My own creation Stinky MacRiddle

[growsince79]

Not sure if its root aphids or gnats. I just watered with mosquito dunks. Plants are barely growing. Foliar fed foliage plus. Almost ready to toss them and start over. I'll give em a few more days and see if they improve.

 

[growsince79]

Took down a cool and added warm. Don't see any bugs. Not giving up on them just yet.

 

[growsince79]

Got a better scope today. Confirmed root aphids-shit.

 

[Ponky]

Got a better scope today. Confirmed root aphids-shit.

Sheeeiiit. Mix some Sulphur powder and some diatomaceous earth and put a layer on the top of the soil. That should help keep them from breeding.

 

[growsince79]

Sheeeiiit. Mix some Sulphur powder and some diatomaceous earth and put a layer on the top of the soil. That should help keep them from breeding.

Will bti kill them? I've heard yes and no..

 

[Ponky]

Will bti kill them? I've heard yes and no..

It should kill the larvae with a bacterium. Where as the Sulphur and the DE act like glass and poison. But the plant likes it. You could do all three and cover all bases. Apparently not all BT is the same. So it would specifically say for the pest you have. Root aphids are newer to the area. So maybe not.

 

[grnmtn]

Just wondering how you could get bugs with only 4 small plants?

 

[grnmtn]

Get some stylet oil. Spray plants and water plants with it. Easy fix.

 

[growsince79]

Just wondering how you could get bugs with only 4 small plants?

I'm almost positive they are in the bag of cocoloco. Whether they were in it when I bought it or not-idk.

 

[grnmtn]

I'm almost positive they are in the bag of cocoloco. Whether they were in it when I bought it or not-idk.

Root aphids in cocoloco? Wow! That's scarey as root aphids are quick killers. I've seen fungus gnats in stuff that has wood in it but root aphids!?!?

 

[growsince79]

Root aphids in cocoloco? Wow! That's scarey as root aphids are quick killers. I've seen fungus gnats in stuff that has wood in it but root aphids!?!?

Well I just soaked half a cup of cocoloco out of the suspect bag. I dont see any movement so far. I'll keep it isolated and wet for a few days to see if anything hatches..

 

[grnmtn]

At least inside you can kill them, outside is very difficult. Bad shit!

 

[grnmtn]

You got a pic? Fungus gnats are much more common and also winged and black but with a different head.

 

[growsince79]

You got a pic? Fungus gnats are much more common and also winged and black but with a different head.

No my $40 phone won't work. The way I know for sure is they have what look like 2 little antenna one on each side of the butt.

 

[grnmtn]

No my $40 phone won't work. The way I know for sure is they have what look like 2 little antenna one on each side of the butt.

Ah yes.

 

[growsince79]

Ah yes.

Sunday I put some cocoloco from the bag in question into a solo cup, soaked it and closed it in a ziplock bag. Didn't see anything moving until today. Now the little bastards are hatching. Confirmed RA in the cocoloco.

 

[grnmtn]

That is so messed up! I wonder if they also sell stuff to get rid of them? What a racket that would be!...great job confirming.

 

[Madmax]

You reckon when you moved them out of the room a couple have flown in growsince?

 

[growsince79]

That is so messed up! I wonder if they also sell stuff to get rid of them? What a racket that would be!...great job confirming.

I can't say if they were in the bag when I bought it or if they found a way in after I opened it. Next bag I'll get from a different store and do a test cup in a baggie from now on. In fact I'm gonna do a test on everything from now on.

 

[smokedareefer]

Sunday I put some cocoloco from the bag in question into a solo cup, soaked it and closed it in a ziplock bag. Didn't see anything moving until today. Now the little bastards are hatching. Confirmed RA in the cocoloco.

Good catch