Phx AZ grower here. Anyone seen a spike in broad mites? I think I may have an infestation. Finding them in the soil,

outopotme

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So I’m finding these little bastards in the soil and don’t know too much about them and you know that they go inside if your plan is needed from the inside out which is fucking gross atleast and yeah I’m not really digging that vibe so I got nine that are auto flowers how far in the flowering is too far for you to spray anything because I could potentially see it bring the numbers down
Also I don’t wanna poison myself no I’m waiting on a soil drench of the essentially the atomic bombs or witches I forget the name of it but it goes inside of the plan itself it makes it poisonous for like four weeks so that should hopefully take care of my plants I’ve had and veg for far too long going on to auto flower harvest and I’ve lost quite a bit of total leaf mass of the regular feminized plants I’m sure a lot of it had to do with a pH issue edge I thought my cell prior to hearing feedback survey just did the PA just doused it was a solid 6.0 consistently since unknowingly my meter always cracked for god knows how long. So now I am actually taking it serious what it comes to keeping my pH meter healthy sense historically speaking I have always treated them like shit and I guess this is what I get mysteries mysteries no the one plant did crack in half I don’t think that would really have much to do with it other than the obvious stress but prior to the crack it’s literally on every plant it seems at this point that they’re just kind of droopy yeah but not all parts of the plant so I would say the tops for the coolers are going to be but I have moved the no around a little bit so that could’ve caused a bit of stress I’ll take some pictures and you get folks as always let me know what the fucks happening to my current gals. The tall skinny, nice legs, ass could be a bit fatter but impressive growth in 36 days (outo bombs from bomb seeds) seed supremes fire OG In far back then we got unknown variety to the back left and easy AK XL in the front right corner in my 5x 5 with just came in today. Growers choice 720,
This is my first LED in this style and I must say I am very happy with it it’s a pretty sick fucking late got a feeling we’re going to be producing a lot of some sticky icky there in the next coming years i flushed all the plants with floralkleen with a balanced 6.3ph as I was rubbing a but acidic (I believe) should probably invest in a soil meter bud what’s there that slurry test I don’t know I just don’t know if it’s really the PH at this point I think it’s his little bugs which color freaked me the hell out because I got a rash on my arms thinking it was Scotty’s so I spent like $90 plus tax on the microscope Which thank God I didn’t see any fucking bugs crawling in my skin because I probably would’ve lost my mind but I actually did it for a little bit I didn’t sleep for days I was like literally Dave in my arms and bleach in hopes that maybe just maybe if there is anything in my skin that it’s going to be dead because when I started reading about it limits talking about larvae and hatching in my skin I started to feel like probably what somebody that abuses that would feel like run or do drugs have a wonderful day stay safe stay high ...ah super gay anyways I’m Tired as shit so touché and remember any feedback is feedback that’s going to help the plants not the asshole talking right now also one of the most impressive colors I’ve ever grown I accidentally sat on so yeah it’s one of those days right so I just fucking burn them all I don’t even care anymore just get rid of them I want new ones tainted and check this shit out this one picture is gnarly 90 percent sure that that is the result of a mixture of pH and calcium deficiency on the severe spectrum but still confused as to why the one plant is just a drop and leaves even if they’re fine there could be one that is completely Jell-O lake you could see a mile away that’s how y’all are layers won’t come off even with a little tug But some leaves I got perfectly fine looking like saying it falls off and smacked me in the face I’m just like yeabut some leaves I got perfectly fine looking like saying it falls off and smacked me in the face I’m just like meh just talk to me what’s going on I feed you every day you just had some buds candy and you’re not even fucking you don’t even have bugs yet rocks do you want got you a new light things are needy can’t even imagine having kids shit well im hitting the sack to again while trying to actually hit the button that says order now (take advantage of seedsman deals, also any other good deals out there leave it in the comments cause Im stocking up for the year!
But here is some pictures of the girls it’s cutting into their bedtime so if you need to cut the lights before they start to hurry up pleasBut here is some pictures of the girls it’s cutting into their bedtime so if you need to cut the lights before they start to herm
 

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jondamon

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Have you identified any broad mite eggs?

I’m still not certain the rounder mite is a broad mite.

broad mites are smooth from what I can see in pics and yours appear to have tiny hairs all over them.
 

outopotme

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I suspected broads because of finding them in the soil. All my plants been having browning tips outward in, finding scarring like leaf miner like but not quite, have a gnat infestation I can’t seem to grt rid of. Should I do a systematic? I got Avid 0.15EC. I been postponing flowering for my photo periods for awhile now till I figured it out. Just seems like a lot going I. Thwarts I can’t pinpoint it
 

Sqwee

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I'm also in AZ, those are thrips I also had them, black dots are their poop. The little bastards reproduce asexually and just one can lay hundreds of eggs, I hate them almost as much as spider mites. I took care of them with daily checks killing any I found, neem oil and soapy water with peppermint oil, bugs hate the smell.

I caught them when my plants were young and in veg, I wouldn't advise neem oil or soapy water on plants in flower and yea, clean up your grow space, dirty grow rooms are just asking for trouble.
 
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