has anyone seen these insects before?

these are approx 3-4mm in length, they are either very dark brown or black, they are a flying insect type beetle, they appear to be sap suckers infesting the 2wk old buds in an outdoor grow, an online search has not offered any info on these bugs, if anyone has dealt with them before i would appreciate any advice on how to eradicate them please, i have tried mite-rid on them but with no effect, ive never seen them before and they only appeared 1 wk ago, im in australia

Weird mate, they look like the christmas beetles we get over here, they don't tend to bore into the buds though, just annoy the shit out of us if I'm having a smoke outside lol. Sorry to hear they are causing more issues for you mate

Cockroach?

greencropper said:

these are approx 3-4mm in length, they are either very dark brown or black, they are a flying insect type beetle, they appear to be sap suckers infesting the 2wk old buds in an outdoor grow, an online search has not offered any info on these bugs, if anyone has dealt with them before i would appreciate any advice on how to eradicate them please, i have tried mite-rid on them but with no effect, ive never seen them before and they only appeared 1 wk ago, im in australiaView attachment 3613488 View attachment 3613487

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these things eat all the hairs off the buds as well as suck sap...3mm long...im worried about these things...1000's of em...ive ordered this stuff off ebay...hope it gives them a hard time, http://ocp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OCP254_Eco-Oil+Comm+Flyer_FA_LR.pdf

still have not identified these things, though these certainly have the ability to damage a newly flowering plant, possibly even stunting it, i notice these critters are only interested in the newly forming pistils & young leaves which they suck sap & eat the pistils...yet they are not interested at all in the more mature buds found on other plants nearby, thats a blessing in that they do not have a scorched earth policy like some others, @ the moment trialing various proprietry bought herbal oil deterrents & results will be printed here soon

can you get the pesticide called spinosad there?

Diabolical666 said:

can you get the pesticide called spinosad there?

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i will look for it...theres a large variety of plant pesticides here that are harmless to 'normal' plants fruits & vegies yet lethal to our fav 'cultivar'

http://www.yates.com.au/products/pest-control/insects-concentrates/natures-way-fruit-fly-control/ heres a product with spinosad available here, i will check this out, thanks D666

greencropper said:

http://www.yates.com.au/products/pest-control/insects-concentrates/natures-way-fruit-fly-control/ heres a product with spinosad available here, i will check this out, thanks D666

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perfect! hope it works for you. This works for thrips and they are sap sucking assholes too, so I thought this would work on those. GL mate

Diabolical666 said:

perfect! hope it works for you. This works for thrips and they are sap sucking assholes too, so I thought this would work on those. GL mate

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very lucky my local hardware stocks it, first application happens tonight...cheers

greencropper said:

very lucky my local hardware stocks it, first application happens tonight...cheers

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make sure lights off and do 2 back to back treatments (today and tmrw) ...saturate everything in your grow and make sure you focus on inbetween the nodes and the soil

Diabolical666 said:

make sure lights off and do 2 back to back treatments (today and tmrw) ...saturate everything in your grow and make sure you focus on inbetween the nodes and the soil

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ok, im outdoors & have a battery operated backpack spray, these suckers are wearing it these next few days (nights)....

just a thought....look around the yard and make sure no other plants have these dudes...kill everything in site!

Do they jump or anything or bite holes in the leafs at all? It kinda looks like a flea beetle and they do go after newer plant growth so that might be why going after the newer pistols?

kitten49 said:

Do they jump or anything or bite holes in the leafs at all? It kinda looks like a flea beetle and they do go after newer plant growth so that might be why going after the newer pistols?

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they do not jump but fly from plant to plant, pretty agile, can squash them when on plant leaves if quick enough, not a hard body to squash, they do not seem to suck sap from the main leaves but like to get right into where the new leaves are sprouting out from the stem & sap suck from there, so no marks left on leaves...though very noticeable is that they devour the pistils too, i live in a remote area and its possible these are an unknown species, ive looked in many bug charts online and cannot find it anywhere

http://www.yates.com.au/products/pest-control/insects-concentrates/natures-way-fruit-fly-control/ applied this stuff to the stems tonite as directed, its a thick tar like liquid & diluted it with water, smells a bit like liquorice, will see what the results are for the next few days, other types of insect control on its way in the mail so if this stuff doesnt work i will move on to another treatment

greencropper said:

these things eat all the hairs off the buds as well as suck sap...3mm long...im worried about these things...1000's of em...ive ordered this stuff off ebay...hope it gives them a hard time, http://ocp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OCP254_Eco-Oil+Comm+Flyer_FA_LR.pdf

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I haven't had a bug problem since I put two of these in my room..

http://m.homedepot.com/p/Hot-Shot-2-29-oz-No-Pest-Insect-Strip-HG-5580-6/100004739

Pretty sure its a Black Carpet Beetle.

orbo said:

Pretty sure its a Black Carpet Beetle.

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Look at antenna's, way longer than Google Images carpet beetle. Idk though, just pointing that out.

the carpet beetle is more oval shaped, these have a body that narrows down at the head area to a point