gnat? worm?

CCfromTCC

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• Mar 8, 2015

• #1

I had too many clones rooting , so i started pulling them out of cups of coco and dumping the coco. When i pulled one out i found this on the stem..
Tried researching on here, closest thing i found was fungus gnat larvae, except i can't see a black head on them, and there's not a single gnat or other insect to be found in my room..I found some other threads where people said worms, etc.. I wld think they came included with the coco except i use those large bales u have to soak in water to expand...



I dont know but wld expect if one cup of coco had atleast one i can see then there's some in every container in my room. They dont seem to be affecting them from rooting or growing healthy. Im concerned they mayroot and veg fine but may dud out in flower..

 

Tardigrade

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• Mar 8, 2015

• #2

Do you have one of those 30-100x scopes? ($8 if your local Radio Shack is still open) Check it out at greater magnification and you will probably answer your own question. Might be nothing to be concerned with...maybe not a bug at all! I have seen all kinds of foreign debris in my coco...

 

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marrdogg

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #3

CCfromTCC said:

I had too many clones rooting , so i started pulling them out of cups of coco and dumping the coco. When i pulled one out i found this on the stem..
Tried researching on here, closest thing i found was fungus gnat larvae, except i can't see a black head on them, and there's not a single gnat or other insect to be found in my room..I found some other threads where people said worms, etc.. I wld think they came included with the coco except i use those large bales u have to soak in water to expand...
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I dont know but wld expect if one cup of coco had atleast one i can see then there's some in every container in my room. They dont seem to be affecting them from rooting or growing healthy. Im concerned they mayroot and veg fine but may dud out in flower..

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Fungus gnat larvae

 

CCfromTCC

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #4

Thx Marr.... Im letting pots dry out hoping that rids them...

 

Mikell

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #5

A clear picture would be helpful. Doesn't really look like FG larvae.

 

Midwest sticky

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #6

Here's a pic of fungus gnat larvae for you to compare yours to.

 

CCfromTCC

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #7

After seeing those pix I'm pretty sure it was a FG larvae..

 

CCfromTCC

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #8

Any chance it came with the botanicare coco bales or most likely a lone gnat somewhere hiding in the room?

 

Midwest sticky

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• Mar 10, 2015

• #9

Those little bastards could've come in coco I had them before. The best thing to do with coco is to use boiling hot water to expand it boiling kills everything. Never know what "presents" might be in your cocc. Big pot of water toss in a brick at a time fill up with water throw it on the stove and sterilize. I use 40% coco when I make my mix I always boil to kill anything that's lurking inside.