Am I dealing with something serious?

I'm running dwc 5gal bubble buckets and it would appear that I have some kind of insect in my veg room. I have never really had issues with bugs before, however from what I can tell this could possibly be thrips, correct?



How can I go about getting rid of these safely so I begin flowering the next lady in line (1-2 weeks away)?

Spray those fuckers asap, before they get out of control...which they will do very quickly.

ive always had symptoms of the odd group of thrips but could never find them to kill them

sworth said:

Spray those fuckers asap, before they get out of control...which they will do very quickly.

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What would you recommend that I spray/kill them with? Ideally, I would want to stick with a product which is organic, however, I am willing to get whatever product will save my ladies! Would it have to be safe for roots since I am dealing with DWC and the spray will eventually drip into the roots and res.

any oil/soap combo will fuck them up. look up, they like to hang on cords and near warm areas too as adults. you can safely spray neem/dlimonene/thyme/rosemary/coriander/olive oil. a few drops oil mixed with a few drops soap and water, mist your stones and the pests and surrounding areas, protect your plants from a mix stronger than 3% oil. no harm will come to your reservoir, or spray before change if worried.
are you using organic nutrients?

Mealy bugs or Thirps IMO.

I picked up mealys before from a trip to HD garden center or that brakes plus with the infested lobby plants.


Med strength, Neem 3x a week for 2 weeks. Start immediately! Top and bottom of leaves.

I found an old bottle of pyrethrin concentrate.. would you guys recommend using this verses something less harsh? I haven't taken any action yet.. was going to tonight or tomorrow.

JohnCee said:

I found an old bottle of pyrethrin concentrate.. would you guys recommend using this verses something less harsh? I haven't taken any action yet.. was going to tonight or tomorrow.

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I would start at neem oil personally. Then move into WMDs IMO.

Cx2H said:

I would start at neem oil personally. Then move into WMDs IMO.

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I might head down to the grow store and pick up some neem, I heard that neem wasn't too healthy for humans to be around though, what do you guys think?

JohnCee said:

I might head down to the grow store and pick up some neem, I heard that neem wasn't too healthy for humans to be around though, what do you guys think?

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"Neem oil is practically non-toxic to birds, mammals, bees and plants. Neem oil is slightly toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms. Azadirachtin, a component of neem oil, is moderately toxic to fish and other aquatic animals. It is important to remember that insects must eat the treated plant to be killed."