What kind of bug? Aphid, soil mite? Something else? What should I do?

RedbullCharger

RedbullCharger

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Hey guys, just went to defoliate and check on my plants before the lights go out for the night. I saw some lower leaves that looked sad and probably didn't need to be there as they weren't getting much light and were pretty small. I flipped one over and my worst fear was happening. I found a tiny bug on the under side of one of the leaves. I picked off another 5 or 10 leaves and didn't find anymore luckily. What is it? What should I do?

Grow Setup

6 days into flower
ES180V2 Grow Light
3 fans running
Humidity 50-65 %
Temp 78-85 F
4 plants with soil
4 plants with soil/coco mix
General Hydro Flora Series nutes
Flipped to flower when plants were about 14-16 inches
3 gallon pots
I've been watering when the soil is almost completely dry when sticking my finger into the soil... maybe I should wait a bit for the soil to dry further before watering.
 

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OldMedUser

OldMedUser

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RedbullCharger said:
Been doing more research and it seems like it's a thrip, if so any advice?
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There's never just one thrip so either start hunting them down or prepare to run a spray program to get rid of them but as you're in flower hunting is your best bet to not mess up your buds.

Look for them where you see shiny spots/tracks on the leaves. They like to feed on the tops a lot and the adults are easy to see if you have decent vision but a big old magnifying glass with the smaller one in the big lens makes the baby ones easy to find too. Compared to mites they are easy-peasy and give you an excuse to spend more quality time with your plants breathing your CO2 all over them. They like that. :)

If you do an intense search and oly find a few in a couple spots focus there over the next few days and you might be able to wipe them out in a week. AS the adults are easier to see and they get darker as they get older so getting rid of those fast means no eggs get laid. The ones I have start off as white larvae tehn as teh hit the adult stage they are a light tan that darkens and they get bigger. It takes a few days after they become adults before they lay eggs so getting them young helps a lot.

They don't wander all over like mites either and tend to stay in one area more. Look in the line of the main vein and in the crotch of the leaf where all the fingers meet tho they are often just sitting out on the leaf anywhere. Just a light rub with your fingers kills them and I love hearing them scream! lol

In veg and there's lots I use Safer's End All concentrate and add 10ml/L canola or mineral oil to each litre when I mix it up. Any insecticidal soap spray will work and the concentrate is 10X cheaper than buying pre-mixed stuff. Non toxic but don't breathe the mist or you get a scratchy throat for a bit.

Don't panic. It's not a big deal. Just a PITA for a bit. Good luck!

I have them on my indoor girls 2 weeks into flower but easy to keep their numbers down and they aren't really hurting anything. Just don't let them run amok or they can do serious damage tho they stay off the buds unlike mites.

:peace:
 
RedbullCharger

RedbullCharger

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OldMedUser said:
There's never just one thrip so either start hunting them down or prepare to run a spray program to get rid of them but as you're in flower hunting is your best bet to not mess up your buds.

Look for them where you see shiny spots/tracks on the leaves. They like to feed on the tops a lot and the adults are easy to see if you have decent vision but a big old magnifying glass with the smaller one in the big lens makes the baby ones easy to find too. Compared to mites they are easy-peasy and give you an excuse to spend more quality time with your plants breathing your CO2 all over them. They like that. :)

If you do an intense search and oly find a few in a couple spots focus there over the next few days and you might be able to wipe them out in a week. AS the adults are easier to see and they get darker as they get older so getting rid of those fast means no eggs get laid. The ones I have start off as white larvae tehn as teh hit the adult stage they are a light tan that darkens and they get bigger. It takes a few days after they become adults before they lay eggs so getting them young helps a lot.

They don't wander all over like mites either and tend to stay in one area more. Look in the line of the main vein and in the crotch of the leaf where all the fingers meet tho they are often just sitting out on the leaf anywhere. Just a light rub with your fingers kills them and I love hearing them scream! lol

In veg and there's lots I use Safer's End All concentrate and add 10ml/L canola or mineral oil to each litre when I mix it up. Any insecticidal soap spray will work and the concentrate is 10X cheaper than buying pre-mixed stuff. Non toxic but don't breathe the mist or you get a scratchy throat for a bit.

Don't panic. It's not a big deal. Just a PITA for a bit. Good luck!

I have them on my indoor girls 2 weeks into flower but easy to keep their numbers down and they aren't really hurting anything. Just don't let them run amok or they can do serious damage tho they stay off the buds unlike mites.

:peace:
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Thank you!
 
OldMedUser

OldMedUser

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wait for it said:
I grow in a 2x4, too. One should be all you need. Here, they are about $6 each.
Pest Strip
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I'll be looking at the local hardware store for them. If they're available in Canada I should be able to pick it up locally tho nobody seems to have cloning gel this year at all. Wish I'd read this yesterday when I went to town I could have had a look. Not going again 'til Friday.

Thanx for the link.

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