Quote Originally Posted by zengecko
Leaves have pale patches on them, leaf tips first get "crispy", then the entire leaf goes... Gnats are gone, we did heavy miticides and neem. Soil grown plants. I do see teeny, tiny white things. When using the major micro, they don't look like a bug....they don't move at all. What is going on with my babies?
Did you use the pesticides per instructions, or could you have gone overboard with strength and frequency?
Did you rinse the neem off after a few hours, or did you let it keep building-up on the leaves? (clogs leaf pores restricting plant transpiration)
Did you raise lights till leaves were dry? (more important with HID lighting)
Do you spray anything else on the plants?

White dots...perhaps egg cases...? I'm not a bug expert though. All I get are gnats which are annoying but do no damage.

What nutrients do you use, and do you follow manufacturers recommended doses?