Thrips?

Dumme

Dumme

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Firstgreen said:
Hey good people! I had a thread wondering if damages on my leafs are from spider mites, but couldn't find any webs, now more I'm reading I think it's thrips, on one of my 3 plants 2-3 leafs also have black cluster of small dots, all comments are welcome. (Plants had nute burn and microscope I ordered should arrive in few days)
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The more I look at this, the more I see just a random encounter with a "Potato Leafhopper"
 
Firstgreen

Firstgreen

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Jimdamick said:
Thrips are on the bottom of the feaf, and they are miniscule. They are the smallest insect you will ever see, and without a scope, you will never see them. The effect on the leaf is very small brown patches, or dots It kinda looks like something was spayed on the leaf and it burned it.
It will start slowly, and eventually cover the whole leaf. Neem oil or insecticidal soap works, but they are tought to get rid of, but it can be done.Do it quickly, because they do spread. These are leaves that were damaged by thrips.
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It looks like that, but not as extensive, I ordered 60x zoom microscope that's coming in on monday. Thank you for your help!
 
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KryptoBud

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An easy way to check for thrips is to get a dark piece of plastic or something put it under your plant and give it a good shake. ( without breaking it obviously ) You should be able to see them. They're yellowish color and tiny but they can be seen by eye. If you find them Monterey garden insect spray is my weapon of choice but anything with spinosad as the main ingredient will work.
 
Firstgreen

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KryptoBud said:
An easy way to check for thrips is to get a dark piece of plastic or something put it under your plant and give it a good shake. ( without breaking it obviously ) You should be able to see them. They're yellowish color and tiny but they can be seen by eye. If you find them Monterey garden insect spray is my weapon of choice but anything with spinosad as the main ingredient will work.
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Thank you!
 
Diabolical666

Diabolical666

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Firstgreen said:
Thank you for feedback!
Here are some more pics.
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looks like you do have spider mites too....thats the little white spots.Geta spot of some mild dish soap in water and detail clean the leaves. if you let it go without treating it , it will web over by harvest. Do not cross contaminate!
 
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THE KONASSURE

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Diabolical666 said:
looks like you do have spider mites too....thats the little white spots.Geta spot of some mild dish soap in water and detail clean the leaves. if you let it go without treating it , it will web over by harvest. Do not cross contaminate!
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the spinosad he`s going to have to use for the thrips will kill them spidermites no problem, lol
 
Firstgreen

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More info about this issue of mine, it's been about 4-5 weeks since leafs stared getting like this, I sprayed neem oil on the plants and around them and it progressed very little with spotting, there's no webs anywhere, only thing I know I had were very few gnats, used mosquito bites and they are gonne, I sprayed neem oil today again and I'll be waiting for microscope before I use other.
Do leafs ever heal from spider mite bites or thrips?
 
Diabolical666

Diabolical666

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I wouldnt spray with neem oil while you have trichomes...neem can get trapped inside the trics and give it an aweful taste. thats why I recommended detailing it at this stage. You will not see webs till the plant is covered in mites,,thats a very progressed stage
 
Firstgreen

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Diabolical666 said:
I wouldnt spray with neem oil while you have trichomes...neem can get trapped inside the trics and give it an aweful taste. thats why I recommended detailing it at this stage. You will not see webs till the plant is covered in mites,,thats a very progressed stage
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Yea, I think this is the last time I used neem, but it's all i have at hand, tried avoiding bud areas as much as I could, read that you shouldn't use it 2-3 weeks before harvest and I'm thinking I have 3-4 for sure, not an expert tho.
 
Bose

Bose

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Firstgreen said:
Yea, I think this is the last time I used neem, but it's all i have at hand, tried avoiding bud areas as much as I could, read that you shouldn't use it 2-3 weeks before harvest and I'm thinking I have 3-4 for sure, not an expert tho.
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Get mighty wash
 
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