Could this pest be Spider Mites?

Well crapiola and double crapiola!

I have some kind of pest im my tent that was probably transported from outside when I brought her in. They are “only” on about 10% of the plant so far that I can see

Under a loupe, they look like tiny white oval shaped bugs with white pinchers.

I’m 2 weeks or so from harvest. Can I kill them in time?

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Those look like aphids. But same treatment as mites. If relatively minimal infestation, you should be alright. Just do a thorough bud wash.

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Thanks. Just ran over to Lowes and got some Capt. Jacks Dead Bug.

Do I spray everything, including the buds?

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Yep. It rinses away wish bud wash. Oil based sprays shouldn’t be used in flowers, but cjdbb is good up until chop.

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Ok, got it all sprayed.

Last question: When I do harvest and bud wash…do I wash before wet trimming… or after just on the trimmed buds before I hang them?

PS I’ve never wet trimmed a wet plant

I usually take all the large, longer stemmed fan leaves before drying, but that’s it. As long as you wash the buds thoroughly you’ll be fine. Just don’t get real vigorous.

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Just got the concentrated bottle of Captain Jack’s dead bug at the local soulless big box store (you know the one that’s always by Lowe’s…)for $5 if you want to stock up. I can never resist the end of season sales. CJDB is the go to any time pests invade.

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I’ve been using Growers Ally Crop Defender 3 for my recent grow and before that I was still using Growers Ally Spider mite and Fungicide. Crop Defender 3 is a newer product they just released that’s a miticide, fungicide and an insecticide all in one bottle.

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This is a spider mite spazzin out in some CJDB.
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@HeyJB

OMG! Thought for a second on was on the wrong website.

LMAO, die you little critter!!!

Thanks for making my day!

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I just got this pic of some aphid parents mourning the death of their youngens. Captain is workin. This time on my okra.

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@HeyJB

You kill me!

You missed your true calling in life!

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Call HeyJB for all your extermination needs. Photos to prove its working or your money back! :laughing: :rofl: I was curious if it was working or not. It is!

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I’d hire you right on the spot!!!

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I hav some bad aphid infestations and cjdb didnt bother them at all. Dr brommers oil soap had a little better results but then i ordered ladybugs and they cleaned up all the pests. Without harm to the plants or the end users

You think I could throw them inside my tent?

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Yep thats what we did. And even put in a lil ladybug house so they could reproduce and some food when the aphids became scarce. Now and again i see ladybug larvae in there. But no aphids or mites. Any that get out we put them back or the cats get. 1500 costs about 10 bucks.

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That’s awesome. What is the ladybug house? Did you just buy that too?

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Yeah, she ordered the house an some food for them. All amazon ibelieve

Looks like I’m headed to amazon for some ladybugs. Thanks for the heads up on this!

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