Roots aphid?? ALmost looks like a bulb mite...! HELP!!

Matthew Jackson

Matthew Jackson

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I've had these so called root aphids for quite a while now... i've lost some plants and need these bugs gone.. they're infesting my new garden.. im all hydro and few soil...
There are small microscopic white/clear bugs with redish legs on my hydroton/roots/potting in the reservoir...I've been looking around and heard theyre root aphids and they also look like Bulb Mites (predatory and a pest that are impossible to get rid of)... so im hoping theyre aphids... I've been doing GoGnat dips every 2 days for for the last 5 days..
todays the 6th day and there are less and less aphids..
ive been using 29% H2O2 in the reservoir.. (ive heard mixed things about this.. about how it also kills the beneficials in the water.... any opinions?? Ive heard of breeding your own beneficial microbes instead and just clean equipment with H2O2 water...?!?!? hmmm...

but i have root rot in three plants as well and I have Home and Gardens root excellorator.. $80 .. works great... only thing out there that cures root rot.. (what i was told at the hydro store)

Yesterday I picked up some Organocide at Home Depot.. its a Organic fungicide and pesticide.. i plan on doing a dip in the organocide tonight for the 6th night because I want to change it up.. the organocide has fish oils so hopefully that will help..
If i see improvement.. I want to save up for Merit 75 to finish it off... to prevent these fuckers from coming back, im going to do a goGnats/organocide dip every week at nutrient change.. hopefully these bastards dont go into my soil grows.... knock on wood!!

any opinions??? I need to get rid of these fuckers and keep em gone so i can flower my babies... ive lost ALOT of time and money from these bugs.... I have images of my setup (veg room with an HPS light in it waiting for bugs to be gone to flower... and ill post pics of the bugs under 100X microscope... thanks!

**the picture of the bug makes it look like they are tan but they are really a clear/white with redish legs**
 

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doniawon

doniawon

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yeah imidacloploride.. i had to of misspelled that shit.. bayer tree and shrub.. or citrus if you dont want to turn your plants in to nuclear medicine.
 
Matthew Jackson

Matthew Jackson

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so im guessing that there is alot of chemicals in the imidacloprid? im willing to do anything to this point just to save the plants.. theyre all vegging til i can get rid of these fuckers...

im doing another ORGANOCIDE/GoGnats dip today... theres fish oils in the organocide.. gotta keep changing it up.. i want to do a bomb as well..

today is a nutrient change out... im going to do half strength nutes..

any ideas on keeping the GoGnats in the water resevoirs?? or should i just use it as a dip..?!? ive been puting it in the resevoirs but it causes a muck buildup...

another question about H2O2... should I be using this? (it kills the beneficials i might need to get rid of these bugs) little bit shady in that area.. i will be using the H2O2 to clean my stuff!


I found a praying mantis as well (brown-female?? idk) hopefully i can find a male so they can mate and she will lay eggs under the leaves and the babies will go for smaller bugs like aphids and mites... = ) since i cant find any lady bugs anywhere!!!!!!!!!!
 
doniawon

doniawon

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no not alot of chemicals just the imid.. its your only option from what i gather.. you can pay me in bud, but ill take a +rep j/k. good luck brova.. this product is systemic(enters the plant and becomes part of the plant) for 6 weeks so make sure you use it with this is mind. you need to get every bit of this stuff out and only use it once. not recomended for use in during the flowering stage.
 
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