Help do I have thrips

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Dazza1529

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0potato0 said:
Thrips larva pupate and drop off the leaves into your soil where they lie between 15 and 45 days depending on temperature then emerge as adults to start the cycle again, and yes that's thrips damage

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Thank you my plants have grown a fair bit of new growth since these pics in the last couple of days the yellowing plant hasn’t grown a great deal of new growth but she’s trying I can’t see any sign of thrip on new growth so shall I hold off on the thrip spray also my local store gave me a small bottle of dynamec for free is this stuff good
 
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Dazza1529

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Synchronicity said:
Good point- you need those leaves on the young plant. Just check the leaves. If the adults are there then you can see them but they will be very small. Like not larger than 1/16 inch long.......and they skin off the surface tissue of the leaf tops. Usually tender, new growth to begin with. They leave a silvery appearance to the leaf surface ............ in small spots.
With plants that young, it will be easy

When I look at your photos and I enlarge them- I can now see the thrip damage. Check it out under magnification. I think it is your call as to whether to spray. If they dont get worse, I would not. If they do then I would spray but just keep an eye on it............... they probably have eggs down and spray will not kill those eggs
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Thank you my plants have grown a fair bit of new growth since these pics in the last couple of days the yellowing plant hasn’t grown a great deal of new growth but she’s trying I can’t see any sign of thrip on new growth so shall I hold off on the thrip spray also my local store gave me a small bottle of dynamec for free is this stuff good ps this was aimed at your comment in stoned haha
 
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Dazza1529

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Also my humidity is low ranging around 40% I understand I want this around 60-70 percent at this stage can I turn my oscilating fan off to increase this as I seem to notice it goes up with it off
 
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Synchronicity

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There are tradeoffs, ha. I keep my humidity low so I dont use a humidifier. It ranges from 35 to 45 percent. I may suffer some for it but I also have no thrips since I started using a low air flow. My temp gets to 60 F under lights out. My soil surface gets dry once a day.
And I went from summer grows to winter grows to avoid bringing pests in during the fall season........... I have seen them all.

These things all contribute to lower pest numbers. And keeps the fungus gnats down also. Do you have house plants that may be alternate hosts?

Everything is a dang tradeoff!! We all are unique in one way or another in our grows. If we continue tho- it then continues to get better and better with each grow............. experience is your friend............ oops (have another smoke, eh?)
 
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Dazza1529

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Synchronicity said:
There are tradeoffs, ha. I keep my humidity low so I dont use a humidifier. It ranges from 35 to 45 percent. I may suffer some for it but I also have no thrips since I started using a low air flow. My temp gets to 60 F under lights out. My soil surface gets dry once a day.
And I went from summer grows to winter grows to avoid bringing pests in during the fall season........... I have seen them all.

These things all contribute to lower pest numbers. And keeps the fungus gnats down also. Do you have house plants that may be alternate hosts?

Everything is a dang tradeoff!! We all are unique in one way or another in our grows. If we continue tho- it then continues to get better and better with each grow............. experience is your friend............ oops (have another smoke, eh?)
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Thanks and I was just going to raise the humidity as possible heat stress somebody mentioned but I think I’ll contribute to keep my humidity 40-50% especially with the possibility to knats and there’s a couple has plants down stairs iv never touched or been near them really
 
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Green Refuge

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Dazza1529 said:
Morning guys thought I’d throw this out there iv been getting some amazing help of a member on here who’s helped me so much just thought I’d throw it in this forum is this just stretch from switching to flower or is this bugs?
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Doesn't look like thrips damage to me.
 
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lusidghost

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Dazza1529 said:
Thank you my plants have grown a fair bit of new growth since these pics in the last couple of days the yellowing plant hasn’t grown a great deal of new growth but she’s trying I can’t see any sign of thrip on new growth so shall I hold off on the thrip spray also my local store gave me a small bottle of dynamec for free is this stuff good
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Don't hold off. Overkill those bastards. Then overkill them again and again until you feel like you're being paranoid, then overkill them a few more times.
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Dazza1529 said:
Morning guys thought I’d throw this out there iv been getting some amazing help of a member on here who’s helped me so much just thought I’d throw it in this forum is this just stretch from switching to flower or is this bugs?
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Damage in picture one looks either from tucking, lollipopping, bending etc through training or possible carpet beetle feeding marks.

either way like I’ve been telling you in DM’s doesn’t look like thrips damage. Lol.

Carpet beetles happen from time to time.

if they get in your grow they quickly die in my experience and usually find them dried up and crunchy somewhere when you’ve finished and doing a clean down lol.
 
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Dazza1529

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jondamon said:
Damage in picture one looks either from tucking, lollipopping, bending etc through training or possible carpet beetle feeding marks.

either way like I’ve been telling you in DM’s doesn’t look like thrips damage. Lol.

Carpet beetles happen from time to time.

if they get in your grow they quickly die in my experience and usually find them dried up and crunchy somewhere when you’ve finished and doing a clean down lol.
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I only put it in the thrips post coz it was already associated to bugs cheers pal much appreciated
 
jondamon

jondamon

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Dazza1529 said:
Iv got spinosad I think it is is that the illegal one haha bin a little brown bottle my local grow shop sells it under counter
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It’s in my arsenal.

i have the 8oz bottle of Monterey Garden Insect spray.

had it sent over from the US.;)
 
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