You look so precious now...
Buckets, what is that?
I see maybe an aphid exo shed. thrip or spider mite damage. or maybe some limey residue from a foliar?
good news is thrips are a little easier to deal with than some other things.
spinosad will knock em down, neem will help to prevent their return.
im fucked....almost sure i.got these.fuckin things.from a buddy,almost positive ...and NOT the buddy i.scored my TT,GS,ortega.... im.fuckin pissed, for lettin those.beauties catch this bullshit..i apologize
Does look like thrips and i guarantee they didnt come with the cuts you mentioned, had to be the other. Cheeb just had a battle with them, I'm sure he'll chime in with an effective cure soon as he sees your pic
its thrips. that damn Carmello plant i took in a bit ago came with them and by the time i ID the problem they were bad.
monterrey garden insect spray or cpt jacks dead bug brew both have spinosad.
i used monterrey 3x as foliar 4 days apart and in between foliar i added it to plain h20 and i have been bug free.
im glad they didnt find their way into my flw tent and i only had a few wks left on them but it set back my next rotation a month.
peace