This is a picture of a spidermite piercing a ball of resin on a cannabis plant. With there been no scientific research (yet) one can only hypothesise what its actually doing.
Is the spidermite extracting a single chemical constituent out of the resin ball?
Is it working with the plant by biting the leaf and extracting plant sugars and synthesizing them into aromatic hydrocarbons (terpenes) and injecting this back into the resin ball?
I actually talked to someone who has the most unique and very strong genetics, his plants seem to be resistant to pest, I will have more on that in the future.
Do you think there is a Terpene or terpene profile present that repels pests?
Or are the pests still present but dont do any damage.
No. It's eating the plant and kill it with its lavras
They are suppost to eat plant sugars in the leaf. This ball of resin is devoid of sugars.
Having spidermites in your garden is not a good thing, there are some treatment options if the infestation is not too bad, but if you have a really bad infestation problem, its best to chop it all down, clean the area and start over. The last thing anyone should be doing is consuming/smoking cannabis that has had a spidermite infestation problem.
thanks for youre comment,do you have any scientific proof or information of what the spidermite is actually doing? Whats up with the cannabis that has has mite on?
I am not a grower, but I do sell grow equipment and supplies to many of them and for them dealing with spidermites is the hardest thing to do... I think they love the humidity, its a great breeding ground for them. There are natural and organic ways to deal with them, and new products that will be coming to market very soon.