so these are like mighty aphids i googled them they are flying aphids and not gnats or what ever else iv done numerous things on the internet to try specificly for flying aphids but nothing has worked and im about 5 weeks into an 8 week flower cycle spraying them in soap or neem is not a good idea because they are not washable fruits im stumped and this is the best out of my 4 strains i really want to save it each day i come back to my tent they have multiplied im running out of big shade leaves someone who has had this problem please help. the google life cycle of a flying aphid has only 3 stages according to google it doesnt say they have larvae just nymphs adult nymphs and the adults develop wings when food sources are coming to a shortage so they can move to the next suitable host i tryed isolating them in a cold dry dark cupboard for 5 days followed by spraying neem oil on the top of the soil and a ice cold spray bottle of water to dislodge them but they dont move.... please help someone iv hit a brick wall.... someone suggested a diluted citric juice may work but he doesnt know much about growing and an old school grower told me to get some marigolds in my tent because insects dont like them they are like mother natures bug defence system not sure if this will work and i dont wanna spend any more money only to waste it thank you in advance for any help
I constantly keep ladybugs in my tents. Like a 1500 pack bought every 2 months. Still get SOME mites...but apparently EVERYONE on this side of the hills up here has at least SOME mites. But not many. Or DominionOrganics puts out a liquid control..."Mantis Be" that you mix into water and spray onto the plants...basically suspended rosemary and lemon grass oil. The harmful critters don't like it...it CLAIMS to kill them on contact, but it's hard to verify that, compared to "does it just keep them off the plants?"
Green lacewing larvae are known as Aphid lions and chow a ton of them. Get those and lady bugs and you should be good. No need for chemicals.
Never heard of using the lacewing larvae...mantises and ladybugs...thanks for the tip. Less likely to end up all over the house.
LOL....I suppose with the lengths of my typical posts, I should have named myself "Loquacious of Borg" Yes, a fellow NewGen fan...make it so, Number One! The weed shall be assimilated!
I'm not much of a Trekky, I just think that the Borg is a perfect name for those little fuckers! I have gone on short vacations and returned home to a full on infestation 6 weeks into flower. I hate them. I don't use chemicals of any kind so it is difficult to control them if they do get a foot hold. Little bastards! I am going lady bug crazy on them if they show up again but I don't give them enough heat to really come around (77 is usually my running day temp with low humidity).
They stay active around here to quite a bit lower. Don't know if that's local conditions, or what (only thing I know about bugs is limited pretty much to "I can tell that's a ladybug and that's an ant", and what some of them eat...lol)
I'm no expert, but I did have a nasty bout with the Borg at a previous location. A buddy bought them over just before I headed to MSG for NYE. When I came home, it was a web covered slimey mess. Fucking gross. I grabbed the shop-vac and did what I could. I have had fungus gnats, but they are really easy to get rid of, just stop soaking the soil and give it time to dry. Sticky strips are key to knowing if there is a problem.