HELP KINDBUDS OD PLANTS GOT BUGS

[Kindbud]

ight one of my plants outdoors is flowering and has bugs idk exacly what they are might be mites or the whitefly things on my flowering plant they are eating the fan leaves its not that bad but i can heard it will gwet alot worst i have been growing for a while now 4 5 years and never had this prob what do i do i read that mites will make the bud unsmokeable?? what can i do to stop them they are on 2 of my 10 plants

[Fing_57]

dont the flies and mites suck juices and not chew on the plants?

did you take a pic?

I find earwigs doing most of the OD damage in my area

[Kindbud]

pics would help you??? OK IM GOING TO GO GET SOME

[Fing_57]

earwigs damage
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10945&stc=1&d=1182361023

snail damage took the back half off this one
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10946&stc=1&d=1182361023

[Kindbud]

hears some pics of the leaves i got 4 more pics if you need them

[Kindbud]

hey man what do you think that is??

[eyeseaire]

earwig damage dude. diatamaceous earth, sprinkled around the base of the plants is a great organic way to protect you plants from snails and earwigs. While like grit to us, to soft bodied insects it cuts them and prevents them from accessing the base stalk. Make sure you dont have them near other plants not treated or snails and earwigs can hop on from another plant.

[Fing_57]

looks like my 1st pic but less damage

not sure where you are in the world

but it looks like bugs climbing up to eat
look under things where a bug could hide ...... in the morning you might find them sleeping in the tops of shorter plants

clean the area under your plants
earwigs wont cross the sticky side of duct tape

[Kindbud]

so what should i do??? oh and im in NC

[Kindbud]

earwig damage dude. diatamaceous earth, sprinkled around the base of the plants is a great organic way to protect you plants from snails and earwigs. While like grit to us, to soft bodied insects it cuts them and prevents them from accessing the base stalk. Make sure you dont have them near other plants not treated or snails and earwigs can hop on from another plant.

i have 3 plants near that one about 5-10 yards away from that one and then another next to that one about 10 yards away what are earwig's??

[Kindbud]

looks like my 1st pic but less damage

not sure where you are in the world

but it looks like bugs climbing up to eat
look under things where a bug could hide ...... in the morning you might find them sleeping in the tops of shorter plants

clean the area under your plants
earwigs wont cross the sticky side of duct tape

So i should clean out the area around the base of the plant rip up all the other grass and weeds and then put down duck tape face thats sticky upwards?? oh and the ones that got most of the damages is flowering any thing to worry about that?? could they mess up the bud??

[peakguy]

mixed blessing in the garden. they do actually prey on other bugs, but will eat plants too. they seem to like dark, moist areas. they look like a centipede only shorter without so many legs, and they have horn-looking deals coming out of their head. in my area they are 1/2 to 1 inch long and are brown in color. google them to see a pic.

[Fing_57]

your flowering already?


I wouldnt use the tape unless its to make a band on the pot it cant cross

the DE works

I also cut 5 or 15gl pots in 1/2 and ......

[Kindbud]

only one is flowering go to my grow journal and see its just begging to flower and wear do i get this DE??? anything eles work???

[gorilla]

Wikipedia's Earwigs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earwig)

[Fing_57]

IF/when you see eaten leaf higher up look for this little leaf eating bug

it'll hide if it see's you coming or looking ........ so I look from below and look for its shadow on the leaf


http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10966&stc=1&d=1182368346

[Kindbud]

thanks guys idk if its that earwig thing i havent seen anythign like that on it you think this bug prob will screaw my flowering up and mess up the bud?? oh and would misting it down with some soapy water tonight hurt the flowering??
sorry for all the newbie questions but i have never had any bug probs in my
4-5 years of growing

[eyeseaire]

earwigs don't usually fuck things up too much but you might as well go for the DE, as a preventative. They are active at night (as well as snails) so you could just got out with light and pick them off until they aren't a problem.
You can get the DE at most nurseries, or a hydro shop, also they sell it as bird grit at pet stores too. Its cheap (>$10) and keeps the bigger pest, snails at bay.

[eyeseaire]

good for small amounts of trace minerals too

[Kindbud]

ight ill look for it next time im out and about im going to go out to night and see if i see them