First week and a half of flowering of two different plants. These little worms or caterpillars or whatever are probably no bigger than the point of a fine point pen. Should I try the dish soap in water thing? Any other suggestions? The plants don't seem to be affected at all at this point, except one of them seems to have faint spots on the fan leaves, and maybe some kind of shiny residue. I have no idea if this is due to the bugs, but the leaves themselves are green and healthy.
TINY White "Caterpillars"
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wilsoncr17
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Buga are never good. Doesn't matter what they are get rid of them. Remember caterpillars eat leaves, I'd get rid of 'em fast.
wilsoncr17
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...well bugs you can't identify are never good. And lady bugs get pretty aggressive when they've been drinking.
Jon.Smith.Foo
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Wasps do one of the best cleaning jobs I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong, the spiders do a great job but they are more passive, setting up a web and waiting for other bugs to stroll by (I know not all spiders are like this, but the ones I find on the plants are). Wasps on the other hand are very active and pretty much do a seek and destroy mission on your plant
If you've ever seen a wasp work a plant then you know what I am talking about.
I attached a couple pictures of a spider doing his thing.
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email468
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Whiteflies maybe?
From "Grow Great Marijuana" by Logan Edwards:
Whiteflies
The whitefly life cycle is interesting in that the larval stage does all the damage. The larva will hatch and reamin until it has quickly molted three times. Then it pupates and an adult emerges. Whiteflies behave just like spider mites. The insect hides underneath the leaf and sucks it's (sic) dinner from it, which results in white spots on the top side of the leaf.
Signs of infestation
The top surface of leaves on infested plants become pale or spotted due to these insects feeding on the underside of the leaves. Whiteflies are easily spotted with the naked eye. Heavily infested plants will produce a buzzing cloud of flies if shaken. They look like little white moths and are around two millimeters in size.
Controlling the Whitefly
Insecticidal soap will take care of an infestation, as will more toxic insecticies. Apply the soap (plus a wetting agent) to every part of the plant, including both sides of the leaves. This will act to block the breathing pores and suffocate the pests.
From "Grow Great Marijuana" by Logan Edwards:
Whiteflies
The whitefly life cycle is interesting in that the larval stage does all the damage. The larva will hatch and reamin until it has quickly molted three times. Then it pupates and an adult emerges. Whiteflies behave just like spider mites. The insect hides underneath the leaf and sucks it's (sic) dinner from it, which results in white spots on the top side of the leaf.
Signs of infestation
The top surface of leaves on infested plants become pale or spotted due to these insects feeding on the underside of the leaves. Whiteflies are easily spotted with the naked eye. Heavily infested plants will produce a buzzing cloud of flies if shaken. They look like little white moths and are around two millimeters in size.
Controlling the Whitefly
Insecticidal soap will take care of an infestation, as will more toxic insecticies. Apply the soap (plus a wetting agent) to every part of the plant, including both sides of the leaves. This will act to block the breathing pores and suffocate the pests.
mondaypurple
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Funny that you say that.....http://livemantis.com/...madre loooves mantis'
mondaypurple
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oh, the ...madre is not part of the link..hah
Jon.Smith.Foo
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I took that picture on my back porch. The spider is actually really tiny, only about 1/4 inch long including the legs. I find the little guys, and some time some bigger ones, all the time. I knock the webs down every day or so but they always come back and I always see them eating other bugs so they can stay!
Humboldt
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Thanks for the information but did you know there's an edit button?
Jon that's so cool some entertainment while you wait, that's one of the reasons I want to get a mantis, would be cool to find him in me lil garden praying his ass off or munching on some bugs but the only thing is what if he runs out of insects to eat?
donnieosmond
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You guys are hijacking this kid's thread......... the leaves are going to stay like they are but as long as you get rid of them it doesn't matter. Just do it quickly and without mercy.
Jon.Smith.Foo
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Yep, the sooner you deal with those bugs the better. The won't go away on their own.
He got the answer he needed on the first page.
I attached a couple of pictures of a bigger spider I found in a plant. I've never found a mantis on my property, but I've heard they do a good job. I would imagine once they're done they will find another plant to clean.
Hey man, we're discussing alternate ways of dealing with the bugs we find in our plants
He got the answer he needed on the first page. I attached a couple of pictures of a bigger spider I found in a plant. I've never found a mantis on my property, but I've heard they do a good job. I would imagine once they're done they will find another plant to clean.
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Humboldt
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That's pretty damn cool, so if I see spiders I should let them stick around and eat whatever may be a threat? I killed a spider while back thinking they would harm my plants, I was hearing stuff about spider mites and it scared me, three days later during watering I noticed a dried out pincher bug/earwig (are they harmful to plants?) I could of kicked myself after reading this thread because now that I look back on it .. I'm thinking maybe that spider I killed was the spider that sucked the shit out of that earwig.
iToke
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I will never put anything on my plants that i wouldn't put in my eyes...Dont wana end up with another one of these!
Put the soap vinegar and water solution on the plant they said....all over the leaves they said...this will kill the flies they said....ive done it on all my plants they said...3 days later the plant is dead and i still have flies I said!!
