Mysterious F*** Up

SmokeUmPipe · #1 10-31-2006, 01:26 PM

Hey Guys, Alright so I woke up this morning opened my grow room door, undid the curtain I put around it at night,turn on my light, and I look and one of my leaves is like half there!!!! Out of a 9 blade leaf, 6 were there!!! It had the center blade, the ones to the left, and the 2 lil' ones. The leaf below that had a crack in one of the blades that almost took out a lil' piece of leaf btwn the veins..I look on the floor and I see the shrivled up blades....do you think she'll be okay?? She's like 32 days into flowering and I don't want this to have been a waste for some shit I couldn't control..Anybody know what happened/problem?? I'm so confused right now trying to figure it out

Traxxe · #2 10-31-2006, 01:50 PM

This is actually more common than you think.

The culprit is pests. You have a Gripe infestation. They are these little insects that saw of the plant to get the nutrients from the cut area and they usually work in the dark.

The only way to kill it is to introduce its natural predator. Snipe. Now getting snipe can be a little tricky. I had to do it once but I'm sure one of these veterans here can help.

SmokeUmPipe · #3 10-31-2006, 01:54 PM

Damn that sux..I cant repot either....but why did it just all of the sudden happen last night??

Traxxe · #4 10-31-2006, 01:56 PM

Oh, it's not that bad. Again, someone else with more knowledge can let you know. I think they sleep and then the flowering triggers them though. Just one snipe or so and your problem will be solved. But I hear their somewhat easy to catch.

Again, I'm just a newbie. I could be wrong. You'll be fine. Just wait for one of the experts to guide you on your journey.

SmokeUmPipe · #5 10-31-2006, 02:00 PM

well hopefully I can get ahold of a snipe...or at the very least hope my plant can make it through these last few weeks...How bad do you think this will affect my yield????

Garden Knowm · #6 10-31-2006, 05:21 PM

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You think it is this?

i would get a Pest Strip. And some of that yellow sticky paper that catches insects..

cheers

one leaf is not a bad loss. not bad at all

SmokeUmPipe · #7 10-31-2006, 06:40 PM

Maybe...but I wonder how I got that in my house(I'm from the US if that makes any difference) I'll have to try the sticky paper thing...the thing is the other half of the leaf thats still there is working and not drooping or nething it happened last night(I'm guessing) and and it wasnt drooping by the time I turned the light off today....she'll probably be fine, she hasn't appeared different from any other day growth/health wise

potroast · #8 11-01-2006, 12:43 AM

Snipe Hunt !! Anyone remember the Snipe Call ?

Nemsist221 · #9 11-01-2006, 12:59 PM

you might wanna try "dont bug me" its a very good pesticide that does not affect the plants i would recommend that i dunno if this is true but it might be espically for mary jane