found a bug dont know what it is

beansin

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Could very well be but most dust mites would be smaller and not noticeable with a phone camera.


another possibility could be Tyrophagus putrescentiae aka mould mites.
i have grow for 15 years 5 indoors and this is the 1st time i have seen any bugs on my plants - gnates from over watering . i dont have mold i went over that last year when i had a odd smell in my grow i will google then and see if they match. thanks for the suggestion edit yes that's then 100% arr lame af haha
 

TurboNico

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I recently put some beneficial predator mites on my garden called Cucumeris and they kinda look like that. I think its a dust mite or something not harmful.
 

beansin

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i will dope my humidity to 40% and up air movement and keep a close eye out. hopefully they bug off haha
 

oill

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Looks like spider mites.. if they have left small dots in the leaves... then it is the dreaded borg.
 

Grojak

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Did you recently obtain a clone from someone? Are you seeing leaf curl? Looks like you’re in for a rough ride. I’d bet money those are broadmites (what some would call Borg) Sorry man, been there done that, there is not a “good” solution. Other than shutting down your grow for 6 months, you can beat it but it’ll take a strict diet of whatever you chose to treat it.
 

jondamon

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i have grow for 15 years 5 indoors and this is the 1st time i have seen any bugs on my plants - gnates from over watering . i dont have mold i went over that last year when i had a odd smell in my grow i will google then and see if they match. thanks for the suggestion edit yes that's then 100% arr lame af haha
Mould mites are attracted to the mould/fungi that live in symbiosis with the plants roots please don’t think I was saying you have budrot etc as that’s not what they come looking for lol.

I’m seeing more and more posts in the last 5-8 years on RIU about these mites.

I’ve had them before and thorough dry out of the grow room along with clean down helped to eradicate them.

Didn’t notice any detrimental effect on the plants etc so I would assume they are not a pest as such but if they are mould mites they cause allergic reactions to humans and pets due to their long hairs on the their backs etc.
 

jondamon

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Did you recently obtain a clone from someone? Are you seeing leaf curl? Looks like you’re in for a rough ride. I’d bet money those are broadmites…. Sorry man, been there done that, there is not a “good” solution. Other than shutting down your grow for 6 months, you can beat it but it’ll take a strict diet of whatever you chose to treat it.
Broad mites don’t tend to have the long hairs on their backs like these have.

broad mites tend to be “smoother” for lack of a better description lol.
 

beansin

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i know its not spider mites had them outdoor years back on my tomato plants nore is it broadmites as hey dont have things out the butt 100% dust mite or mold mite . both say fixed with dropping humidity and upping air movement
i breed my own plants and grow from seed . this run i am not running dust filters so yeh my dumb ass should of plants look ok only got 5 ish weeks till i will pull so will be ok hopefully . yes 5 weeks is way early but in almost out of smoke so quick run this time . immature or not
 
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