites and here are some of the results...

lady bugs: suck for spider mites do not waste your money!!!!

Preditory mites: work well but are rather pricey about $75.00 after paying for shipping costs..

Bio-neem: works well must be applied 2-3 times every 7-10 days for bad infestations being sure to spray both underside and topsides of ALL leaves...

Home remedy from my growing books: best if used b4 start of flowering

1/2 cup milk
4 cups wheat flour
5 gallons water

mix all ingredients and spray ENTIRE plant in the morning do to the thickness of this  brew you want to give it as much drying time as possible b4 lights out. this will not harm your plants, it suffocates the mites and flakes off after drying. repeat after 8-10 days as this will not kill eggs.

hope some of this will help you in your ventures
happy growing
tatfreak

Excellent info. I never heard of the flower ,milk and water one b-4. 8)

hey bro i have been having some problems lately after the stress from the mites now i've got an issue with leaves yellowing and browning then falling off... dont know if this is heat or a lack of nutrients?!?!?!?! need some more advice.. i will put some pics of it up later on if i can... to better describe it they r getting yellow then getting brown spots on them, then the leaves almost look like they are starting to curl under on themselves. it prob. stays about 85 degrees in there but i can not really do anything to change the heat.... unless i change them to a night time light cycle so the lights are only on in the night time when the room is cooler plzzz let me know what you think.. one more ? will spraying them with water while they have a 400w metal halide, a 100w metalhalide and a 75w hps burn them???? all lights are well over 1' away

I know that uptake of nutes slows with high heat conditions. Raise lights and back off on nutes. cool anyway you can. It is suggested to cool water if you can.

added a fan and am using refrigerated water now.. using bottled water from frig but letting it warm for about 15 min so i am not dumping 42 degree water in lol

It's pretty expensive, but I see water coolers at hydro stores online (wormsway.com for one)  that keep the water in the hydro system cool.

hey bro added an a/c. now lookin great but the 2 that came in from outside are still having a tough time. hope you can help me out i don't understand whats up with them. they r still having the same problem like heat stress but i know that cant be it...

:brown spots then yellowing tips and edges then browning  and falling off!!!!! plzzz help bro they r my 2 biggest ones... i think its a dif. of some sort but of what nute??? any advice would be greatly appreciated i will put up ppics of them all later from best to worst

Off the top of my head I'm thinking Nitrogen overdose. Flush with water, about 4-5 times the container size they are planted in. Drain well. Send pics it could also be a deficiency.