Wondering if we have a infestation of something? Noticed this this evening, removed them and have put up some fly catchers to see if there's a problem

That have me clueless . I never seen that issue before. I’m going to be completely honest and please don’t take this in the wrong way my friend but it looks like something took a sh*t on the tip of your plant. I thought it was stick bugs but don’t see any white eggs .

Hey darbyog, this is definitely no typical thing and unlike any other problem I've seen before. My guess is some strange type of fungus/mold. You should get rid off that bud or - for scientifical reasons - take the plant out of your tent and let it grow out outdoors, to see what happens with the black spot. The small flies and insects are normal if you grow organically and even if you don't - with high temps there will be some stuff crawling/flying around. Thats no biggie!