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YungLocq
12-31-2007, 05:53 AM
I got these really small black bugs on my weed plant its hard to see them you have to get up close but there on the leafs i have only seen two but are they good or bad for the plant and if there bad how do i get them off for good???
GaGrown
12-31-2007, 06:29 AM
If they are very tiny and on the undersides of the leaves,then they are Mites!!!!!!!! Get some Neem Oil. Are they very tiny?

Ga Grown!
YungLocq
12-31-2007, 06:31 AM
yeah there really small but there on the top of the leafs
GaGrown
12-31-2007, 06:41 AM
Look at them with a magnifiying glass.Tell me what cha see?

Ga Grown!
jnewkid
12-31-2007, 06:42 AM
I just dealt with gnats. They are black and tiny too. If you end up with gnats (that fly), you can use a spray with Pyrethrin or diatomaceous earth on top of your soil. Common cause is over watering, in my case I was flushing.

if they are mites. good luck, haven't had that adventure yet.
YungLocq
12-31-2007, 01:27 PM
Heres a pic of what they look like. They crawl all over the leafs
YungLocq
12-31-2007, 01:28 PM
They are so small you can hardly see them
GaGrown
12-31-2007, 01:38 PM
Mites,kinda look like spiders,somewhat. That is a mite.here is a pic of 2 different kinds of mites. Neem oil will destroy the cycle in about a week to 14 days.

Ga Grown!
YungLocq
12-31-2007, 10:50 PM
Thanx goin to get some neem oil. What do mites do to the plant
GaGrown
12-31-2007, 11:57 PM
Suck the life out of it.. Like a VAMPIRE sucks blood. They peirce the wall of the leaves and suck the vitals from the plant.Leaving little brown specks on all your pretty fanned out leaves. They suck! When you get the neem oil.Either buy an emulsifier with it.pro-tekt. 1 1/2 tsp per gallon of neem oil mixed....Or not. Dish soap,1 drop per gal. of neem oil mix.

Ga Grown!
YungLocq
12-31-2007, 11:59 PM
WOW. is neem oil the only thing you can use to kill them
GaGrown
01-01-2008, 12:36 AM
No, it's just armour for your plants.There are other organic pesticides on the market,I've tried a couple,Stinky hooked me up with the recipe and I live by it.The neem oil I have found to be the best preventive protection against them.It kills them because it breaks the reproductive cycle.Killing the males and female through starvation.Safer Soap is another organic pesticide. No mixing just spray.

Ga Grown!