Is this an aphid?

HandyGringo

HandyGringo

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Best picture I could manage, yellow little fucker. Also attached a couple of images of the damage to my plant. So far haven't been sure if it was thrips or caterpillars (I had thrips last year, and caterpillars in some of my non-cannabis plants this year)

But maybe it's aphid(s)?

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HandyGringo

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warble said:
I don't think it kills on contact, but you see less and less until they are gone eventually.
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Gotcha. Hope it works. But I've also got neem oil that I plan on watering with, which should kill the larvae in the soil, I believe.

Thanks for the help
 
DCcan

DCcan

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That looks like an aphid, or an instar of some other leaf eater. There is a small fly in 1 photo, doubt it's causing the leaf damage.
I'd spray with [pick only one] spinosad/ pyrethrum/ permethrin/ azirdiractin at full strength to knockdown, then use neem oil+Bt-k tank mixed days later, then alternate again for next application, mixing the Bt-k in with the pesticide at the lower application rate.

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*BT-k for caterpillars, Bt-i for flies
 
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soilgrower85

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It is an aphid. I am battling them right now since it is summer they really come out to play . get some neem oil and read the instructions than mix with whatever you water with.
 
Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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It doesn't look like an aphid to me

that bug's body is more elongated- aphids are rounder


warble said:
You do have some damage from gnats. I use BT.
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BT is ineffective against gnats

This is the first year I haven't had any gnats which are more of an annoyance than a threat anyway
 
soilgrower85

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I treated them yesterday. it takes about a week for them to go away after A thorough spray and watering with neem oil.
 
Cboat38

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soilgrower85 said:
It is an aphid. I am battling them right now since it is summer they really come out to play . get some neem oil and read the instructions than mix with whatever you water with.
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That’s why I spray wetable sulfur before I put my girls in flower, started a couple years ago haven’t seen p.m, bugs or any other bugs that eat plants since. (But only for summer grows)
 
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Samwiseman420

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Those are thrips with thrip type damage. Get a small magnifying glass and look at the damaged areas. If you see small black dots then that's thrip poop.

Try to touch one and see what it does. Aphid wont even move. Thrip baby runs under the leaf to hide.

I used several poisons in the past and most have sucked. I finally broke down and got some Capt Jacks Dead bug brew. I went from a cloud a bugs when opening my tent to 2 or 3 flying out of my tent in just 2 applications.

Now I'm using it on top of the soil to kill anything left alive.
 
Star Dog

Star Dog

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I'd say it's a thrip, immature thrips are wingless and yellow.
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I wouldn't fk around with anything less than permethrin smoke bombs or burning sulphur thrips can be difficult to eradicate iirc
 
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