Brought a clone home from a dispensary -

[medmaker420]

Symphilids is now within a couple plants of mine.

Bonehead move on my part by not spraying it, checking it and keeping it out of my garden.

Just thought I would toss this out there for anyone who has or is buying clones from clubs.

Now I need to deal with these little bastards and all I want to do is scream at the dispensary owner even though it was still my fault for not making sure the damn thing was pest free.

I wanted to use safers 3 in 1 on it, any other organic suggestions would be appreciated. I tried praying for them but for some reason I am thinking that god must not exist or the bugs would have been gone by now

 

[NorCalFor20]

from another site:

Small pests which look like tiny 1-2 millimeter, cream or white colored centipedes.

But unlike centipedes (harmless to plants), they destroy small roots and burrow into the larger ones, where corky patches indicate areas that these pests have gnawed.

Your plant will begin to show signs of necrosis and leaves will start to die off.
It does not take long for the whole plant to become affected with no recovery from the damage.

Symphilids are not normally found in sterilized potting mixtures. They most commonly occur when using manure or compost based mixtures which have not been sterilized.

If infestation is suspected here's a way to determine if you have them:
When you water your plant they will rise to the surface of the soil and you can plainly see them crawling on the top of the soil.

If you do find an infestation, than the soil will need to be treated with an appropriate pesticide.

From personal experience I have used Fungus Gnat Killer ( "B.T." a non chemical / biological control) in the powdered form. Sprinkle it on the surface of the soil and water it in. One application will kill most of the living larvae, but to be thorough, it is better to repeat a second application 7 days later to catch the breeding cycle.

Try Gnatrol?

 

[Calimed]

I hear you on that! I think I got mites from a club clone once

 

[Frozenguy]

Bro I have been there so many times. Once I started dipping my clones upside down in a bath of organicide (diluted to the back of the bottle) I didn't see any PM or buggies.

 

[ForbiddenFruit]

Yes always doctor foreign cuttings and plants before bringing them to the main grow area of the house.

Lesson learned, just add that to your expanding bank of grow knowledge

 

[Moldy Dreads]

Last time I got clones from the biggest med clone distributor around I got Powdery Mildew.
Not fun at all to pay for disease ergh