giroldo
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I posted in the infirmary a while ago and based off of my curled tips on part of one of my plants and some suggestions, I assumed I may have root aphids. So, backstory is that I found some small spider like bugs crawling around in my coco. I also found ONE single gnat flying around and naturally, being a paranoid fuck I believed I had root aphids in multiple stages including flying aphids and started using SNS 203, 217 and azamax for a regimen. I also got sticky traps.
While this was going on I already had 40 clones at another spot that came from this spot (I know its not a good idea) and once i went to check those, sure enough they had these small red bugs crawling in the coco. I was running pure blend pro (which is not a complete nutrient) and hadnt started using calmag yet, so at first I thought the deficiency was from not adding calmag, but of course my paranoid ass twisted some online literature which read 'root aphids will eat the roots and show similar side effects to a calmag deficiency that even an expert grower could overlook'.
SO long story short, I ended up killing them all off and just realized that these 'root aphids' in my current room could actually be survivor PREDATOR MITES that I had introduced during a previous run. In retrospect, these little guys are red and look similar to the ones I introduced in the past.
I feel really stupid, especially admitting it to the community. Is there a way to verify the type of mite I have is in fact predator mites? I guess its good to be safe than sorry, but damn I think I may have overreacted. THe current plants that still have this infestation seem to be thriving and are over 5 feet tall, and over all damn healthy, and are being watered 6 times a day in coco.
While this was going on I already had 40 clones at another spot that came from this spot (I know its not a good idea) and once i went to check those, sure enough they had these small red bugs crawling in the coco. I was running pure blend pro (which is not a complete nutrient) and hadnt started using calmag yet, so at first I thought the deficiency was from not adding calmag, but of course my paranoid ass twisted some online literature which read 'root aphids will eat the roots and show similar side effects to a calmag deficiency that even an expert grower could overlook'.
SO long story short, I ended up killing them all off and just realized that these 'root aphids' in my current room could actually be survivor PREDATOR MITES that I had introduced during a previous run. In retrospect, these little guys are red and look similar to the ones I introduced in the past.
I feel really stupid, especially admitting it to the community. Is there a way to verify the type of mite I have is in fact predator mites? I guess its good to be safe than sorry, but damn I think I may have overreacted. THe current plants that still have this infestation seem to be thriving and are over 5 feet tall, and over all damn healthy, and are being watered 6 times a day in coco.
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