Harvested and noticed little red bug

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csmott

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• Jan 20, 2022

• #1

I harvested some bud and decided to look at them through the magnifying glass 100x. Then I noticed these tiny red bugs. What do I do with the bud. Trash it or smoke it.

 

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Fardsnarp

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• Jan 20, 2022

• #2

No personal knowledge but 'spider mite' came to mind when seeing the picture and knowing they seem to come up often on the forum.

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hotrodharley

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• Jan 20, 2022

• #3

Rinse in a bucket of clear cold water. It won't hurt anything. And you could eat a pound of those bugs and it wouldn't hurt you.

 

tkufoS

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• Jan 20, 2022

• #4

csmott said:

I harvested some bud and decided to look at them through the magnifying glass 100x. Then I noticed these tiny red bugs. What do I do with the bud. Trash it or smoke it.

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Make budder

 

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csmott

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• Jan 21, 2022

• #5

So I can smoke it just fine?

 

Herb & Suds

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• Jan 21, 2022

• #6

csmott said:

So I can smoke it just fine?

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It will probably crackle and pop but sure

 

Nixs

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• Jan 21, 2022

• #7

I counted eight legs, as said before, spiders

 

bam0813

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• Jan 21, 2022

• #8

Looks like a clover mite

 

DoubleAtotheRON

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• Jan 21, 2022

• #9

That's a predator mite. How it ended up on your bud is a mystery. They usually stay in the soil. Looks like this?...

 

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csmott

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• Jan 22, 2022

• #10

DoubleAtotheRON said:

That's a predator mite. How it ended up on your bud is a mystery. They usually stay in the soil. Looks like this?...

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That's exactly what I'm finding in my harvest.