Possible Pest Issue

[Gentlemancorpse]

I have some clear leaf damage that appears to be pest related, because I can't think of a mechanical cause ... but I can't find a bug anywhere in the tent. Just spent an hour in there searching leaves with and without my scope ... found nothing.

The damage is really minor so far but Id like to figure it out before it gets worse.

Any thoughts?

 

[Drynobbob]

Splashed droplet or from accidental rough handling, not always bug related, but I'd hang some fly or no pest strips around to make sure. But when I accidentally splash and shake it off, I assumed it was the led cooking the one spot. Or more if really splashed around. Jmho

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I was hopeful that was all it was ... im rarely gentle with my plants but have never seen this before... I have some more sticky traps on the way so they'll be going in this weekend ... my gnat flies have returned to my veg tent ... just hit everything in there with some DE

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

So I definitely have a pest problem beyond my ongoing fungus gnat issue ... first saw these tiny little gray insects on one of the sticky pads in the flower tent ... then when I went to water the breeders the little buggers came pouring out of on of the pots... only seems to be in the one batch of plants right now... so I'm guessing they rode in in some soil... any ideas? They don't fly and unfortunately they are so damn small I can't get a picture. They seem to be living in the soil.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I'm leaning towards them being springtails at the moment

 

[JL2G]

So I definitely have a pest problem beyond my ongoing fungus gnat issue ... first saw these tiny little gray insects on one of the sticky pads in the flower tent ... then when I went to water the breeders the little buggers came pouring out of on of the pots... only seems to be in the one batch of plants right now... so I'm guessing they rode in in some soil... any ideas? They don't fly and unfortunately they are so damn small I can't get a picture. They seem to be living in the soil.

Can you scope them and see if they look like root aphids?

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Can you scope them and see if they look like root aphids?

Yeah, and Im going to take another look at them tonight when the lights come on ... but they looked to thin and too dark to be root aphids to me

Really wish I could get a picture haha

 

[JL2G]

Yeah, and Im going to take another look at them tonight when the lights come on ... but they looked to thin and too dark to be root aphids to me

Really wish I could get a picture haha

Yeah, it's just random guesses without pics. Lol

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

Yeah, it's just random guesses without pics. Lol

Absolutely. I'm gonna mess with trying to get a picture through the scope later ... but we will see how that goes haha

 

[jpcyan2]

Another potential culprit might be "Flea Beetles" . Soil born larvae feed on roots developing into adults which feed on leaves. Kind of a random guess. Hopefully the leaf damage is not insect related.
Time for some Captain Jacks Dead Bug or other spinosad product

something to refer to when you do get a pic for comparison: Flea Beetles - 5.592 - Extension

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

So my new phone apparently has a way better camera than I realized and this wasn't that hard to take haha

But this is our uninvited guest

 

[jpcyan2]

I think your initial guess of springtail was correct. A quick image search on duck duck go brought up some very similar pics. The tufts of hair, antennae, position of legs, body and head shape.

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

I think your initial guess of springtail was correct. A quick image search on duck duck go brought up some very similar pics. The tufts of hair, antennae, position of legs, body and head shape.

Thank you man! Thats how I felt but I never trust my own assessment on these things, definitely happy to have a second opinion

 

[Gentlemancorpse]

And now Im pretty sure I have thrips.... any tips on using spinosad? I can treat the plants at the roots right? I'd rather not spray with everything budding but I'm open to suggestions