THRIPS!?!?! HELP!!!

ElevatedLife

Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #1

OK so I just started some new seedlings(every 30 days) and I'm beginning to worry because I'm finding tiny orange bugs that look like thrips. I've never had any pests as I am in soil and indoors on the 7th floor of a building, but the plants are developing really strange issues I've never seen before. I don't have pics of the bugs but if anyone can help I would appreciate it.

PS these are the two seedlings I worry about, especially the smaller one as all the rusty spots have only shown up since yesterday.

 

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Kind Sir

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #2

Captain jacks dead but brew..got mine at home depot. Killed all thrips in 2 sprays, buy the concentrated bottle. Its a lot cheaper.

 

Olive Drab Green

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #3

Southern Ag Neem oil.

 

Indacouch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #4

Olive Drab Green said:

Southern Ag Neem oil.

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Agreed

 

explosive82

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #5

Monterey spinosad (or any spinosad product for that matter) should deal with your problem

 

Indacouch

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2016

• #6

And remember OP it doesn't matter where your garden is your neighbor on the eighth floor or the neighbor next to you could be growing .....so always take preventative measures for bugs ....just because your way up high in a building makes no difference most bugs fly and climb pretty damn good ......I like neem and azamax just remember to add a little drop of dish soap if you go the neem route and spray at lights out ....good luck

 

Kingrow1

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• Jul 30, 2016

• #7

Dosent look like thrip damage, silvery white lines/scratches everywhere is what thrip damage is normally. On plants that size you could eliminate the thrips manually anyway.

 

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bryan oconner

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• Jul 30, 2016

• #8

holy water spray on and water with .

 

ElevatedLife

Member

• Jul 31, 2016

• #9

Kind Sir said:

Captain jacks dead but brew..got mine at home depot. Killed all thrips in 2 sprays, buy the concentrated bottle. Its a lot cheaper.

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And this is okay to apply to seedlings?

 

ElevatedLife

Member

• Jul 31, 2016

• #10

Kingrow1 said:

Dosent look like thrip damage, silvery white lines/scratches everywhere is what thrip damage is normally. On plants that size you could eliminate the thrips manually anyway.

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That's what I thought, I've just been smashing them. Its just the only thing I can think of because the rest of the plants are super healthy just this one is dying. It showed such vigor sprouting and then it just started dying.

 

Kingrow1

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• Jul 31, 2016

• #11

ElevatedLife said:

That's what I thought, I've just been smashing them. Its just the only thing I can think of because the rest of the plants are super healthy just this one is dying. It showed such vigor sprouting and then it just started dying.

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Accurate identification of what you have is crucial first.