dust like spots on leaves [pictures] help.

davillains

davillains

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hey everyone,

whats the problem with my plants ? has anyone encountered this before ?
Indoor grow, Soil, watering with biobizz nutes, two first pics are veg state, 3rd pic is a plant half way in flowering.



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the readmefirst sticky seems to have a problem and the images are not loading :/
 
StoneyMcphatter

StoneyMcphatter

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davillains said:
hey everyone,

whats the problem with my plants ? has anyone encountered this before ?
Indoor grow, Soil, watering with biobizz nutes, two first pics are veg state, 3rd pic is a plant half way in flowering.



p.s.
the readmefirst sticky seems to have a problem and the images are not loading :/
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Looks like you have bugs in yer garden. Either that or its some type of fungus.
 
davillains

davillains

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I've been checking thoroughly everyday even under microscope.. havent seen any on the leaves or under them.. no eggs, no flying thingies nothing.. any advice on how I can spot them?
 
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KryptoBud

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You try putting a piece black plastic under the plant give i gentle shake and see anything falls off. The smoother and cleaner the surface of the plastic the easier you'll see them.
 
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waterproof808

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backtracker said:
to see russet mites you need 100x they are tiny
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This is not russet damage. Having battled russets myself recently, you can just barely see a russet mite infestation with the naked eye...it will look like very tiny brownish fibers that congregate where the leaf meets the petiole and usually start from the bottom of the plant working its way to the top. As infestation progresses, the new growth will grow out with the leaf edges severely curling upwards.
About 40x is enough to positively id russets.

This damage looks typical of either thrips or spider mites. Thrips are easily controlled with spinosad, but I hesitate to jump straight to spinosad because it is harmful to bee's.
 
SPLFreak808

SPLFreak808

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Grab an un-used or water only spray bottle, put water in it and lightly mist around the plant and look for webs ect. That very much looks like mite damage but i could be wrong. You need to look under the affected leaves with a scope, and it is spider mite season so keep that in mind.
 
beanzz

beanzz

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I killed mine using no pest strips but if you're into organic stuff, good luck I don't know about organics.
 
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waterproof808

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A few treatments with Monterey Garden Insect Spray or Capt Jacks Dead bug will take care of thrips no problem. Both contain spinosad, which isnt effective for spider mites
 
davillains

davillains

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thanks for the input guys ..
found the litlle bastards .. needed a closer more careful look.. Here are a couple of pics .. Look like thrips then.

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backtracker

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waterproof808 said:
This is not russet damage. Having battled russets myself recently, you can just barely see a russet mite infestation with the naked eye...it will look like very tiny brownish fibers that congregate where the leaf meets the petiole and usually start from the bottom of the plant working its way to the top. As infestation progresses, the new growth will grow out with the leaf edges severely curling upwards.
About 40x is enough to positively id russets.

This damage looks typical of either thrips or spider mites. Thrips are easily controlled with spinosad, but I hesitate to jump straight to spinosad because it is harmful to bee's.
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don't wait until the damage is that bad with a 100x you can see eggs and stop the little fuckers before they do any damage. I have a 60x that doesn't show single mites or eggs so I got a 100x and it does.
 
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