Nerds, can anyone help me out with some pest questions.
ive finally got some pests to play with, first time ever ive had any pests and been growing a good few years, only have it on one plant that has just been transplanted up with new soil, which has to be the culprit. Plagron Light Mix for folks to know.
Ok, so I have Eds marijuana saver and am being a bit lazy As i could probably google it as sub would say, but fuck it,
I either have Aphids or Thrips, I'm pretty convinced they are aphids but the black specks confused me as ed says this is thrip shit or something.
I started to notice a few leaves were marked a few days back, just the little sort of short wiggly lines that kinda look like snail slime at first, but only in specks. So I got my lens out and there's these yellowy little fuckers, looks more like aphids to me. They are only on the underside of the leaf too, eds book suggest this is aphids.
its just the black specks confused me and also the photos of damage in the book, both would suggest thrips. But they are only on the bottom of the leaves, not the top and they don't jump like the book says thrips can do.
so until my Pythereum arrives, or however it's spelt, it's the natural insecticide from chrysanthemums flowers, I just wiped them off the leaves with a damp cloth, I prob only saw 20 or so, so hopefully I can stop them and the pythereum 5 Ec stuff kills on contact supposedly.
i presuming this pyrethrum stuff is similar to the spinosad that sub used for his soil drench, in fact it's a natural insecticide, only thing that concerned me was that its classed as a possibly dangerous pollutant if it gets into water supply etc as it kills a lot of shit, and also that its prob not popular outdoors as it will wipeout beneficial insects too.
But everywhere i read said its prob the best solution for pests and is totally organic and natural, and even people saying u can use it upto 2 days before harvest as it will completely disappear within a day, though I won't be trying this myself!
any advice or tips appreciated cheers.