Are these root aphids?

cctt · Dec 5, 2012

They kind of look like RAs by shape, and the fact that they're crawling on the roots. They're not the darker color I expect, though, and I can't identify the signature "dual tail pipes". These pictures are at 200x and 60x - They look like specks with the naked eye and slowly moving specks with a loupe. I am used to seeing RAs more easily without magnification. The roots where they're found are more brown than the others - though the medium is being reused and full of old roots - so it could possibly be already-dead rootmass attracting them.

Seamaiden · Dec 6, 2012

I have no idea, but those are good pix.

kweezy420 · Dec 6, 2012

most likely

cctt · Dec 6, 2012

Seamaiden said:
I have no idea, but those are good pix.

Thank you. I took them with a childrens' toy microscope I picked up for $15. Getting the thing to focus and frame a shot is no easy task ;)

Georgekush22 · Dec 7, 2012

Those are definitely root aphids!:mad:

cctt · Dec 7, 2012

Well, that sucks! Thanks for the confirmation though. I am extremely lucky to have noticed them this early - the plants are still in mid-veg and are showing no signs of deficiency yet. I will hit them hard and wipe this out before it causes bigger problems. I've already applied imid and cap's foliar, but still saw some remain alive. I'm looking into acephate - does anyone have experience with this?

Georgekush22 · Dec 7, 2012

cctt said:
Well, that sucks! Thanks for the confirmation though. I am extremely lucky to have noticed them this early - the plants are still in mid-veg and are showing no signs of deficiency yet. I will hit them hard and wipe this out before it causes bigger problems. I've already applied imid and cap's foliar, but still saw some remain alive. I'm looking into acephate - does anyone have experience with this?

Im all for the organic methods if possible and have hurd nothing but good things about cap's foliar. But in my experience when you already have a bad infestation only two things have completely wiped em out.(Know some members are going to bash me for this) You should look into Mallet or Met 52 both these are a sure bet as long as ur not in flowering. Next time consider pre treating ur moms with either of these components because they stay systemic in the plant for 125 days. Given that, as long as you keep grow area clean, u should not see the infestation again in any cuts taken from ur moms for up to 125 days.

kweezy420 · Dec 7, 2012

theres this stuff(100% works) you can get at HOME DEPOT, forgot what it was called but it smells like fish but gets the job done.. TRUST.. dont be wasting your money like i did(i bought azamax, nemotodes, couple of diff sprays.. NONE WORKED)

KushCompass · Dec 7, 2012

Merit 75. Don't waste your money on anything else

cctt · Dec 7, 2012

Mallet contains imidacloprid which I've already applied. It's safe in veg only.
Merit 75 is the same thing.
Met52 is an insecticidal fungus which I'll be mixing in for the next transplant. It's safe all the way through flower.

Georgekush22 · Dec 8, 2012

cctt said:
Mallet contains imidacloprid which I've already applied. It's safe in veg only.
Merit 75 is the same thing.
Met52 is an insecticidal fungus which I'll be mixing in for the next transplant. It's safe all the way through flower.

So did the mallet wrk?

cctt · Dec 8, 2012

Georgekush22 said:
So did the mallet wrk?

cctt said:
I've already applied imid and cap's foliar, but still saw some remain alive.

Surfr · Dec 8, 2012

I've used just about everything there is for RA's, Met52 was the biggest waste of $500.. The only thing that worked was a rotation of Merit and ExciteR.

Georgekush22 · Dec 8, 2012

Surfr said:
I've used just about everything there is for RA's, Met52 was the biggest waste of $500.. The only thing that worked was a rotation of Merit and ExciteR.

As cctt said already merit contains the same active ingredient as mallet.

Georgekush22 · Dec 8, 2012

You could use Avid but that shit is banned in most states because it was killing off the honey bee population by the masses, but it does work. CCTT, what kind of hydro system ru using cuz I may have a solution.

Surfr · Dec 8, 2012

Georgekush22 said:
As cctt said already merit contains the same active ingredient as mallet.

Yes, I know this. I was simply stating what works.

ECOutlaw · Dec 9, 2012

How many legs? Hard to tell even though the pics are nice. Scary the imid didn't work. Might try one plant with a miticide like avid just to see what happens. Sure you thought of that already though.

cctt · Dec 9, 2012

ECOutlaw said:
How many legs? Hard to tell even though the pics are nice. Scary the imid didn't work. Might try one plant with a miticide like avid just to see what happens. Sure you thought of that already though.

That is a good question. I can't really tell if the front protrusions are legs or antennae. Maybe some day I'll get a higher-powered scope. I went another round with imid along with pyganic and tried to crush up and water in some met52. Hopefully they just needed a little more encouragement to die. I hadn't considered using abamectin - I've never used it in the root zone before, or had mites in my roots, but it's an interesting idea. I think I'll be adding triazecide and azamax for the next watering to switch it up, then see how they're looking.

smokie · Dec 11, 2012

Google Hypoaspis Miles

cctt said:
Well, that sucks! Thanks for the confirmation though. I am extremely lucky to have noticed them this early - the plants are still in mid-veg and are showing no signs of deficiency yet. I will hit them hard and wipe this out before it causes bigger problems. I've already applied imid and cap's foliar, but still saw some remain alive. I'm looking into acephate - does anyone have experience with this?

smokie · Dec 11, 2012

Surfr said:
I've used just about everything there is for RA's, Met52 was the biggest waste of $500.. The only thing that worked was a rotation of Merit and ExciteR.

How did you apply the Excite R?
Im dealing with the devil now and just hit everything except bloom with Merit 75

I almost pulled the trigger on some Met last night im glad i didnt

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