Tiny bug, only seen with scope

Troubleshooting Pests
21

I see webbing but the bug in that one picture is not a spider mite. The bug in the picture looks more like a russet mite.

image
image1080×700 84.9 KB
The hemp russet mite (Aculops cannabicola) is a member of the Eriophyoid mite family, and has emerged as a devastating pest in cannabis cultivation. The eriophyoids mite are unique among the acari: they have worm-like bodies (known as fusiform) and larvae and adults have 4 legs, not 8 like other mites. Eriophyoid mites are also microscopic; too small to be seen with the naked eye

2 Likes
22

Although above looks really close too, based on pics if could be thrips as well. I seemed to get them when i used soil. The thing i hated most about soil too…stupid bugs!

1 Like
23

IMG_7259
IMG_72591080×1920 230 KB

This is a thrip

I think the other thing that looks like a booger is too ,
The color and shape are dead giveaway
Thrips have a big fat ass

Google thrip larve

IMG_7260
IMG_7260890×804 179 KB

1 Like
24

Thrips are big enough to see with the naked eye Russet mites are way smaller and can’t be seen without a magnifier. Thrips have 6 legs. Russet mites have 4 Russet mites are about a 1/6 the size of a spider mite. The normal stuff that kills spider mits and thrips wont phase Russet mites.

25

Thrips can jump run ninja flip and go stealth mode in a second.

Never bring a knife to a thrip fight you will lose.

1 Like
26

It’s a thrip 100 percent. Saw a few on a couple plants out of 16 plants! Dried all. No wash. No spray. 100 percent organic. But dried and a jarred. Smells epic and world class. Thanks for figuring out it’s a thrip.

1 Like
27

No worries although thrips can be serious I have never found them in an infestation like you would an aphid ,however they are on your plants in numbers when you have them ,
Outdoors where I am I have soybean thrips ,but I also naturally have thier biggest predator the minute pirate bug ,so it’s never enough of anything for me to even worry about .

I immediately knew it was a thrip because of its shape and color even tho it was a sort of blurry pic ,that’s how much I’ve seen them

1 Like
28

I find minute pirate bugs in my greenhouse from time to time. I didn’t know what they were the first time I saw one.

1 Like
29

They are my favorite predator because they will have offspring on your plant if there’s enough of a food source ,and could protect your plant for a long time

2 Likes
30

Can you spray Jacks Dead Bug for thrips when the lights are on or do you have to do it when the lights are off (indoor grow) all plants have those tiny white baby thrips (I think) help as they are also budding week 10.5.
Thanks

31

Better to do it with the lights off. Just after lights out would probably be best