Need help...with funky leaves

[awiu76]

What's up guys...I'm 54 days into my Moby Dick xxl auto grow and a couple days ago I noticed some damaged and funky colored leaves...plus I saw this thing flying around my plant, haven't seen anymore since, but I have noticed very tiny bugs crawling on top of my soil (can't get a picture of them because they're so small) not alot but I'm sure there is in the soil...but nothing on the plant itself. Right now my plant hasn't been watered since saturday so she's pretty dry. Sprayed the soil (not the plant) with Doktor Doom plant spray..looking for thoughts on Hydrogen peroxide or anything else...possibly a cal mag def. with the leaves.
Please and thank you.

my setup
2.5x2.5x5' tent
carbon filter and 4" inline fan
ts1000 mars hydro
Flora micro/gro/bloom (Half rec dosage)
root farm hydro soil

 

[hillbill]

Do the wings lie flat at rest? Fungus Gnats. Treat with Gnatrol, biological, bacteria that eat larva. Will end your infestation in a matter of days. Those gnats can come into grow area in compost and mixes and bagged manures or castings.

 

[awiu76]

Do the wings lie flat at rest? Fungus Gnats. Treat with Gnatrol, biological, bacteria that eat larva. Will end your infestation in a matter of days. Those gnats can come into grow area in compost and mixes and bagged manures or castings.

Don't know about the wings...all I know is that the bugs look like tiny baby red spiders except there a yellowish white.

 

[hillbill]

Someone knows.

 

[J.James]

Can you take a closeup picture of the soil, Get as close as you can and your camera still focus. Try to get some of the bugs in the photo. Also, check the underneath side of your leaves for spots and photo them is possible.

 

[rsvp_gardens]

If they jump, they're probably springtails. They're more of nuisance pest they don't do too much damage but let the media dry out a little more and they'll go away.

 

[J.James]

If they jump, they're probably springtails. They're more of nuisance pest they don't do too much damage but let the media dry out a little more and they'll go away.

That would be my guess also but without a picture its hard to tell

 

[Kushash]

Don't know about the wings...all I know is that the bugs look like tiny baby red spiders except there a yellowish white.

If they are on your leaves that's likely the spider mite.
If they are only in the soil and the rim of the pot they are probably harmless unless their population explodes but most of the time they will not be a problem.
Get a picture if you can.
Google "worm bin mites" and view images and see if they look like what you have.
If they look like spiders and are small compared to spider mites they are more likely to be some form of mite.​

 

[SPLFreak808]

At first i was thinking spider mites but, those would be near impossible to see crawling over your soil. The insect pictured looks like a fungus gnat and their larvae is like tan/white worms that settle in the top layer of soil.

 

[Kushash]

Don't know about the wings...all I know is that the bugs look like tiny baby red spiders except there a yellowish white.

Any updates?

 

[hotrodharley]

Don't know about the wings...all I know is that the bugs look like tiny baby red spiders except there a yellowish white.

Do they possibly look like spider mites?

 

[awiu76]

A buddy at work gave me some plant spray to try so I sprayed the soil..not the plant and I haven't seen any in the last 2 days(knock on wood).

 

[hillbill]

At first i was thinking spider mites but, those would be near impossible to see crawling over your soil. The insect pictured looks like a fungus gnat and their larvae is like tan/white worms that settle in the top layer of soil.