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Round milky "eggs" under leaves?? what are these things

Chronikus

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So my plants have been showing symptoms of broad mites and when I look under my cheap little 100x ecoplus microscope all I can find are these round milky white little globule looking things... the closest thing they resemble are spider mite eggs but I def do not have spider mites... any one have any clue what these are?
 

SG1

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You'll need a photo if you want any help.
Hard to guess on the subject.
 

Chronikus

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You'll need a photo if you want any help.
Hard to guess on the subject.

Cant photo thru my crappy lil microscope but I can tell you they look like this picture of two spotted spider mite eggs here...

JUST THE EGGS... I do not see any mites when I look and all the symptoms on the plant match broad mite symptoms

 

stihgnobevoli

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eggs under leaves = spidermites. when you turn the leaf to the light do you see a million little feed moving to get to some shade? spidermites. i've had good success with washing the leaves by wiping them down by hand with a wet paper towel with alcohol on it. if it's not flower yet then spray the plant down with alcohol bottom up. as in underside of leaves vs spraying on top. once or twice a day for a week or 2. their lifetime is like 1 week. new eggs hatch in 3 days. so about 10-14 days nonstop spraying if you wanna kill em all.

i also found hotshot pest strips kill anything if you hang one in your cab for about a week.

contains a known carcinogen so don't breathe it in. leave it in box, let it work, when done remove from area where you might breathe the fumes over extended time.
 

Chronikus

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Yes I know what broad mite eggs look like... and I definitely do not have spider mites I have dealt with spider mites many times before.

WTF are these round milky white egg looking things under my leaves??

Why are my plants struggling and all jacked up exactly like broad mite damege yet I cannot see a single broad mite egg or any type of mite at all... all I see is these tiny little round milky white thingys? what the hell are they?
 

RetroGrow

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Cyclamen mite eggs are found under leaves. Mites hide, so difficult to spot. Google Cyclamen mite eggs, and look for pictures. Treatment the same as broad mites. Cyclamen mite eggs are smooth, no bumps.
 

Chronikus

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Friggin google just keeps showing the same mite images over and over again... my leaves are curling up simialir to Mg def... will post better pics later when lights are on

 

Chronikus

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These egg things I am looking at under the microscope almost look like trichome tops and they are not elliptical like the eggs... some are clear and some are milky... is it possible they are resins and my plant just has some mutation or something?
 

xxxstr8edgexxx

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These egg things I am looking at under the microscope almost look like trichome tops and they are not elliptical like the eggs... some are clear and some are milky... is it possible they are resins and my plant just has some mutation or something?
yes those are likely cessile trichs i had a similar freek out. not saying you dont have mites but there are little pre resin gland trichs that dont have stalks that can be alarming on the underside of leaves.
 

RetroGrow

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These egg things I am looking at under the microscope almost look like trichome tops and they are not elliptical like the eggs... some are clear and some are milky... is it possible they are resins and my plant just has some mutation or something?

All leaves have trichomes on them which you only notice under a scope. Look at any other cannabis leaf, and you will see the same thing. There is a difference between trichomes and eggs. Trichomes are smaller, and have round tops. Mite eggs are oval or elliptical.
Curling on your leaves could be mites, or it could be other things: high temps, over feeding, etc. Keep scoping. Look at broad mite thread which has tons of pictures of trichomes vs. eggs.
 

Chronikus

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All leaves have trichomes on them which you only notice under a scope. Look at any other cannabis leaf, and you will see the same thing. There is a difference between trichomes and eggs. Trichomes are smaller, and have round tops. Mite eggs are oval or elliptical.
Curling on your leaves could be mites, or it could be other things: high temps, over feeding, etc. Keep scoping. Look at broad mite thread which has tons of pictures of trichomes vs. eggs.

Yeah man I have read that entire thread all 150+ pages... I have been dealing with this shit for a while... I have ruled out and tested for almost everything imaginable ( N tox, Mg def, Ca def, Heat, etc...) and have narrowed it down to mites, the mythical TMV, or a mutation... just introduced a new strain so I guess I will find out soon enough...

My only question with it being a natural part of the plant is that it is not everywhere or balanced... I will find them in one area or on one leaf, then not see any for a bit, they are not bunched together but they are not everywhere...
 

Elements001

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similar to these??? (not the circled spots. was thinking those were something else) Also now sute what to make, have a plant exhibiting the same conditions you speak of

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