Looking at leaf under Microscope

smooothy

Member
Hi all, i've purchased a microscope and see all kinds of things but not sure what they are! (Cells,Pirspiration Fibers ect...)
Think i have bug eggs (Not sure) -but can't find any Bugs
Can someone please post pics of a healthy leave under microscope-been looking for 2 days and can't find ONE !
Would be very helpful and appreciated
 

la9

Well-Known Member
What kind of microscope did you get ? Sounds like you are zooming in too far, you just need to wait till flower to see what color the trichs are, I think I was able to do it with a 10x magnifying glass. You don't need to see down to the molecular level.
 

smooothy

Member
I was looking at 100x
Microscope goes from 60-100x
Should i be looking with the 60X?
I really hope that their not bug eggs i'm seeing!
Was looking at afew pics on internet and maybe looking at spikes?
The thing that i'm concerned with (what i'm looking at look like mite eggs) but i see what looks like a tail attached to about half of them, like a tadpol only their not moving?
WTF-appreciate any info-Just to be safe, started plants on Neem Oil a few days ago!:wall:
 

la9

Well-Known Member
I was looking at 100x
Microscope goes from 60-100x
Should i be looking with the 60X?
I really hope that their not bug eggs i'm seeing!
Was looking at afew pics on internet and maybe looking at spikes?
The thing that i'm concerned with (what i'm looking at look like mite eggs) but i see what looks like a tail attached to about half of them, like a tadpol only their not moving?
WTF-appreciate any info-Just to be safe, started plants on Neem Oil a few days ago!:wall:

I'd try the 60x and see what it looks like all you really need to know is if the trichs are clear, cloudy or amber so you know when to harvest. All the rest would be just for fun.
 

woodsmaneh!

Well-Known Member
Go with the 60 setting, your looking at try-chromes. They kind of look like mushrooms with round heads. There are spikes on the plant too. You want to look at the bud leaf when checking to see if done. The broad leaves can't tell you when it's done. Most bug infestations happen on the broad leaves.
 

prebs

Well-Known Member
Yeah all youre looking for is the mushroom shaped, clear, or cloudy depending when youre looking, try-chrome. They only happen on flowering leaves, hairs and buds. just use 60x, cause it sounds like you got a microscope to look at like the cellular level, like what people use in a biology class
 
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