I discovered these tiny insects on my plants

Please I found these tiny insects on my plants.They’ve made the plants growing so slow and leaves turning yellow .Please what’s the solution to this ?

NobleKingSolomon said:

Please I found these tiny insects on my plants.They’ve made the plants growing so slow and leaves turning yellow .Please what’s the solution to this ?

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The yellowing looks more like a nutrient issue IMO. Have you checked for pests under the leaves as well?

Thrips.

Adult and larvae....that white stuff is egg clusters....

DoubleAtotheRON said:

Adult and larvae....that white stuff is egg clusters....

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Thrips don't cause the entire leaves to turn yellow, do they? I can only speak from personal experience, but my leaves got spots in various places, but no yellowing like that. Perhaps his infestation is further ahead?

HandyGringo said:

The yellowing looks more like a nutrient issue IMO. Have you checked for pests under the leaves as well?

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Yh but normally these insects are on top of the leaves

HandyGringo said:

The yellowing looks more like a nutrient issue IMO. Have you checked for pests under the leaves as well?

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So you mean those aphids ain’t harmful to the plants?

NobleKingSolomon said:

Yh but normally these insects are on top of the leaves

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Thrips lay eggs on the top of the leafs and feed on the bottom, thus yellowing them out. If you got a good loupe, check out the bottom.. they like to hide along the veins of the bottom of the leaf. You should see some poop too.

Oh!.... and the solution is some Capt. Jacks... (contains Spinosad).. spray the tops and bottoms of leafs right before lights out. Never during lights on. Repeat in one week. Assuming you're in veg still.

NobleKingSolomon said:

So you mean those aphids ain’t harmful to the plants?

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Oh no, they are. I just thought, based on the first pictures, that perhaps the primary issue was nutrients and that the little thing was a stray bug or a different issue altogether.

If what you have is thrips, the thing that worked for me was https://www.eugardencenter.com/en/ecostyle-spruzit-r.html

It's based on pyrethrum, natural and not harmful to your plant but very harmful to thrips. It also works against all kinds of other stuff, so it's worth getting IMO.

Or Spinosad as suggested, never used it, but I've heard good things.

HandyGringo said:

Thrips don't cause the entire leaves to turn yellow, do they? I can only speak from personal experience, but my leaves got spots in various places, but no yellowing like that. Perhaps his infestation is further ahead?

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He may have other issues going on with health, but def got thrips.