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Flowering but white spots galore! Spider mites or something else?

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Flowering but white spots galore! Spider mites or something else?

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So happy to reach the flowering stage but now white spots all over!
And I see no spider mite nests.

Should I douse with neem oil? I've read to lay off the neem during budding else the taste can be affected.
 

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Looks like spider mites
 
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Need to look closer at the underside with a decent loop! If you haven’t!
 
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Have u been follier feeding.? Water spots, salt deposits left after dried.?
I see your partially enclosed. PM possibly.?

That is if it's not bugs.
 
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Oldchucky said:
Need to look closer at the underside with a decent loop! If you haven’t!
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I agree Loop them underneath. If it's bugs get a couple thousand ladybugs and unleash the red army in that tent. ! Good luck to ya!
 

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Yes loupe the plants. If it’s mites you still have time to spray an oil as you just started flowering.

Cheap 1-Gallon Spider Mite Spray Recipe:

• 1 tbsp soybean oil (~0.5 oz)
→ Primary suffocant, gentle and effective at this rate.

• 2 tbsp isopropyl alcohol (70%) (~1 oz)
→ Excellent knockdown, still mild enough for most plants

• 1 tsp (peppermint) Castile soap
→ Emulsifier, mild insecticide, peppermint adds repellency

• 1/16 tsp citric acid (a pinch)
→ pH adjuster, antimicrobial if you also have PM, but not needed for mites

• 1/8–1/4 tsp aloe vera 200x powder
→ Leaf soother, micronutrient carrier, improves spray adhesion and penetration, but not a must use.

Spray and monitor (as almost assuredly you’ll need to reapply). The oil is similar to neem in application - NEVER in the direct sun/high heat and best in evening. Once you’re further along in flower stop the oil and use just the IPA or Spinosad spray. (Mites will build up a resistance to Spinosad, so best to hold off using in veg.)
 
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Nature takes its course.
 

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i wouldn't rule out thrips so quick if you can't see any webs as damage looks similar
 
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Mites for sure, and probly some thrip damage there too. Also looks like some leaf miner damage but I'd want a better look at the left leaf in the top image.
 
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Mites for sure, and probly some thrip damage there too. Also looks like some leaf miner damage but I'd want a better look at the left leaf in the top image.
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wow, mites, thrips and leaf miners.
way to put a downer on this poor person.
lol
just hacking, no insult meant
 
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I've dealt with spider mites several times. I found it easiest to cut off a leaf and turn it upside down and look for the mites there. They live on the bottoms of the leaves. I've tried several things, but AgroMagen GrowSafe has worked best for me. It's important to spray the bottoms of the leaves, so a sprayer with a nozzle that can point upward works best.

imgrowing said:
i wouldn't rule out thrips so quick if you can't see any webs as damage looks similar
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The damage from spider mites and thrips is similar, but their patterns are different. Thrip damage tends to group in small spots. Spider mite damage tends to spread all over the leaves, and their webs can be hard to spot until the mites are well established.
 
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Thank you all for the great advice! Yeah it turned out to be spider mites. Which doesn't mean to say thrips aren't also present.
So I used a Neem oil solution and sprayed the shit out of her. Tops and bottoms of all leaves.

Initially, I used this solution a lot during growing with great results. But when it started to bud I stopped because read that neem oil would affect the taste of the buds. Apparently, stopping that maintenance was a mistake. Those little f#$%ers are relentless.

@MileHiGhost, I didn't know about the lady bugs. Great idea! I especially like natural solutions that require less work on my part.
 
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skippyV said:
Thank you all for the great advice! Yeah it turned out to be spider mites. Which doesn't mean to say thrips aren't also present.
So I used a Neem oil solution and sprayed the shit out of her. Tops and bottoms of all leaves.

Initially, I used this solution a lot during growing with great results. But when it started to bud I stopped because read that neem oil would affect the taste of the buds. Apparently, stopping that maintenance was a mistake. Those little f#$%ers are relentless.

@MileHiGhost, I didn't know about the lady bugs. Great idea! I especially like natural solutions that require less work on my part.
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The red army is a force to be reckoned with. It's how nature does check an balances. I dropped 3000 in my basement in '05 had ladybugs floating around the house fer a year, but the mites lost! Just an opinion brother.
 
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