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MoonDuneBuggy

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Guys I have so many of these around the outside of my smart pot and on top of soil. I do not see any on the plant itself yet. What are these?!?!?!?!
 

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I am totally freaking out right now......
don't worry man best you can do is throw some diatomaceous earth around the pots and in soil it'll kill em slowly but should work for a small infestation, just try to act pre emptively. also make sure to keep the air circulated so they have a harder time going on to the leaves.
 
you can use it pretty liberally I'd get food grade DE, just wear a cheap mask and goggles it's not harmful to you but its a fine powder you just wouldn't want to breathe it in, it's also not harmful to the plants just kills the bugs.
 
you can use it pretty liberally I'd get food grade DE, just wear a cheap mask and goggles it's not harmful to you but its a fine powder you just wouldn't want to breathe it in, it's also not harmful to the plants just kills the bugs.
Can you cause a nute burn with DE? I remember someone saying something about nute lock out with DE
 
Can you cause a nute burn with DE? I remember someone saying something about nute lock out with DE
I've never had an issue with that happening for me worst comes to worst just put it around the pots now if you are worried might help control it, but honestly DE is a great option imo better than neem oil or other natural pesticide products/ remedies.
 
I know royal queen seeds has a bit of info on other organic pesticides if you wanna check it out as well, I know I've seen it but can't seem to find it did a bit of digging, I'm sure you could search for it though.
 
Can you cause a nute burn with DE? I remember someone saying something about nute lock out with DE

I don't mean this in a smartass way but if those are mites nute burn is not going to be your biggest problem..

You need to sort this out because if those are mites you going to need to start treating.

Looking for little white dots on the leaves and check underneath the leaves with magnification.

I haven't had aphids but I can tell you first hand you want to get ahead of mites!
 
Look up predator mites and compare. Those might be good and loyal soldiers taking out something else. The no till crowd here is pretty up on beneficial species. Some one there might be able to give you a more definitive answer.

Not a great pic, but maybe they are cucumeris? I am no expert, still learning.
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Look up predator mites and compare. Those might be good and loyal soldiers taking out something else. The no till crowd here is pretty up on beneficial species. Some one there might be able to give you a more definitive answer.

Not a great pic, but maybe they are cucumeris? I am no expert, still learning.
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It does look a lot like that, that's why I suggest he check for damage. I've never seen an infestation of predator mites but I guess it could happen? op must carefully check for any damage
 
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