Thrips? Mites? I can't tell... *PICS*

Ive got 2 4x8 tents that are pretty far into flower but i just noticed a bug problem. The plants are still looking great but I'm not sure how serious these bugs are. Theres A LOT of them, all over the leaves. They were all tiny little bugs crawling around but now there are some with bigger white ones that fly around. Whats the best way to get rid of these bastards?

Attached are some pictures

Spider mites. Too late to treat effectively. Disinfect everything after harvest.

Cucumeris. For thrips

Looks like white fly, to me. Try a pyritherin spray. All natural, non toxic. Will work on mites too.
If you shake your plants do they fly around? Mites don't.

Itsme.

Theres little ones on the leaves that don't fly and then the white ones definitely fly around when you shake the plant. I think the ones flying around could be a more mature version of the littles ones. I found this spray laying around called pure 3-way... https://www.hydroponics.net/i/140701

I just sprayed that all over them... hopefully it helps.

I see thrips larvae and white fly.


SPINOSAD will work but IMO in flowering you need to be very careful what you spray on your plants Incase it leaves any residuals on the buds.


Mighty wash might be a way to go.


I would firstly get yourself some Yellow and blue sticky traps.


A last resort would would be something like "hot shots no pest strips".

Yes dechlovos (spelling) is a carcinogen but it breaks down quickly.

You could turn off all fans during your dark hours and allow the pest strip chance to work.

It will DEFINATELY kill the bastards but if you have less than 4 weeks till harvest I wouldn't use it.

Another alternative would be predatory insects.



You need to address how you got them?

Do you come in from outside and check your grow room without changing clothes?

Do you allow pets near your grow room?

Are your intakes screened to stop pests?



J

You have both thrips and spider mites. Treat your plants 2 days in a row hurry before trichromes start to produce. I'd bomb, douse the plants, and the whole grow 2 days back to back

itsmehigh said:

Cucumeris. For thrips

Looks like white fly, to me. Try a pyritherin spray. All natural, non toxic. Will work on mites too.
If you shake your plants do they fly around? Mites don't.

Itsme.

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Cucumeris for thrips you say?

I transplanted a mother and ignored her.... now I have a prettt good colony. Pyrethrum derivatives haven't done the trick.

I have some pyrethrin on my shelf... I take it this isnt effective either?

Id like to find something that will work to get clones sterile while I debug my room.

I've been hitting every 4 days.. guess I should google their breeding cycle lol

hydroMD said:

Cucumeris for thrips you say?

I transplanted a mother and ignored her.... now I have a prettt good colony. Pyrethrum derivatives haven't done the trick.

I have some pyrethrin on my shelf... I take it this isnt effective either?

Id like to find something that will work to get clones sterile while I debug my room.

I've been hitting every 4 days.. guess I should google their breeding cycle lol

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You betcha, they will irradicate all stages of Thirps, when they run out of food they will turn cannibal and eat each other, no more bugs.

Itsme.