agent11475
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i found the bugs on the steam of some leaves that were in the bottom of my grow tent i also found a few crawling around on my plant, they are little green bugs what should i do?
id this bug and tell me what to do about it please!
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nailz92002
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You sir have a spider mite infestation.
Spider mites are common indoors. Find spider mites on leaf undersides, sucking plant fluids. They look like tiny specks and cause yellowish white spots on the tops of leaves. If infested, spider webs may be seen when misted with water. A 10X - 30X magnifying glass helps to identify the yellow,white, two-spotted,brown, or red mites and their translucent eggs.
TO control Spider mites
- clean up the grow area regularly
- Raise the humidity and temp
- smear tanglefoot around the pot lip and stems
- dip small plants and spary large ones with neem oil
- introduce predatory mites (encarsia formosa, ladybugs....etc)
I hope this helps. Good luck and I hope you rid your grow of these pests.
Peace and positive energy to you.
Leothwyn
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Hard to tell from that pic, but my guess is aphids. (I'm basing this on the 'little green bug' description). If so, you could spray with neem.
Search around for photos of aphids and see if they look similar to you. Then search for solutions for aphids (if it's them)... you'll find plenty.
IMO, it doesn't sound so much like mites, though I could be wrong. I personally haven't seen green ones, and am used to seeing mites on the underside of leaves, rather than on stems.
Search around for photos of aphids and see if they look similar to you. Then search for solutions for aphids (if it's them)... you'll find plenty.
IMO, it doesn't sound so much like mites, though I could be wrong. I personally haven't seen green ones, and am used to seeing mites on the underside of leaves, rather than on stems.
agent11475
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they look like aphids, im going to order some ladybugs to see if i can get rid of them. does anyone know how long aphids survive without a plant to feed from?
robert 14617
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mites or aphids ,use the treatment that nailz gave you will work for either ,sound advice + rep nailz....rob
R2F
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I prefer the chemical bombs with Pyrethrum personally if you're in a sealed environment.
Just turn off your AC and Dehumidifier, start the bomb, seal the room, and in a few hours: Dead bugs.
After dead bugs, make sure you're not walking into your room with the same shoes you use for yard work and such. I change my socks and keep a pair of flip-flops handy just for entering the sanctuaries.
Just turn off your AC and Dehumidifier, start the bomb, seal the room, and in a few hours: Dead bugs.
After dead bugs, make sure you're not walking into your room with the same shoes you use for yard work and such. I change my socks and keep a pair of flip-flops handy just for entering the sanctuaries.
GrizzlyAdams
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If you're going to go the predator route, buy lacewings, not ladybugs.
Ladybugs are gonna love that light you got. Lacewings won't.
Ladybugs are gonna love that light you got. Lacewings won't.
STACKSHUSTLE
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when you have the ladybugs release in "waves" just like war! lol say you release like 20 on a plant monday then release 20 more next 7 days they will be fresh n hungry others may get lazy n have orgy lol worked for me a couple weeks ago!!!
robert 14617
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after the lady bugs have done their job get about 300 spiders and let them go to eat the lady bugs ...just kidding good luck...rob
