Russet mites on buds ? Week 3 flower

Hey all, this is my first grow in soil and in tent. I have a 100w led, been feeding with house and garden soil a + b and Budwise heavy weight. Flipped to flower 24 days ago and ever since the buds have grown. They have looked odd. It’s the only plant that’s ever been in the tent the pics will explain more cheers.

Also this appears to be on every bud on the entire plant

Kooksmoke said:

Also this appears to be on every bud on the entire plant

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If you have other clones you can replace it with us just kill it. If they appear on literally every bud site ask your self if you want to battling this for the next 6-8 weeks. Plus all the time it takes to fight them in your next cycle because over 6-8 they will become stronger as each generation survives yours "treatments".

If you've vegged this plant for a long time and can't lose it. I'd order some Amblyseius andersoni or Amblyseius Californicus predatory mites. You can get them in sacks and just hang it on your plants and they will crawl out and eat the mites and the mites eggs l. The smallest quantities you can order will probably be lots for how small your room is (I am assuming based on the 100w light).

Thanks for the reply , yes it’s only small 80 x 80 cms… so is that exactly what it is? Russet mites ? Ahhh I’m gutted

It wasn’t from a clone , I got given a seedling from a friend… I veged it for about 6 weeks in total to lol

Kooksmoke said:

Thanks for the reply , yes it’s only small 80 x 80 cms… so is that exactly what it is? Russet mites ? Ahhh I’m gutted

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Oh no that I am not sure. Can't really tell from the pics. You got any magnification?? Usually russet mites swarm an area otherwise they are pretty tiny to see by eye


But in general pest infestations I deal with in the same way. Indoor growing environment is so easy for any bug to get out of hand.

If the curling on the upper leafs is what you think is the mites I think that's. More a pH/watering issue.

Ah ok , what I’m concerned about is the the pictures of the bud sites the pistils are growing brown and shrivelled the leaves around the bud sites seem to be fine… I did some research and what I could gather was most likely russet mites.. what deficiency could cause this ? Did I veg to long ? It’s in 3 Gallen pot