Devastated! Little white insects on my leaves!

[hazeluv69]

I thinking thrips from the damage.Do they fly away or jump?If they hide in the seam of the leaves then its thrips.

I looked at thrip images and yes I’m certain it is that

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Well we now know they are most likely a bug in the nymph stage.

 

[hazeluv69]

Well we now know they are most likely a bug in the nymph stage.

So what are my options here?

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Damn Thrips!

 

[BeanTownFan420]

I control Thrips with just water and sprayer they wash easily and numbers stay low your fine.

 

[hazeluv69]

I control Thrips with just water and sprayer they wash easily and numbers stay low your fine.

Is there any option where I could rid of them!?

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Vacuum your grow area to remove some of them after you clean the plants.

 

[hazeluv69]

Vacuum your grow area to remove some of them after you clean the plants.

Will try! Any opinion of the soap?

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Thrips are easy to control but could be impossible to get rid of them completely being they are in your environment to begin with.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Yes any insecticidal soap and washing plants regularly to stop getting them. A clean grow room is imperative to a perpetual grow room.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

Thrips always show up now and then now that your growing you will find that out.

 

[hazeluv69]

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Yes any insecticidal soap and washing plants regularly to stop getting them. A clean grow room is imperative to a perpetual grow room.

thanjs will get on that and let you know how I get on & just to mention I have had a quite few brittle leaves!!

 

[HutchBenedict]

Could be thrips, some are quite big and I don't see any in the center seam or where the leaves all meet but you but treat with soap quite safely, as well as hydrogen peroxide (h202). Since they are not in flower you could use End-All but it contains pyrethrin so that's up to you. You can start tonight by spraying some dish detergent mixed in water. I think it's 1 tablespoon to the gallon but google it. I think you put in a little veg oil as well. They need to be sprayed every three days for at least two weeks, possibly more. Do not let up or miss a spraying until they're gone.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

If we are not growing cannabis then we will not have thrips it comes with growing.We all get them at times.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Brittle leaves are also a sign of a bad thrip infestation. Remove them and any heavily eaten or ugly leaves.

 

[hazeluv69]

Could be thrips, some are quite big and I don't see any in the center seam or where the leaves all meet but you but treat with soap quite safely, as well as hydrogen peroxide (h202). Since they are not in flower you could use End-All but it contains pyrethrin so that's up to you. You can start tonight by spraying some dish detergent mixed in water. I think it's 1 tablespoon to the gallon but google it. I think you put in a little veg oil as well. They need to be sprayed every three days for at least two weeks, possibly more. Do not let up or miss a spraying until they're gone.

Just to be clear I use any soap? Or is there a special brand of insecticidal soap?

 

[HutchBenedict]

Brittle leaves are also a sign of a bad thrip infestation. Remove them and any heavily eaten or ugly leaves.

I mean they are normal but in your case the brittle leaves are not good. Not fatal or anything but not good.

 

[BeanTownFan420]

All insecticidal soap for plants should work fine.The fatty acids in the soap break down the insects outer casing or shell.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Any detergent while you are waiting for the Safers as BeanTownFan420 says!

 

[HutchBenedict]

See this article: How to combat thrips in cannabis cultivation