I Need Some Quick Help ( PLEASE ) White little bugs turning my stalk white

goten

goten

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I went out back to check on a sick Blue Mystic im trying to nurture back to good health

and i find these whit bugs crawling all over the stalk and leaving behind a white powdery substance on it

do any of you know what they are and know whats the best treatment to kill them or at least keep them away ?
 

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fatality

fatality

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if it was really moist around your area i would suspect powdery mildew, can not see pics too great though, look up powdery mildew if you think my hunch is right, there are a few different homemade concoctions to help you out, i dont know them cuz i have never had to deal with the problem
 
goten

goten

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They are actually bugs , its not just mildew

the white spot on the side of my stalk in the first pic is one of them

i will try to get a better pic , but every time i try to get my camera a little closer they run around to the other side of my stalk
 
goten

goten

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Here i took another pic

the first pic the white bug is on my leaf ,

the 2nd pic is the same bug after it moved from the leaf to the stalk

their was a few of them on my plant but i done knocked them off
 

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jondamon

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Looks like a type of aphid from what i can make out.

Let me do a quick search and see if i can find anything that resembles them.


J
 
goten

goten

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jondamon said:
Check this google search see if any of them match


http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1259&bih=599&q=white+aphids&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=



J
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Close call my man

i googled white powdery bugs and it linked me to some mealybugs

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_softbugs/SnowBallMealybug.htm

iv been using neem on it ,

but if it is mealybugs the neem wont work , im gonna have to go out and buy some insecticidal soap

ugh, growing can be aggravating at times lol

thanks for looking into it my man ( rep )
 
jondamon

jondamon

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No Worries Groten


Have you thought about something containing SPINOSAD?

I have to import my SPINOSAD in from the US to the UK but i wouldnt have it any other way. There is nothing quite like it over here.


J
 
South Texas

South Texas

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Ahalll Dude..... Identify as soon as possible, then go to dirtdoctor.con, click Library, find the natural solution. Neem is not an all cure app. You just may need a Garlic/Pepper mist. Or DE. What I KNOW is your Babies need a mist of molasses & seaweed spray, foliar feed, to strenghten the plant. Is your lighting 400 watt or above.
 
goten

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jondamon

jondamon

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thats the stuff GOTEN.

I use the CONSERVE NATURALYTE version but the monterays etc is the same.

IT IS OMRI listed and a fantastic product against many pests. Most predators arent effected by this either.



J
 
Po boy

Po boy

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those are mealybugs - try picking off as many as possible and keep it up until they are gone - they will destroy your plant by sucking the juices from it
 
South Texas

South Texas

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I don't know what mealy bugs are, sounds like the Bugs that get into Flour & Cornmeal. If so, a Bay Leaf will do the trick, They hate Cajuin Coon-ass food.
 
goten

goten

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Iv done demolished them

I luckily did not have an infestation of them , but just a few

i got rid of them about 30 mins after posting the thread yesterday , and so far none have come back
 
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