Mites or Paranoia?

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #1

I found a couple leaves with some spots on my Krypto - 6 weeks into flowering. Are these spider mite eggs? See photo of leaves and under microscope top and bottom of leaves. Plant looks otherwise healthy with no webbing or anything.

 

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mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #2

I cannot tell what I am looking at but it doesn't reaaaaaallly resemble mites. I'm not 100% sure. Where did you take the leaf from? I cannot decipher eggs in the photo it is very blurry. Here is a picture of a dead spider mite I slayed in a two week battle. Hope that helps ur search

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #3

You stumped me, homie. It does look like something is suckin that sap.. It looks like PH too.. Good luck

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #4

Ugh.... i took the leaf from near the top of the plant.

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #5

It does look like the little red things that are on your stem there.

 

xtsho

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #6

Mites. You can see the eggs on picture #6.

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #7

Oh wow I thought you were going to say the bottom of the plant. No webbing? What kinda lights do you run?

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #8

Spider farmer led - temp around 80-81 and 45% humidity or thereabouts.

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #9

Often when I find mites, I see webbing firstly. Very rarely will I find damage or eggs first. But also, I am on my plants like Satan on fire

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #10

xtsho said:

Mites. You can see the eggs on picture #6.

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OMG - that's what I thought! What to do now that I am 6 weeks in flower?

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #11

mistergrafik said:

Often when I find mites, I see webbing firstly. Very rarely will I find damage or eggs first. But also, I am on my plants like Satan on fire

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I do not see webbing as of yet. I saw the leaf damage and put it under a scope. I don't know what to do now since I am in flower.

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #12

I'd try and get a clearer picture to identify before making any decisions. Spider mites or broad mites, which one? if there are mites you gotta get them off and out

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #13

newbie121212 said:

I do not see webbing as of yet. I saw the leaf damage and put it under a scope. I don't know what to do now since I am in flower.

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Inspect the rest of the plant. Look under leaves that look like they have very little, newer damage as that is where the mite probably is.

**edit and if you find the mf... Make an example out of him for any remaining mite that be thinkin about a snack!

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #14

newbie121212 said:

I do not see webbing as of yet. I saw the leaf damage and put it under a scope. I don't know what to do now since I am in flower.

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What comes first, chicken or the egg? What comes first? Damage or webs? Oh the mite journey continues... Good luck homie! Let us know what you discover

 

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #15

mistergrafik said:

I'd try and get a clearer picture to identify before making any decisions. Spider mites or broad mites, which one? if there are mites you gotta get them off and out

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I took a couple other leaves off, but I don't see anything on them.

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #16

mistergrafik said:

I'd try and get a clearer picture to identify before making any decisions. Spider mites or broad mites, which one? if there are mites you gotta get them off and out

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But how? What should I do?

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #17

newbie121212 said:

But how? What should I do?

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I can spot mite eggs from about half of that microscope zoom. They are clear balls. If you see clear balls under your leaves those would be eggs. My only suggestion from here would be stop cutting off ur leaves and confirm your issue. Once you confirm your issue you can fix it. Hopefully they just were on that one leaf!

A q-tip with hydro peroxide on one side and water on the other side, wiping and cleaning under the leaves you are concerned about, can help ease ur paranoia

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #18

Honestly looks like could be white fly. But I don't want to lead you down the wrong path so I am asking you to confirm ur issue

 

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newbie121212

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #19

Should I just clean all the leaves with hydrogen peroxide. Do you rub the peroxide on and then the water side of qtip? I am so devastated!! I am not sure how to confirm issue. My scope is connected to my laptop. Should I scope all the leaves? I didn't see the clear balls, but I was looking at the dark red dot things.

 

mistergrafik

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• Oct 13, 2020

• #20

If you wipe the red dot with a napkin, is there a red streak?

I wouldn't go as far as scoping all the leaves man. Just a quick run through on the girl rubbing the leaves with ur finger tips and treating any leaves you're concerned about with the q-tip exactly as u said above. Peroxide will boil any eggs it touches