What is this?

Burger Boss

Well-Known Member

• Sep 6, 2010

• #1

Hey Guys, I've never seen this before. 1st pic. is a critter I found roaming around in my girls leaves. 2nd is what appears to be an greenish egg sac on the end of a
black hair, attached to the side of a leaf. I've spotted them before, but this is the first picture. Any info regarding this would be most helpful.
Thank you, ............BB

 

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Burger Boss

Well-Known Member

• Sep 7, 2010

• #2

OH, C'MON! Somebody must know what this is.....BB

 

Serapis

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• Sep 7, 2010

• #3

It is a Thrip....

http://www.google.com/images?q=thrip&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1389&bih=947

REP is always welcome

 

jondamon

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• Sep 7, 2010

• #4

Serapis said:

It is a Thrip....

http://www.google.com/images?q=thrip&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1389&bih=947

REP is always welcome

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Fully agree with Serapis on this one. It is a variation of the WESTERN FLOWER THRIP.

I personally would use something with the active ingredient SPINOSAD spray leaves top and bottom and also drench the soil.

Any contact with SPINOSAD (which is a bacterium that was found in an unused RUM DISTILERY) is fatal.

Contact alone WILL kill thrips and also any ingestion. Ingestion works alot faster than contact..

J

 

assasinofyouth420

Well-Known Member

• Sep 7, 2010

• #5

Thrip was my first guess as well.

 

Burger Boss

Well-Known Member

• Sep 7, 2010

• #6

I want to thank everyone who took the time to post, Rep+ all around.
Good luck & good grow to all.......BB
Here are a few more shots of the "purp", & related activity: