small half egg shaped pest's sucking on stems

[twistem]

i have just had a lil checkup on my plants and they have a few little half egg shaped pests sucking on only the stems of the plant they are light cream and brown in colour the backs ot the pests look like a cannabis seed almost i have removed all of them off the plants stems and cleand the stems with fairy washing up liquid to remove any liquid they have secreated ( i think these pests only feed of the sap on flowering females).

can anyone tell me what i have on my plants the bugs are that small i have to set up my camera as my phone camera cant see clear enouth for a pic to be posted

hopefully they stay away coz im here to stay.

thanks

[twistem]

if you cut a seed in half and glued it on the stem thats what these pests look like

hope this helps

cheers

[stinkyattic]

Those are called 'scale bugs', and there are many types of them. While they are damaging in a big infestation, as far as grow pests go they are not the worst bug to have!

Gently scrape the adults off with the tip of a knife, being careful not to damage the stem, and treat the grow area with a pyrethrin bomb to kill vulnerable life stages. If you are more than 3 weeks into flower, you may be stuck picking the adults off manually. Luckily they do not breed as fast as other growroom pests and manual removal is actually an option.

Periodic light sprays with neem oil- LIGHT being key here- will make your plants' surfaces so distasteful to insects as to prevent them feeding. This is organic and safe to use at any time, but the smell is not so good and you should stop applying it after week 3 of flower.

Hope that helps, and welcome!