Tiny white bugs on leaves

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 5, 2009

• #1

Ive noticed some small areas of leaf damage and found these tiny tiny white bugs about 1mm or less long and thin they jump too.

Whhat are these things and where do they come from? I think it may be coming from me dog to my clothes then to the plants.

Ive sprayed the whole crop with ppest off and will give another spray tommorrow.

Any ideas. they arenot mites i cant see any legs but really need a magnifying glass to get a closer look

 

vapedg13

New Member

Dec 5, 2009

• #2

adult thripe http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page1314.html

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #3

Ive just come to that conclusion after searching they sound hard to get rid of.

The leaf damage would definety suggest that, looking at pictures.

Where would these things come from i had them before.

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #4

http://www.cheappetproducts.net/PERMETHRIN_10_8OZ-UKP116450.html

Im in the uk i found this but it says its for use on cattle wtf!! is it safe to smoke your buds after a dose of this stuff

 

vapedg13

New Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #5

the best stuff you can use against them is Spinosad Organic http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BWY3OQ/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #6

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ICI-Picket-G-INSECTICIDE-PERMETHRIN-PESTICIDE-SPRAY-KIT_W0QQitemZ260377527005QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item3c9fb5c2dd

Just ordered some of this. looks like the right stuff.

So how am i getting these little bastards inmy room. do they live in the attice or am i taking them up there on my clothes somehow

 

vapedg13

New Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #7

they breed in the soil.. water... spray... then cover your potter with papper plates for a week... it will break the life cycle

 

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swordfish984

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Dec 6, 2009

• #8

I have some plants in soil and some in hydro would they be in the pebbles in the hydro pots too? also do i need to spray all the walls and tables etc as well or just the plants and soil?

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #9

I got some macro pictures of the little fuckers. have a look are they thrips or somthing else. they seem to move similar to the way a maggot would.

Notice the black dots on second picture.

 

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vapedg13

New Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #10

yes those are thrips...best stuff to use is spinosad .... heres a link where to buy http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BWY3OQ/ref=ox_ya_oh_product

 

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swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #11

Thanks im in the uk so ill have a look around for some over here, i cancelled that order off ebay dont like the thought of putting stuff on my plants that can cause nerve damage etc. thanks for your help

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #12

dont think we have that stuff over here. http://www.growell.co.uk/c/34/Pest-Control.html this is where i buy my hydro equipment from but nothing here says any good for killing thrips.

 

Mr.GreenJeans

Well-Known Member

Dec 6, 2009

• #13

Get some "goGnats" by HydroOrganics. It's a non-poison pesticide that is exempt from Federal Regulation and is totally safe for plants that will be consumed by the grower. I had those bugs too, but the guy at my local Hydro shop turned me on to this product. I gave one application (mix it with water and mist your plants and saturate the surface of the soil) and it killed off the little bastards.
If you can't find it locally I know you can get it from www.atlantishydroponics.com.

 

swordfish984

Active Member

Dec 11, 2009

• #14

Ive used this http://www.hydroponics-hydroponics.com/pd-pest-off.cfm.

Absolutely soaked the plants covered up the soil with paper plates and then gave another soaking two days later. That was about a week ago and fingers crossed havent seen any return yet.

So thumbs up to 'pest off' and its organic.