Please help identify these bugs!!!

JJ05

JJ05

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Whoa fellas! I just went and further inspected my purple kush autos and found an INFESTATION of a nature I cannot identify. I proceeded to cut the leaves off and nugs off that had these little fuckers on them but I do not know what they are. Can you please help me identify these bugs and should I harvest now? Should I toss my plants? wtffffff! They are EVERYWHERE!! Please help my friends! Im freaking out over here, Im about to shave my beard and chop my hair off for christ sake! I do not want to smoke them lol! Perhaps douse the plants in gasoline!?
 

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gR33nDav3l0l

gR33nDav3l0l

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They look like waterbugs. I had some issue like this, waterbugs on the grass beneath the plant, on the plant, in the bud sites, everywhere. To top it off, shepherd ants caring after the bugs. I just tossed everything out.
 
JJ05

JJ05

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gR33nDav3l0l said:
They look like waterbugs. I had some issue like this, waterbugs on the grass beneath the plant, on the plant, in the bud sites, everywhere. To top it off, shepherd ants caring after the bugs. I just tossed everything out.
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Yeah man!! Im about to toss this one plant out! I am out here VIGOROUSLY inspecting the plants near it altho none of the others seem infected, it SEEMS isolated to that one plant. HOWEVER I did fine a few under a leaf on another plant but none on the buds...dude these things look SICKENING! And they are not 1 or 2 we are talking about, were talking more than I can count on that one single bud! I actually noticed them by something moving on my bud while looking at it! I was like WTF is moving on my bud!! Oh man...fucking SICK!
 
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kaloconnection

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Pretty sure you have a black aphid infestation. It's kind of late to spray down with neem. If you can buy a shit load of ladybugs, they will devour those bastards.
Or you could try a home remedy like a garlic/hot pepper spray and that shouldnt affect the finished quality of your buds.
 
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kaloconnection

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It's not as big of a problem as you think. You could always blast them off with a hose and then make sure you dry the plant as quickly as possible.
 
JJ05

JJ05

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kaloconnection said:
Pretty sure you have a black aphid infestation. It's kind of late to spray down with neem. If you can buy a shit load of ladybugs, they will devour those bastards.
Or you could try a home remedy like a garlic/hot pepper spray and that shouldnt affect the finished quality of your buds.
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thanks man! I just went ahead and chopped the nug off and wrote that one off. I never seen anything so sickening! Ive been growing for years and years and this is my first encounter with these sick bastards!
 
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kaloconnection

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I would've left it. Aphids usually like to infest the healthiest plant, I would've just used that plant as your aphid magnet so you could better control the situation on the rest of your plants.
 
JJ05

JJ05

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gR33nDav3l0l said:
If it's not on the whole plant you're lucky.
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Its damn near the entire plant, im not even smoking it. My buddy is taking the buds ON HIS OWN WILL, he is here now with me and noticed them. Hes going to try and pick them fuckers off then dry the nug....wow man. I cant believe it, I guess theres a first for everything.
 
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kaloconnection

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IN the future, do weekly sprays of neem until week 3 of flower. you can also spray with essential oils if you prefer the organic approach.
 
JJ05

JJ05

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kaloconnection said:
I would've left it. Aphids usually like to infest the healthiest plant, I would've just used that plant as your aphid magnet so you could better control the situation on the rest of your plants.
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I still have buds on that plant. I just happened to chop the one with the most bugs. It was sick dude, my bud looked like it was fucking moving! I shit you not....kinda freaked me out so I removed that nug lol
 
onlytheone

onlytheone

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I'd soak that bitch with some pyrethrin spray. Wait a day or two, then wash it off with water real good.
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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JJ05 said:
Whoa fellas! I just went and further inspected my purple kush autos and found an INFESTATION of a nature I cannot identify. I proceeded to cut the leaves off and nugs off that had these little fuckers on them but I do not know what they are. Can you please help me identify these bugs and should I harvest now? Should I toss my plants? wtffffff! They are EVERYWHERE!! Please help my friends! Im freaking out over here, Im about to shave my beard and chop my hair off for christ sake! I do not want to smoke them lol! Perhaps douse the plants in gasoline!?
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Shit be Cray
 
RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

RAYRAY420SMOKEWEEDEREDAY

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I used Insecticidal soap for my aphid problem and it worked well but mine in veg still wasn't flowering/budding like yours are... wish I could offer helpful advice
 
Jimdamick

Jimdamick

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JJ05 said:
Yeah man!! Im about to toss this one plant out! I am out here VIGOROUSLY inspecting the plants near it altho none of the others seem infected, it SEEMS isolated to that one plant. HOWEVER I did fine a few under a leaf on another plant but none on the buds...dude these things look SICKENING! And they are not 1 or 2 we are talking about, were talking more than I can count on that one single bud! I actually noticed them by something moving on my bud while looking at it! I was like WTF is moving on my bud!! Oh man...fucking SICK!
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Go and get some Safer Insect Spray for Veg and Flower, and saturate the shit of them. It will work
 
wvblazin

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Ewww. That's crazy! I'm battling slugs in one of my gardens. I've tried everything.. slug pellets, Sevin Dust around the base of the plants, and spraying neem weekly. I've even used combinations of all three at the same time. They haven't done much damage but I'm tired of seeing them on my plants.
I hope they don't infest the rest of your plants. That'd suck. Good luck on the rest of the season!
 
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