Aphids and white flies have taken over

Fanuc32 · Apr 5, 2025

This is my very first grow. I have an auto flower that is very close to harvest. About 2 days ago, I discovered that my buds and leaves have been overrun with aphids and white flies. What would you suggest my next steps be? It's not feasible for me to acquire ladybugs or any predatory mite.

Galgrows · Apr 5, 2025

Ugggly man i'd just do a bud wash if i had that bad of a issue. That's a really bad infestation i'd treat the tent wash it down with soapy bleach water.

amneziaHaze · Apr 5, 2025

i would say neem oil but your already flowering gonna make the flower taste like shit.go to jj diary and somewhere he wrote what he uses for pests its something made of 3 edible oils if i remember correct.i think that was safe to spray in flower.

Spinosad? Mites in tent @ 5 wks into 9-wk flower

Likewise, I’m wondering if the oils in it (corn & soybean) will be noticeable in the smoke. Especially if I’m spraying tent plants that are midway through flower. I can’t tolerate smoking the carrier oils in vapes.

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Fanuc32 · Apr 5, 2025

Galgrows said:
Ugggly man i'd just do a bud wash if i had that bad of a issue. That's a really bad infestation i'd treat the tent wash it down with soapy bleach water.

I just finished washing out my tent. I'm now going to cutamd wash the buds.

Fanuc32 · Apr 5, 2025

amneziaHaze said:
i would say neem oil but your already flowering gonna make the flower taste like shit.go to jj diary and somewhere he wrote what he uses for pests its something made of 3 edible oils if i remember correct.i think that was safe to spray in flower.

Spinosad? Mites in tent @ 5 wks into 9-wk flower

Likewise, I’m wondering if the oils in it (corn & soybean) will be noticeable in the smoke. Especially if I’m spraying tent plants that are midway through flower. I can’t tolerate smoking the carrier oils in vapes.

www.thcfarmer.com

Got it, thanks!

NoVC01 · Jun 25, 2025

My Captain Jack's neem is old and not controlling shit. White Flies are laughing at me. Buying a fresh supply today.

Research said neem/dish soap to water, soil drench. Should that be, apply for runoff? Then, mist entire plant?

Another issue is nitrogen rich nutrients. White Flies love it. The NPK RAW line has mucho N in its individual Nutrients. Plant uptake from the drench is supposed to add insect defense without harm.

Finally, anyone successfully used soil drench/spray with positive results? If not, what's a proven alternative? Natural remedies?

Letsbelievein · Jun 25, 2025

Aphids are really bad at holding on. Idk about the white flies but I got rid of aphids on my plants by water blasts which might not work in a tent. But an air compressor can blast them off as well. They usually arrive by cross contamination, or floating in the wind, or being put there by ants. How they got into a tent should be easily identified by eliminating how they could’ve got there.

On a side note and fun fact, ants actually harvest aphids because of the secretions they make. They’ll carry then around to different places and protect them from different insects that want to eat them. So I blew the aphids off, got rid of the ants, haven’t had a problem since.

But sterilizing and restarting after whatever happens this grow is necessary, and then prevent cross contamination.

Ninjadogma · Jun 25, 2025

An infestation that's really bad, do an initial 3 step treatment. First, spray with a contact killer (neem, pyrethrin, insecticidal soap) to kill as many of the bugs you can that you're about to disturb. Wait about an hour for th contact killer to kill.

Then get a hose with a good strong mist but not so strong it will damage the leaf tissue. Spray the whole plant down and wash those bugs, their bugshit and their eggs off of the plant. Tilt your pot while you are working so you don't drench your soil, or throw a garbage bag over the pot so the water doesn't hit the soil.

Let the leaves dry and then apply a treatment of Captain Jack's. Reapply in about 7-10 days, and continue inspecting and spot treating and manually removing any bugs that return.

If you grow outdoors, my advice is don't wait until you see signs of pests. By the time you see them - especially mites - it's too late.Treat for prevention.

toast650 · Jun 25, 2025

Ninjadogma said:
An infestation that's really bad, do an initial 3 step treatment. First, spray with a contact killer (neem, pyrethrin, insecticidal soap) to kill as many of the bugs you can that you're about to disturb. Wait about an hour for th contact killer to kill.

Then get a hose with a good strong mist but not so strong it will damage the leaf tissue. Spray the whole plant down and wash those bugs, their bugshit and their eggs off of the plant. Tilt your pot while you are working so you don't drench your soil, or throw a garbage bag over the pot so the water doesn't hit the soil.

Let the leaves dry and then apply a treatment of Captain Jack's. Reapply in about 7-10 days, and continue inspecting and spot treating and manually removing any bugs that return.

If you grow outdoors, my advice is don't wait until you see signs of pests. By the time you see them - especially mites - it's too late.Treat for prevention

Any good prevention tips you can recommend for a new grower. Taking care of one plant outdoors, it’s raised off the ground currently but that is the extent of the protection. not familiar with any foliage spray remedies or remedies in general to prevent pests.

NoVC01 · Jun 26, 2025

toast650 said:
Any good prevention tips you can recommend for a new grower. Taking care of one plant outdoors, it’s raised off the ground currently but that is the extent of the protection. not familiar with any foliage spray remedies or remedies in general to prevent pests.

Yeah, take preventive measures before they start if your grow area is prone to insects.

Soil drench your selected solution with no runoff. And, foliar spray the plant. A good Neem Oil is good for foliar. Not so much in soil. Do this every feeding or every other as Prevention.

I recommend AzaMax. Works for drench or spray. Manufacturer is reputable. Product controversial. OMRI listed (organic) Gets rid of a broad range of insects

https://generalhydroponics.com/products/azamax/

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