Little white wormies?

[dudeibeensmokin]

Prevention

Thrips are drawn to the colors blue and yellow, so it’s best to avoid having yellow walls or items around your Cannabis gardens. Yellow and blue sticky cards can be used as indicator traps to detect an infestation of thrips. Use garlic in outdoor gardens to deter/repel thrips.
Control


• Barrier: Thrips pupae live in the soil after they drop from the plant. By placing a collar around the top of the container, the pupae can’t get to the soil and they die. As with fungus gnat larvae, a layer of diatomaceous earth on top of the soil also helps to destroy the thrips pupae.
• Beauveria bassiana (beneficial fungi)
• Beneficial Nematodes: if there are beneficial nematodes present they attack the pupae in the soil.
• Capsaicin
• Carbon dioxide
• Cinnamon oil
• Clove Oil
• Coriander oil
• Horticultural oil
• Insecticidal Soaps”

 

[shizzlem]

Thanks I will try my best. However making a barrier seeems to late as theey are already gone through the soil and running at the bottom of my tent?

 

[Captain Howdy]

Sorry dude, was just grabbing some food, yeah thrips, the bane of my existence. I've been battling them for a while now using some nasty chemical. I wouldn't normally use a pesticide but I've had enough of them. Unfortunately the stuff I have is illegal now so I can't point you in the direction of any but I hear neem oil works well if used regularly, no experience myself though.

Look out for signs of them on your leaves...




I wish I could help more dude but I'm fighting a losing battle myself


:smokebuds:

 

[shizzlem]

Hehe thanks, The thing is plants are not taking long anymore and I just want to get it under control until I'm done. Then I would lovee to just burn the tent down

 

[shizzlem]

neem oil not legal in my country. faaack

 

[dudeibeensmokin]

Ok.. so im just thinking... but couldnt you do a good flush to pass the masses out then do your barrier after to prevent more from coming back...?

 

[Waira]

:tiphat: Shiz'- You say you found them only under the pot, in the saucer, right? And are you sure about the leg count, and antennae? If so, they aren't thrips, or fungus gnats... those are true Insects, which have only 6 legs as juv's and adults (caterpillars may have more, a special case)... larvae that have a maggot-like appearance usually don't have antennae (fungus gnats, etc.,),.... Thrip larvae feed on the plant above the soil, only dropping onto/into the soil to pupate...
How big are they, say in comparison to this period--> . You description is confounding this biologist! LOL! Do they jump at all? Springtails are a possibility, but are generally harmless.... the speed they move at also makes me think this... sow bugs/pill bugs have the leg count, but certainly not the maggot-like body you describe,... You know, maybe you found baby centipedes! and I mean baby,.. they emerge colorless to pale white, have the leg count, move quickly, have antennae from hatching,... No pic makes this a guessing game, but the details you gave lead me to this,... ... reconsider the phone pic,...it's hardly illegal to photo a tiny critter and post it at a place like AFN....

 

[Waira]

..ooops! Centipedes are full on predators, and are no danger to the plants!

 

[shizzlem]

Yes but I have been thinking about those thingies. Aren't they supposed to lay eggs on plants? Larvae hatches and drops on plants? They crawl through soil into where? For what reason? I mean: Where do they get adults? Also I found another one Collembola with larvae do look very similar. Maybe Cpt. Howdy can you describe how the larvae behave? When I blow air on them they rapidly move into a dark area (mostly soil on the ground). Sometimes they even jump a little in fear.

 

[shizzlem]

:tiphat: Shiz'- You say you found them only under the pot, in the saucer, right? And are you sure about the leg count, and antennae? If so, they aren't thrips, or fungus gnats... those are true Insects, which have only 6 legs as juv's and adults (caterpillars may have more, a special case)... larvae that have a maggot-like appearance usually don't have antennae (fungus gnats, etc.,),.... Thrip larvae feed on the plant above the soil, only dropping onto/into the soil to pupate...
How big are they, say in comparison to this period--> . You description is confounding this biologist! LOL! Do they jump at all? Springtails are a possibility, but are generally harmless.... the speed they move at also makes me think this... sow bugs/pill bugs have the leg count, but certainly not the maggot-like body you describe,... You know, maybe you found baby centipedes! and I mean baby,.. they emerge colorless to pale white, have the leg count, move quickly, have antennae from hatching,... No pic makes this a guessing game, but the details you gave lead me to this,... ... reconsider the phone pic,...it's hardly illegal to photo a tiny critter and post it at a place like AFN....

Hey there! I must admit I have considered th springtails aswell someehow. My girly showed me them (hoping for harmless ones ). So yes they jump a little. They are quick and they do look like bugs to be honest. Young ones are transparent to pale. "Adults" are white. They are not in the soil, not on plants I couldn't find anything even digging in thee plants soil. Ye I reconsidered making a pic, but honestly? they are this small: _ too this small __ . My phone is not capable of making good macro shots.. sorry