please help identify this pest!

It sorta looks like root aphids but darker than usual...what magnification was that at?

My iPhone I can't get any closer with it still being clear.

It has the little spikes coming out of its butt.

I just dug up some coco and found a winged beast in there :(

Can't really tell from the pic, but it does resemble an aphid. Usually you find RA by the hundreds. Just one or two would be odd.

Spectracide root drench just to be safe. Keep the medium saturated for as long as possible.

Looks like a root aphid to me.

could be root aphids, but that bug looks much bigger than the RA i usually see. That could be a different type of species of root aphids though. At first it looked like a stink bug, but those dont dwell within the roots. Being that you found a flyer makes me feel like its more of a root aphid problem. the males dont grow wings and destroy ur roots. the females have wings and fly around dropping off eggs in ur medium


i feel like your bug in the picture looks pretty close to figure "C"

Theoneandonly Z said:

could be root aphids, but that bug looks much bigger than the RA i usually see. That could be a different type of species of root aphids though. At first it looked like a stink bug, but those dont dwell within the roots. Being that you found a flyer makes me feel like its more of a root aphid problem. the males dont grow wings and destroy ur roots. the females have wings and fly around dropping off eggs in ur medium
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i feel like your bug in the picture looks pretty close to figure "C"

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I agree. I'm looking at the pic thinking "it looks like c" and look down to see you agree lol

I haven't seem flyers In a few days, I used a beneficial bacteria used to treat ponds for larvae and different bugs a few days ago wen I noticed them.
I'm no going to use it again as it has always seemed to damage my plants.
I'll get the name of the product tonight after work.
The bigger plants that are infested are starting to have sickly looking leaves too :((((


Will the spectracide dunk/soak be on for clones? I haven't seen any bugs in the little solo cups I have clones in, or the half gallon pot u have my Pineapple Express in, I'm assuming everything should be treated?

How long is too long for the soak? I could probably get it soaked for as long as I want in my set up.... Putting the cups/pots in a bigger bucket... Should I cover the leafy materials too?

If t

WalterWhiteFire said:

Can't really tell from the pic, but it does resemble an aphid. Usually you find RA by the hundreds. Just one or two would be odd.

Spectracide root drench just to be safe. Keep the medium saturated for as long as possible.

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If in fact I should be finding them in the hundreds I feel my bacteria could have helped.... I do find dead flyers in large quantities in the run off

I would stick with beneficials for treatment. I use OG bio war - foliar pack as a root drench weekly. This ensures protection from most pests. U can also use behr tree and shrub or the fruit and vegetable solutions. Found at home depot. This will get an infeststion on its back leg. There is also a SNS product that works well, its a blend of oils and what not, smell is potent but I've used it with great success

I'm guessing this SMS product can be bought at my hydro store? I'll order the bennies but I don't want to wait for shipping. What about the Heisenberg tea? I'm assuming it's not as potent as caps but it's should help in the meantime right?

Ya if ur shop distributes sunlight supply, they can get u SNS 203 for sure.

Im On my way to the hydro store, dude said he doesn't have the sns product but definitely has something to set me up and kill them a week or something.....lol well see what he offers

This is a product called dominion.

Basically the conversation with the hydro store was about killing and not preventing. This should wipe them out in a couple of days, in time for me to prepare and order og-biowar.

This particular hydro store guy is kinda anti formus so it's always an interesting convo as I'm such a hardcore lurker and ask a lot of questions about info from forums :p

But he gave me this as opposed to other more expensive items as he uses it himself. Has a five week life in the roots so should be used only during veg or right before flowering. He says bigger plants can take 2 ml per gallon, but may see a little wilt....

Holy crap! I just did a little bit of homework on this product and am quite certain it shouldn't be used anywhere near cannabis I want to enjoy.

Shit is a crazy poison, you need to seek immediate treatment if it touches your skin according to what I think was the msds....

I will be returning this tomorrow morning. :/

Sounds like you need a better hydro store!

I agree!

:/ is the og-biowar website legit?

Not only do you not want to put it on what you smoke. This is what is suspected of causing hive collapse for bees. I would worry about neurological damage from ingesting this. Also, the store is charging you WAY too much $35!! You can buy it at home depot for a lot less. I had root aphids that looked a lot like your. Herds oflLittle beetle bastards and flying M'fers. Used OG biowar and nematodes.seemed to get rid of them. I am soil though not sure about water.

It's difficult to say with those photos. It does have the look of an aphid about it, but would be a big one if so. A little like a weevil too. Does it have a soft or hard exoskeleton?

gliders420 said:

:/ is the og-biowar website legit?

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It most certainly is! It's run by a very respected member here (Capulator). There's a rip off site, but the real one is ogbiowar.com.

gliders420 said:

I agree!

:/ is the og-biowar website legit?

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yes

Well I'm in coco.

He only charged me 20$ as well...