spider mites?

hey guys my buddy called me last night to tell me hes got some kind of tiny white flying bugs on his outdoor plant. its probaly about 3 weeks away from harvest and he doesnt know what to do and asked me to post a thread here on riu..he doesnt have a mag. glass and cant get a pic...so with as much info as he gave me, so you guys have any ideas, suggestions...thanks

spider mites dont fly, got a pic? Could be a lot of things for outdoor grow.

Go look up a picture of a whitefly and see if thats it.

Here: http://www.sbpi.co.uk/PestControl/Whitefly/tabid/75/Default.aspx

gnats or white flies or somekind of other "fly" , does the plant look affected in any way ? get ur friend u explain and describe the problem like hes talking to a blind man

sure it isn't spider mites but as mentioned could be a lot of things

thanks for the response guys, i havnt talked to him today but i will show him the pic of the white fly