Can you identify this bug?

[tronald]

I have 3-6 week old dwc buckets and 3-5 week old hempys (all in first week of flower) i got somewhere else from coco clones. The DWC's have several of these bugs in the buckets, but when I watered the hempys last night hundreds of these guys came out in the runoff. I tossed the hempys because my 600 watt would have struggled to provide enough light throughout flowering, but I wanna identify these guys so i can get rid of them as quick as possible. They live on the roots in the DWC's, so manual removal is out of the question.

I hit em with neem a few weeks ago which briefly helped but I really want to identify them so i can try and find a more specific remedy. Thanks a million for any help or advice.

 

[Bud Spleefman]

Root Aphids! Ugggggggh! In DWC you can run Azatrol in your system for a couple weeks and they will be gone, be sure to stop the Azatrol a few weeks before harvest, as a precationary measure. It says on the bottle it is OMRI listed and food safe up until harvest, but it is also systemic, which means it becomes a part of the plant, so give them a couple weeks to clean out.

Good luck!

 

[tronald]

Thanks, Ill have to go pick some up after work. At what rate should I dilute it? Once I add some, should I increase the water level in the buckets so that it completely covers the roots while receiving the azatrol treatment, or should I leave some clearance between the bottom of the netpot and the water?

Fellow CO resident here. How about that Breck decriminalization? We're taking baby steps but we're moving.

 

[TickleMyBalls]

when using systemically it should be diluted to about 1/2 oz. per gallon. make sure to get azatrol to do this, azamax will get pricey if you have to keep using it systemically.

 

[Black Thumb]

Ughh , Cringe!

 

[Bud Spleefman]

This is the handout from the Hydroponic shop on W. Colfax... you probably know the one, I am not sure if I am allowed to say the name on this board. I would fill your system up to the bottom of the net pots, not any higher.

Azatrol:
A little info about Azatrol and how to apply in the reservoir,
soil, and as a foliar to target and combat pests.

Azatrol is ecofriendly: you are doing mankind, the planet, and your plants a favor. Azatrol is OMRI certified, it does not contain neem oil, neem bitters, and does not affect taste, aroma, or color. It works on bugs such as mites, aphids, root aphids, thrips, fungus gnats, caterpillars, beatles, etc.

After ingesting Azatrol an insect can’t feed, they feel full all the time. The insects cannot shed their skin to molt, and they cant form a pupae. Ultimately the insects end up becoming paralyzed and dying. After feeding on a plant that has been treated with Azatrol a female insect can’t lay any eggs. Because of the way Azatrol works, insects don’t gain resistance. Azatrol is a growth inhibitor, a reproductive inhibitor and it works to interrupts an insect’s brain and neurotransmitters. If insects do make it to adult hood they are going to be super messed up.

Foliar with Azatrol:

Spray every week, twice a week in the beginning. After control is established began spraying every other week.

In the fruiting stage if you are spraying plants that are indoors you need to worry about mold, outside mold is less of a problem for plants because the plants dry out quicker.

Quart size foliar application: In a quart mix 3 tsp. of Azatrol and a few drops of wetting agent with distilled or RO water. Shake and apply. Wait 5 days and reapply by increasing dose to 4.5 tsp of Azatrol with wetting agent and water. If spraying indoors we recommend raising the lights or spraying while the lights are off. Outdoors spray either early in the morning or at dusk. For best results use within 24 hours.


In the reservoir/soil:

Same with the reservoir, go ahead and mix all your nutrients and reserve 1-2 gallons of water in a separate bucket:



In a separate bucket:


of 1-2 gallons of water add Azatrol (1 oz for every 10 gallons in the reservoir) mix it well inside the bucket, and then add the concentrated solution to the reservoir. Mix into your reservoir. Example: In a 20 gallon reservoir would use 2 oz of Azatrol mixed in a separate container of 1-2 gallons of water and then add that concentrate into the reservoir. Mix into your reservoir.

Use every week hydro or soil (1 oz to 10 gallons) and then after control is established, maybe every other week as a preventative.

In the reservoir Azatrol may raise the ppms by 100-200 ppms but Azatrol is all OMRI organic stuff and it is not a fertilizer so it’s not that big of a deal the ppms are raised. Every garden is different so monitor your plants and adjust if necessary.



Cuttings:

To inoculize the plant tissue from the very beginning dunk cuttings in the same solution you mix for the reservoir (1 oz to 10 gallons.)

 

[tronald]

when using systemically it should be diluted to about 1/2 oz. per gallon. make sure to get azatrol to do this, azamax will get pricey if you have to keep using it systemically.

Ok I ordered some azatrol and it should be here tomorrow, You say 1/2 oz per gallon yet the handout Spleefman posted says "In the reservoir: 1 oz for every 10 gallons in the reservoir mix it well inside the bucket, and then add the concentrated solution to the reservoir.

So which is it, 1/2 oz per gallon, or 1oz per every 10 gallons. I dont want to drastically over or underdo it...or am i misunderstanding something here?