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Soil mites or Aphids???

XanHalen
XanHalenstarted grow question 16d ago
HELP, i though these were soil mites, this is my first organic grow, chatgpt says these are aphids, and that soil mites wont just vibe in clusters on the underside of the leaves, what are they??? and wtf should i do, they just entered preflower today.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 15d ago
in the first pic the reflections makes em look like white flys. but the 2nd pic confirm aphids. They are easy to deal with. can kill most of them with soap and water or just a water jet spray. if just entering preflower and not flower flower then I'd soap and water em. Don't know where your plants are. but if you can take them outside or in the bath tub and give them a really good spray down it would be best, knock their numbers down. 1L water to 1 Tea dish detergent, think dawn or palmolive or sunlight. make it frothy and sudsy. cover the entire plant and let it sit for 5 min, then rince off and power blast em if they still stuck on. Aphids are annoying but easy to deal with. they may comeback though so be vigilant.
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MindFlowers68
MindFlowers68answered grow question 14d ago
You can wash them off with plain water, you don't need to add soap for aphids. but if you want since your spraying already maybe add in some preventative ipm for mold, since after a week or to spraying will not be good idea. so maybe some copper fungicide too
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MindFlowers68
MindFlowers68answered grow question 14d ago
Those are aphids man. Not the end of the world especially if just a few. if you are outside get some ladybugs. Look for ants on your plants they farm aphids like humans farm cows, so they can take the sugar honeydew from them to eat.
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DrGruen
DrGruenanswered grow question 14d ago
Das sind Blattläuse.......kann man auf dem 2.Bild super erkennen 😉 Wasche die Pflanze am besten mit Wasser und Spülmittel ab.
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Still_Smoq
Still_Smoqanswered grow question 15d ago
Aphids for sure. I’d use soap and water to spray off the plant and kill them. It may take a couple of gentle sprays but aphids are pretty easy to get rid of in the early stages. Do it before you go into full flower.
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Shinsimilla
Shinsimillaanswered grow question 15d ago
Luckily Aphids are a relatively easy fix. Get on them before you get too far into flower.
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John_Kramer
John_Krameranswered grow question 15d ago
Kill em ? Duh xD
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 15d ago
Aphids! Ladybugs are the safest option. A spray of plain water with a few drops of liquid soap may be of benefit also, but don't spray if using or intending to use ladybugs.
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Grower_Tom
Grower_Tomanswered grow question 15d ago
Since I’m doing an organic grow as well, I decided to do a little digging, earthworm castings contains “chitinase” which I guess makes them vulnerable and destroys the exoskeleton. So if this were my grow and seeing how infested it is, I would def dip plant in water, then top dress about an inch of worm castings, stick 5-10 ladybugs in there. Give it two weeks and I bet you’re good and clean.
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PenguPoop
PenguPoopanswered grow question 15d ago
Soil mites should live in the soil and there look bit huge for typical soilmites i would go with chatpgt and say aphids since i dont like chemical pestizides i would use ladybugs or Chrysopidae as natural predators and for sure, try to collect as many as you can
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Grower_Tom
Grower_Tomanswered grow question 15d ago
ChatGPT is correct, get ladybugs and nematodes if possible. Extreme measures are dipping the plant in water to get them off. Sticky traps is cheap for outside the pots, DE inside. Make sure you isolate the infestation! Otherwise it’s soap and water my friend. (Ladybugs are for leafs, nematodes for soil)
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