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charred420
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charred420
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Spinosad drench, insecticidal spray as soon as the shop opens...
Can't drench the soil on this particular lady, she is in a dwc tub. I'll spray her with insecticidal soap still.
Any suggestions on flavor?
I appreciate help.
I have avid on hand. Would a dip in avid be effective for aphids?
Can't drench the soil on this particular lady, she is in a dwc tub. I'll spray her with insecticidal soap still.
Any suggestions on flavor?
I appreciate help.
I have avid on hand. Would a dip in avid be effective for aphids?
purplehays1
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thrips or aphids
OldMedUser
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I've got rid of thrips and aphids by hunting them down and squishing them 3 different times. 20 min twice a day and got em all after a week. Thrips and mites on a large plant I brought in from outside so sprayed every 3 days x4 with warm water with a few drops of dish soap and the proper dose of neem oil. Flowered her out and never saw another bug.
Hate to have to deal with a room full of plants tho.
Hate to have to deal with a room full of plants tho.
charred420
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I've got rid of thrips and aphids by hunting them down and squishing them 3 different times. 20 min twice a day and got em all after a week. Thrips and mites on a large plant I brought in from outside so sprayed every 3 days x4 with warm water with a few drops of dish soap and the proper dose of neem oil. Flowered her out and never saw another bug.
Hate to have to deal with a room full of plants tho.
Squishing them is precisely what I've been doing. 10-12 so far.
Luckily, I have JUST started this operation, and have but 6 small plants to look over...
I've ONLY noticed them on one plant. So far. My white russian.
I suppose it's got a better taste than my other plants.
OldMedUser
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Then you should be able to wipe them out without resorting to chemical warfare which is much better. A little diatomaceous earth around the stem of the plant will prevent any eggs that may have fallen into the soil from allowing the adults hatching out from crawling back up into the canopy. If you don't have it just check the main stem when you're out hunting for the little varmints. 
I had at least a couple hundred thrips and managed to get them all so it shouldn't take you long. Check after you figure you have got rid of them too as eggs may hatch. Thrips lay theirs right in the leaf tissues underneath and I'm not sure how aphids do it. Mites lay theirs on the surface of the leaves underneath.
I had at least a couple hundred thrips and managed to get them all so it shouldn't take you long. Check after you figure you have got rid of them too as eggs may hatch. Thrips lay theirs right in the leaf tissues underneath and I'm not sure how aphids do it. Mites lay theirs on the surface of the leaves underneath.
charred420
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Good info here!Then you should be able to wipe them out without resorting to chemical warfare which is much better. A little diatomaceous earth around the stem of the plant will prevent any eggs that may have fallen into the soil from allowing the adults hatching out from crawling back up into the canopy. If you don't have it just check the main stem when you're out hunting for the little varmints.
I had at least a couple hundred thrips and managed to get them all so it shouldn't take you long. Check after you figure you have got rid of them too as eggs may hatch. Thrips lay theirs right in the leaf tissues underneath and I'm not sure how aphids do it. Mites lay theirs on the surface of the leaves underneath.
Would this picture represent damaged that occurs when these 'aphids' lay eggs or feast?
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OldMedUser
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Yes but I also see what looks like a bit of P deficiency tho the pic isn't that clear.
Thrip damage looks like little clear windows in the leaf as they eat by sucking the chlorophyll out of each cell side by side. Mites leave little random dots that can be seen scattered randomly all over the leaf surface. I think you got thrips like I had. Some fly but many species of thrips don't. Like mites, thrips live their whole life cycle in the canopy other than ones that fall into the soil and they will do their best to get back up into the canopy. That sticky trap goo that farmers use in orchards can be used at the base of pot plants too to prevent insects getting up the stem. I always keep a couple of those yellow pieces of sticky tape stuck in a couple of pots to warn me of bugs in my indoor garden.
Fungus gnats show up on them if around but the adult gnats don't damage the plants. Their young live in the soil and feed on the fine root hairs cutting your plants off from nutrients and often the first clue of infestation is really slow growth but plants still look healthy for a while until it becomes chronic. When they become adults they emerge from the soil to mate and the males die off while the females lay their eggs in damp soil then die off too.
Don't have the ones for mites and thrips unfortunately.
Thrip damage looks like little clear windows in the leaf as they eat by sucking the chlorophyll out of each cell side by side. Mites leave little random dots that can be seen scattered randomly all over the leaf surface. I think you got thrips like I had. Some fly but many species of thrips don't. Like mites, thrips live their whole life cycle in the canopy other than ones that fall into the soil and they will do their best to get back up into the canopy. That sticky trap goo that farmers use in orchards can be used at the base of pot plants too to prevent insects getting up the stem. I always keep a couple of those yellow pieces of sticky tape stuck in a couple of pots to warn me of bugs in my indoor garden.
Fungus gnats show up on them if around but the adult gnats don't damage the plants. Their young live in the soil and feed on the fine root hairs cutting your plants off from nutrients and often the first clue of infestation is really slow growth but plants still look healthy for a while until it becomes chronic. When they become adults they emerge from the soil to mate and the males die off while the females lay their eggs in damp soil then die off too.
Don't have the ones for mites and thrips unfortunately.
charred420
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A wealth of information! !
Nice timing on that post too, good sir. .....
Nice timing on that post too, good sir. .....
charred420
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charred420
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I went to war with some bugs.
Word......
Last time I dry my outdoor in the same building as my indoor operation.
Jeesus.
The bugs were hopping off my freshly harvested plants and strolling on over to my new indoor plants and taking up residence.
Between some Avid and some bug be gone, I'm in the clear again. So far
Word......
Last time I dry my outdoor in the same building as my indoor operation.
Jeesus.
The bugs were hopping off my freshly harvested plants and strolling on over to my new indoor plants and taking up residence.
Between some Avid and some bug be gone, I'm in the clear again. So far
charred420
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I also came across some old school strains I remember enjoying back in the day.....
Mazar......Night queen. ...
Anybody ever try them?
So, I bought some more beans. Car needs snow tires. But mazar! Night queen!
So totally stoked.
Also got a few Chem dawg, and one lucky Rockstar bean I found in a bag...
So my current op is loaded with some deliciousness...
Mazar, night queen, Rockstar, Bubba, og, bubblegum, white russian,;blue berry, Chem dawg, cindy 99 and blue dream.
I hope I'm not leaving any bitches out.....
Kinda looking forward to the 12/12.
Another 2 weeks perhaps
Mazar......Night queen. ...
Anybody ever try them?
So, I bought some more beans. Car needs snow tires. But mazar! Night queen!
So totally stoked.
Also got a few Chem dawg, and one lucky Rockstar bean I found in a bag...
So my current op is loaded with some deliciousness...
Mazar, night queen, Rockstar, Bubba, og, bubblegum, white russian,;blue berry, Chem dawg, cindy 99 and blue dream.
I hope I'm not leaving any bitches out.....
Kinda looking forward to the 12/12.
Another 2 weeks perhaps
charred420
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An absolute wealth of information you areYes but I also see what looks like a bit of P deficiency tho the pic isn't that clear.
Thrip damage looks like little clear windows in the leaf as they eat by sucking the chlorophyll out of each cell side by side. Mites leave little random dots that can be seen scattered randomly all over the leaf surface. I think you got thrips like I had. Some fly but many species of thrips don't. Like mites, thrips live their whole life cycle in the canopy other than ones that fall into the soil and they will do their best to get back up into the canopy. That sticky trap goo that farmers use in orchards can be used at the base of pot plants too to prevent insects getting up the stem. I always keep a couple of those yellow pieces of sticky tape stuck in a couple of pots to warn me of bugs in my indoor garden.
Fungus gnats show up on them if around but the adult gnats don't damage the plants. Their young live in the soil and feed on the fine root hairs cutting your plants off from nutrients and often the first clue of infestation is really slow growth but plants still look healthy for a while until it becomes chronic. When they become adults they emerge from the soil to mate and the males die off while the females lay their eggs in damp soil then die off too.
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Don't have the ones for mites and thrips unfortunately.
Cheers.....
