I just discovered these tiny guys. They are pale green and round with long antennae. There are about 20 crawling on the area where I chopped the stalk. Still in veg so I have time to act on it. Never had bugs before in all my years growing. Can’t find any in my other tent. Are these aphids? Mites? Any help is much appreciated.
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@George hello there I’m a newbie in my 1st grow 21 days in flower an was wondering if u could help me understand why I’m getting 3 point leafs top of my 2 girls anywho sorry to bother u when u got bugs to deal with hope u get rid of them have good day
I just saw the long antennas and discarded many others, aphids normally are on leaves up in the plant and their antennas are on the side oh their head normally making a 90º angle:
mites are not easy to see naked eye and don’t have antennas, like this soil mite:
but maybe you’re right and it can be a root aphid:
Thanks so much for the reply! I agree that it could be a root aphid. They are super tiny but not hard to see. Pale tear shaped bodies with that exact shape antennae. I also haven’t seen many on leaves, mostly stalks and the wounds where I cut stems. I sprayed with Zymes this morning during lights out. Going to defoliate then spray again tomorrow. Then use some diatomaceous earth on the soil and dust the stalks. Hopefully can get rid of them soon because I need to flip to flower asap.
Although… they do move fairly fast in the video I took. Darting around quickly all over the stalk. I’ve seen the way root aphids move in videos and they are way slower than these move. Could these be soil mites? Do soil mites climb stalks and go on plants?