Little White Bugs On Under Side Of Leaf

[rebelbhoy]

Hey fellow tokers and growers.
I have found a-few white bugs on the underside of a couple of my plants.
My initial thoughts were spider mites so i bought spider mite spray from my local grow shop.

Now i am thinking these might be something else. I am 2 weeks into flower and starting to panic a little here.

I have read online but cant seem to find any treatments for flowering plants.
What can i do in the flowering period to tackle bugs and such ??

rebelbhoy Reviewed by rebelbhoy on 01-24-2010. Little White Bugs On Under Side Of Leaf Hey fellow tokers and growers. I have found a-few white bugs on the underside of a couple of my plants. My initial thoughts were spider mites so i bought spider mite spray from my local grow shop. Now i am thinking these might be something else. I am 2 weeks into flower and starting to panic a little here. I have read online but cant seem to find any treatments for flowering plants. What can i do in the flowering period to tackle bugs and such ?? Rating: 5

[the image reaper]

hang up a No-Pest Strip in the same room ... no more bugs ... take it down, a couple weeks before harvest ... don't eat the No-Pest Strip, etc ...

[rebelbhoy]

Yeah i have heard all good about them but i cant find a seller in the UK.

[rebelbhoy]

I found a red bug about the size of an ant. Maybe a little smaller on one of my girls.. I think i have the dreaded spider mite.

2nd week of flower and cant find a uk seller for a hot shot no pest strip.
I have tried spray from the local grow shop but it doesnt seem to be working.

Can anyone give me some advice ?

Pretty Please!:thumbsup:

[stra8outtaWeed]

HOT SHOT NO PEST STRIPS!!!

just what image reaper said!! they are the best! depends on size of room but if you can place a few near a fan to circulate air into your plants that should take care of any bug problem you may have! :thumbsup:

[rebelbhoy]

Looks like i will just order one from the US and try to contain these little bastards till it comes.

[Weezard]

Looks like i will just order one from the US and try to contain these little bastards till it comes.

Aloha, Reb.

The active ingredient in the NPS is Dichlorvos vapor.
Might help ya find something local.

And any bug that you can see without a lens, is prolly not a spider mite.
They are teeny and hang out on the undersides.
They will introduce themselves by making small, white dots on the larger fan leaves at first. Hit them fast, hard and often.
If you wait til you see the webs, you've lost the plant.

What you have sounds more like thrips.
A good picture would nail it.
And, that's important to do.

If those "white bugs" fly in clouds when you shake the plant, they would be Whitefly, (which is actually a moth), in which case, no pest strips are not going to kill them.
I'm infested wit' dose buggahs.
It's one of the few bugs that seems immune to Dichlorvos and they seem to be hard to kill with pyrethrium too.
I just ordered some whitefly traps. If they don't help me, I'm out of ideas.

So, can ya post pictures?

Weezard

[rebelbhoy]

Hey Weezard

My camera is a bit poor but i could try get some pics up.
I have deffo got some small black flies around my soil.
I can see them. I have found 2 yellow/white ones too.
After inspection yesterday that`s when i spotted a red ant like bug on the main stock just above the soil.

Going in to the 3rd week of flower in a bit of a panic now.
I will try get some pics up as soon as i can.


Just had a little look and i am finding more very small yellow/white looking flies on the underside of the leaf ( mostly lower leaf )
WTF?
I had a grow going for about a year last time and never seen one bug.
Now i seem infested.

[Weezard]

Hey Weezard

My camera is a bit poor but i could try get some pics up.
I have deffo got some small black flies around my soil.
I can see them. I have found 2 yellow/white ones too.
After inspection yesterday that`s when i spotted a red ant like bug on the main stock just above the soil.

The black ones sound like fungus gnats;
A No-pest-strip will wipe the adults out, and if you cover the soil surface they can't continue to lay eggs and the existing larvae can't hatch new flies.
Tulip growers cover the soil with an inch or so of clean sand.

That can be messy during transplants.
I use reflectix insulation on mine, but paper plates will work jus' fine.
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you could use several sheets of newspaper in a pinch

Going in to the 3rd week of flower in a bit of a panic now.
I will try get some pics up as soon as i can.


Just had a little look and i am finding more very small yellow/white looking flies on the underside of the leaf ( mostly lower leaf )
WTF?
I had a grow going for about a year last time and never seen one bug.
Now i seem infested.

Tell me about it!
This has been a buggy year for the Island.

Reach in to the stalk and give the plant a little shake.
If them white guys take wing, they are prolly Whitefly.
Get some "yellow sticky traps" for the adults and a pyrethrium/rotenone drench for the soil.

If they stay put, get a glass and look closer.
They might be aphid husks.
If the critter on the stalk was an ant, it's a good bet that you have aphids. (ant cattle)
Ants bring them to feed on your plants then milk them for their honeydew poo.
Right little ranchers, dem guys.

A ring of "tanglefoot" just above the root will stymie the "paniolo" ants.
There are also flying aphids that don't need ants, (feral cattle).
It's a wonder we ever harvest a single bud.

I suggest that you obtain a 10X or up magnifying glass.
You will need a good lens to spot the borg and it will help to determine optimum harvest time as well.
Belongs on every serious growers list of tools.
You can find the eyeclops 100X microscope camera for under $40 USD and it takes pictures like this;
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No panic necessary. Just show no mercy.

Aloha,
Wee 'zard

[rebelbhoy]

Thanks for your time again Weezard. You sure know your stuff.
I am a little low on funds so im kinda stuck right now for a lens of some sort.
Man i can hardly afford to eat right now.

If it is what you think it is, What damage can they do ?