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Something invisible is eating leaves!

Little_Potstarted grow question 2 years ago

Something is eating leaves! There are two big holes on the top leaves since yesterday. Also it looks like the sides of new leaves are eaten off. It seems like there are some micro yellow things on the eaten edges, but they are to small for me to see. What could it be?

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m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago

I am not 100% convinced this is a pest. It looks like signs of mutation or stress on the leaves and I would be guessing this is from overwatering or something else in the root zone. I have seen odd growth like this on some of my plants before that I overwatered. It grows all weird without enough oxygen at the roots. As for pests though if you think it might be something best to identify the pest, try sticky traps or looking for them in the top layer of soil or under the pot. Good Luck! ***disclaimer, multiple people are answering all questions as there is a contest called GOTM, when a user is selected as the answer they get a point. Please see the contest page for information regarding the details: growdiaries.com/giveaways/GotM-August-2022 Please note, when you reply to anything on the questions part of Growdiaries website, no one will be notified of this. Not even if you use a "@" tag in their name. Best to reach out to them in DM using your inbox, it can be found in the bottom right hand corner of the site. It's the small paper airplane button, it will be highlighted green if you have new messages***

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m0useanswered grow question 2 years ago

Glad to know I could be of help on this question for you. I hope the new reply on the new question will shed some more clarify onto the situation. We will get to the bottom of this but I need some more information about your grow first. Good Luck!

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Little_Potanswered grow question 2 years ago

Thanks! I already have yellow and blue stickers around, no signs of insects on them so far. But new leaves are really not looking healthy. They are extremely thin on the base, and instead of 5 or 7 fingers they have 3 or even only 1, I uploaded new picture. I am very sad.

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DutchDoobieanswered grow question 2 years ago

High little pot, Yes you do not want to spray the leaves when the lights are still on! This will cause brown burned spots and after these spots probably just left these scars. When it doesn't become worse so no new spots you are fine. When you notice more please search for caterpillars. The scars look a lot like the damage they make. It is always smart to hang sticky yellow tape strips in and around your plant to identify and notice pests straight away! Happy Growing! 😋

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Little_Potanswered grow question 2 years ago

Im thinking that maybe @m0use is right, and the damage is not done by bugs. 1 week ago I sprayed plants with diy insecticide soap and it burned baby leaves pretty hard. So maybe now those damaged leaves are growing strange. Still, it looks like plants reacted good to neem oil, I will repeat in 7 days

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Pjm70answered grow question 2 years ago

Inspect every inch of her. Check around and under the pot.

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Little_Potanswered grow question 2 years ago

I have bought neem oil, so I sprayed it today on both plants. It looks like damage stopped, and the holes are not getting bigger. I see no bugs or caterpillars, or snails so far.

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DutchDoobieanswered grow question 2 years ago

High Little_Pot, I think that this is done by Caterpillars! The first sign of caterpillars is just seeing chunks of your leaves missing. You may also see clumps of black/brown “dirt” on your leaves, which is caterpillar poop. You can use neem oil to spray the leaves. Neem oil is 100% biological and really cheap. And it will kill and prevent a whole lot of bugs that are a threat to our beloved cannabis. You need neem oil with a emulsifier, green soap is the best organic option here. Because neem is an oil it doesn't solve into water. You make a 3% neem oil solution mixed with tap water. Spray this on the leaves for 1 week (top and bottom) and the bugs will be gone. It works agains almost all the bugs that eat from the leaves. When you want to get rid of bugs that live in the soil and eat your roots like gnats. You can use the same solution of 3% neem oil and then just use this watering the pot. Same result, within a week the bugs are gone! Happy Growing! 😋

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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 2 years ago

You've got some type of leaf eater (obviously) and it really doesn't matter which one. If you spray your plants thoroughly with some BT (Bacillus thuringiensis), the munchers will take one bite and decide to have lunch elsewhere... and go off and die. You can pick some up on Amazon or at any garden center.. It's organic and can be used right up to harvest if need be... https://www.amazon.com/Monterey-B-T-Insecticide-Ready-to-Spray-32oz/dp/B00OP9WQAY/ref=asc_df_B00OP9WQAY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=196292539648&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4358864348232564977&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002619&hvtargid=pla-313266551026&th=1 Good luck!

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GreenOrganicGermanyanswered grow question 2 years ago

Also Schnecken fallen weg. Da fehlt die Schleimspur... Raupen halte ich in einem Zelt für sehr unwahrscheinlich. Ich vermute, das Problem liegt in der Erde🤔 Ich hatte mal ein Problem mit dem gemeinen Ohrwurm (Forficula auricularia). Der hat sich nachts die Blätter einer Lady schmecken lassen, die Fraßspuren sahen identisch aus.

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Anonymous_2022answered grow question 2 years ago

🤔 not sure but to be honest but id definitely be spraying with some sort of safe pest killer, There’s a few people on here that will no doubt be abit more knowledgeable in this area, Good luck 🌱

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