After 10-12 years something new.
I have never seen these bugs before.
Inside in a closet under a 1000 HPS
I have 10 ladies @ 46 days into flower with 8-9 week strain.
Giant cola's they have with the plants looking good.
I have grown this strain 6-8 times now so i am very familiar with it.
I noticed that a couple of plants were getting red hairs, i thought a little early so i got out my jewelers loop 30x it is.
As i was looking at the trichomes and getting lost in the wonder of it all a foreign black spot stood out.
In taking the loop away the black spot is invisible with my naked eye so being very old I shake a lot so i am unable to hold focus with the loop and use a pair of tweezers at the same time.
Being I only have 14-18 days to go not sure there is much i can do.
As far as the bugs not sure what they are doing but for sure think it is not good.
They are so small and are black with one end of their bodies brown can't tell if the brown is on their back or front.
They seem to be mostly on the end of the sugar leaves.
They don't appear to be trap in the stickiness of the trichomes.
I see no wings or feet.
I do think that i saw slow movement.
I suppose I could cut off a bud and get a better shot at capturing one of these pests.
Not sure where that would get me.
Hoping that these bugs don't ruin my smoking pleasure.
Like I said other then a couple of plants showing early red pistils they look great!
Asking my brethren for their thoughts ?
Ratz
I have never seen these bugs before.
Inside in a closet under a 1000 HPS
I have 10 ladies @ 46 days into flower with 8-9 week strain.
Giant cola's they have with the plants looking good.
I have grown this strain 6-8 times now so i am very familiar with it.
I noticed that a couple of plants were getting red hairs, i thought a little early so i got out my jewelers loop 30x it is.
As i was looking at the trichomes and getting lost in the wonder of it all a foreign black spot stood out.
In taking the loop away the black spot is invisible with my naked eye so being very old I shake a lot so i am unable to hold focus with the loop and use a pair of tweezers at the same time.
Being I only have 14-18 days to go not sure there is much i can do.
As far as the bugs not sure what they are doing but for sure think it is not good.
They are so small and are black with one end of their bodies brown can't tell if the brown is on their back or front.
They seem to be mostly on the end of the sugar leaves.
They don't appear to be trap in the stickiness of the trichomes.
I see no wings or feet.
I do think that i saw slow movement.
I suppose I could cut off a bud and get a better shot at capturing one of these pests.
Not sure where that would get me.
Hoping that these bugs don't ruin my smoking pleasure.
Like I said other then a couple of plants showing early red pistils they look great!
Asking my brethren for their thoughts ?
Ratz
