Dust-like specks on plants: What are they?

My indoor plants are in veg and were tearing ass, then suddenly they got these saw dust-like specks on the leaves along with a clear but somewhat sticky film. I also see the specks on the tent walls in places too. Powdery mildew comes up on must searches, but I doubt whether its that (it actually happened soon after I was able to lower the humidity). Mites are a possibility also, but I dont think its that cause the particles white and they can be moved. I put one plant outside and it has recovered, but the five I have kept indoors still have this issue despite having sprayed them with Humboldt's Secret flower shield.

Does anyone know what these things are and how I should go about dealing with them?

it almost looks like the exoskeleton of some type of pest or its shit.

Aphids or mites? Do you have a better picture? Aphids look like sesame seeds with legs if I can remember right.

A quick zoom and I found these immediately. You have bugs. And from the looks of it alot of them.

Super vlurry but one looks like a thrip the other a baby spider mite.

Thanks for all the feedback. I was wondering if they might be aphids, but either way it sounds like some kind of bugs or mites. I havent seen any move, but I guess sometimes you cant see these things moving. What would you all do as far as trying to eliminate them? Would neem oil help?

Donnie Trevorsen said:

Thanks for all the feedback. I was wondering if they might be aphids, but either way it sounds like some kind of bugs or mites. I havent seen any move, but I guess sometimes you cant see these things moving. What would you all do as far as trying to eliminate them? Would neem oil help?

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Are you in flowering?

Wizzlebiz said:

Are you in flowering?

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Im not. Id like to get them started with that real soon, but theyre in veg. They were growing a lot faster before this happened all at once.

Most likely aphids. You don't need to go crazy spraying them with commercial products. A good rinsing will wash them and their feces off. They are nothing like mites or thrips and easily eliminated.

Donnie Trevorsen said:

Im not. Id like to get them started with that real soon, but theyre in veg. They were growing a lot faster before this happened all at once.

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Neem is fine then. Don't use it in flower.

Yes neem is fine but I personally would still rinse the bugs and the crap they leave behind off first.

maybe Ill spray them with neem and put them outside for a few days. Putting the one outside seemed to solve the problem completely (for whatever reason, maybe rain, IDK). Ill definitely scrub the tent good too.