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thumper60 said:

Young to have bugs what soil you using? Looks like thrips.

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Phytoplankton said:

Yeah, looks kinda "thrippy". It's early and the plant is small, so eradication should be easy. Get a loop and look under the leaf, thrips are small as nymphs. As they get older some develop wings, then they can spread like wildfire.

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Nico2016 said:

Ok dude, thanks. I just sprinkled a load of Diatomaceous earth on the top soil, and I’m going to hit her with a neem, soap nut and aloe Vera foliar spray, think that’s a good idea? Or any other ideas you have about preventing this from getting worse will be greatly appreciated. It’s literally just a small setup for personal use, so hopefully won’t be too hard to control.

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Phytoplankton said:

I've used DE with good success, you can actually throw a little under the leaves to kill the adults, on the soil surface it cuts the emerging thrips into pieces. At the plant stage you're in you could even use a pyrethrin spray or a Dr. Doom bomb (only if your in a tent or enclosed space (cabinet, etc). Neem and insecticidal soaps should work too!

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Phytoplankton said:

I've used DE with good success, you can actually throw a little under the leaves to kill the adults, on the soil surface it cuts the emerging thrips into pieces. At the plant stage you're in you could even use a pyrethrin spray or a Dr. Doom bomb (only if your in a tent or enclosed space (cabinet, etc). Neem and insecticidal soaps should work too!

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Nico2016 said:

Ok brudder, I’m going to get on that, and check for future damage. Think it’s best to clean the cabinet up with some alcohol, or something similar? Thanks for your input.

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Phytoplankton said:

The ONLY up side is that thrips have a longer life cycle than “the Borg” (spider mites), so while you will probably have to spray a couple times, if a few survive they won’t quickly overwhelm your plants. Alcohol or a bleach solution should work well.

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Nico2016 said:

Good stuff mate. Thanks again buddy. Do you think I should spray every 3 days, for a week, or what would you recommend?]


Big Edit: I was gonna say every three days for two weeks, but instead follow the manufacturers instructions, some of the sprays can be a bit tough on the plants. In conjunction with DE on the soil it should work. The life cycle of a thrip is about 16 days from egg to egg laying! The bonus of DE is it slowly provides silicon to the plant.

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