🕷️Microscopic Mites, PESTAPALOOZA, and Predator Insects, with Matthew Gates
GrowCast
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4.7 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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World renowned cannabis IPM expert Matthew Gates is back on the show to do an in depth exploration of all things RUSSET MITES. These worm-like little creatures wreak havoc on your grow and can cause total crop loss if not handled correctly. Matthew gates talks about mites in general and how they behave, as well as the differences between the two most common cannabis oriented microscopic mites- broad mites and russet mites. This turns the conversation towards insect identification, and Matthew shares exactly how to identify the worm shaped russet mite under a scope, as well as the fatter, football shaped broad mite. Actual plant symptoms are also discussed, with the first infected plants to exhibit the worst leaf clawing, warping and twisting - followed by the telltale "rust" that accompanies the russet mite (sometimes also called the rust mite). Synchangel also extrapolates on how these microscopic mites breed, highlighting the importance of understanding the reproductive cycle of the pest you're trying to combat. Dormancy and hibernation is a threat as well, with the russet mite producing a particular type of female when environmental factors are reached that allow the population to overwinter. Matthew wraps the show by talking about environmental factors such as heat influencing how fast the pests in your tent reproduce- and how fast they decimate your precious flowers...
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings cultivators from around the world. Jordan River here back at you with more Growcast. They |
| 0:05.6 | finally let me out of the quarantine tent. Today we have Matthew Gates on the line, cannabis IPM |
| 0:12.4 | specialist and new instructor for the Pestapalooza Growcast Grow class. You'll hear more about that. |
| 0:19.1 | I'm super excited for today's episode. Matthew |
| 0:20.9 | is here to talk about russet mites, microscopic, insidious pests that will destroy your garden if you're |
| 0:28.3 | not prepared. So I know you're going to love today's deep, deep dive into the great and powerful |
| 0:34.1 | yet harmful russet mite. Before we get into it with Matthew, though, shout out to AC Infinity. |
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