How to get rid of them?

DrJoint
DrJointstarted grow question 6y ago
Hi guys, please tell me what is this and how to deal with it. I have noticed them on my Chempie.
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the_canna_scientist
the_canna_scientistanswered grow question 6y ago
Looks like an adult thrip. They can be black like that, but the spikey ass in the back is the giveaway for me. Thrips have this spikey abdomen even in the larvae stage. Adult thrips lay eggs in the soft parts of the plant/leaves. Eggs hatch to larvae and the larvae literally suck the sap and sugars right out of the plants cells. ( This should leave marks on your leaves) The larvae then fall to the soil, to pupate. Once, they pupated, they hatch into adults with wings and a spikey abdomen, and crawl up to the leaves to start the process again. I haven't had much luck with soaps and neem oils because you need to saturate every part of the plant, and these guys like to hide in hard to get spots. Buy some Amblyseius cucumeris predator mites, they live soley on thrip eggs and larvae. Place these on the stems/leaves. Put Diatomaceous earth on the top layer of soil to prevent the larvae from pupating in the soil. Once you have the mites killing the larvae and eggs, and the diatoms killing the pupae, this should interrupt the cycle. Best of Luck!
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Justa_Retard
Justa_Retardanswered grow question 6y ago
I was gonna say, buy some diatomacous earth, but after having listened to Canna_Scientist talk about his predator mites, I'd say go with that.. Be the general of your own army.
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mrZot
mrZotanswered grow question 6y ago
Hey! What is it, I'm not very sure! How to treat it, well I don't know if you're using potassium soap + neem oil throughout the process to help the plant's immune system. If you see that it doesn't improve, I would use something more chemical just once, although I see it has one in flowering right behind it. So better no chemicals. Another question would be, is the plant being bitten by this insect?
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