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Looks like thrips (Flip the leaves over and look for little tiny bugs.)
You want to treat them with something organic of course: Neem oil, soap, pyrethrins.
Google "cannabis thrips"
You want to treat them with something organic of course: Neem oil, soap, pyrethrins.
Google "cannabis thrips"
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Couldn't see any bugs under the leafs or any web on anything?? Don't have a magnifying glass so could be I just can't see them?
Yes they can be very tiny, zap them with neem mixed with insecticide soap, very effective but you will need to keep on top of them.
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I'm week 6 of flower and it says getting neem on the buds will leave a bad taste? How would I get coverage without getting it on buds? Would insecticide soap on its own manage? I have trimmed off all infected leaves I can see. Thanks very much for everyone's help! You have saved me!
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That's an important point. When you have an infestation, you don't usually just get rid of it with one treatment (especially with the milder, organic solutions that we use). You should keep treating and treating, probably until harvest, or they will probably come back.
I don't have experience with those guys, but I'm guessing you can spray just the leaves and not the buds and that will do the job.
No problem. Make sure to get the bottom leaves completely wet underneath and spray the top of the soil (If using soil/compost mix). Soap is a contact insecticide so will only kill bugs when they get wet with it.
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Diatomaceous earth (google it) works well on top of the soil.
I'd also suggesting bud washing when you harvest. Bud Washing
I'd also suggesting bud washing when you harvest. Bud Washing
They burrow into the middle of the leaf and start eating. They are very small.
Imhigh85
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Some of the bugs you were looking for are so small they are hard to find without a magnifying glass this is the reason that go unnoticed for so long till they cause a severe problem to add to the additional ways of getting rid of them there is peroxide 3% 15 ml to a gallon of water sprayed daily will kill them + 1 part alcohol to 9 Parts water will do the same thing it will dry them out and kill them pretty quick this avoids using all the harsh chemicals that they make and create at the stores to sell you but judging by the bite marks and without seeing the bottom of the leaves I would say you have a case of spider mites they are a teeny tiny black. And immature ones or even tiny and her almost a clearish white
