Tips of leaves browning, white eggs on top?

mgchaze7

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Do you see anything moving? I'd like to see a picture of the whole leave to have more of a reference of its size. There are mites called cyclamen mites that lay clear elliptical eggs. Sere an article here about them. I'm not sure of their ubiquity across landscapes, and they don't seem to find cannabis gardens often.

Spider mite eggs are also round clear tiny beads. According to the University of California this is what they supposedly look like, though I remember them looking differently. More like this.

Furthermore, there is also a certain type of trichome called capitate-sessile trichome that seems to resemble the cyclamen mite egg. You can find a picture of these trichomes here. More info about sorts of trichomes on reddit here or an academic paper here.

I've learned trichomes can be mistaken for eggs, so it's best to try to get a $15 hand held microscope and figure it out for yourself if those are eggs or not. If you already can see mites moving (some mites will be nearly impossible to see without aid) then you already know you have them.

edit: if you're interested in seeing a thread play out the egg vs trichome game I went through this recently here.
 
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