bugs!

Just found some small, ant sized bugs in my hydro set up. Plants are in day 35 of flowering, starting to get some frosty looks to the leaves and buds. :e These bugs are black, about the size of ants but very quick moving little bastards. I only saw 2 (probably 10 million hiding elsewhere) but what are they and what is the best thing to do about them? I see no damage to the plants themselves (yet!) and would take a pic but they are way too fast. Help!:eek:

Possibly fungus gnats, common in hydro. But I thought those things were a little smaller than ants. Of course ants can be lots of sizes...
Are they on the roots too?

This was a fairly big thing, quicker than sin--did not fly but ran up and down the stem. At one point it stopped and flipped me off I think so big enough....what do you do about them? Probably the size of a normal black ant.....

No friggin clue.
I hate bugs.
Shit, I seem to remember [fuzzily] some systemic neem concoction-"Doc's" I think- that you can add to the res. But no systemics in flower, period, so that's out. And sprays aren't recommended that late either.
So my advice is post a bunch of yellow sticky traps around to get you through to harvest, and then when you take everything down, really scrub out your system. Unless you're on a perpetual schedule, then I'd just go for the sticky traps until you get the buggies id'd.
Trap a few on sticky traps and post pics for us!

"Just found some small, ant sized bugs in my hydro set up. Plants are in day 35 of flowering, starting to get some frosty looks to the leaves and buds. :e These bugs are black, about the size of ants but very quick moving little bastards. I only saw 2 (probably 10 million hiding elsewhere) but what are they and what is the best thing to do about them? I see no damage to the plants themselves (yet!) and would take a pic but they are way too fast. Help!"

If your running a hydro setup it is possible that you have gnats; however, without a further discription of your problem it's hard to asertaine. Here is how you eliminate them.

Organic Solution:

Get three bulbs of garlic, mince them in a processor and then boil the minced garlic until the water becomes slightly green, then strain out the garlic particulates. Dowse your crop thouroughly for two days, wait a week then reapply, that should handle any type of problem organically.

If you are still having issues, I recomend using a product called SM-90 to get rid of bugs, the directions are simple to follow and can be found at any lawn/garden store.

REMEMBER TO ADD IT TO YOUR RESIVIOR AND MAKE A FOLIAR APPLICATION ALSO.

If that fails to cure the problem, get some Zap it (yellow cardboard things that kill all insects)

good luck.

U could also get ladie bugs and put them on ur plant i heard that helps.

I will get some sticky traps and see if I can outsmart a few of the buggars. As for the garlic--if I spray on the buds will it affect the taste or smoke? I heard anything wetting on the buds themselves can lead to bud rot. How do I prevent this?

I'm afraid the ladybugs are out because the setup is in the corner of a spare bedroom and I dont want ANY MORE PETS!! Then you have to think up names, get them vaccines and spay them etc...

Shake them sticks and manually squash them critters.