Root Aphids? Mites? Help ID please.

[Master_Roachi]

if you pulled out a root and confirmed it's root aphids, that's one thing, but I don't see any in the pics,... just the soil mite,... the constant moisture and feeds make for fine habitat for fungal and certain bacterials,.. most aren't a danger though,...

Ok it does really look like these guys. Hypoaspis Miles? It says they feed on springtails and fungus gnat larva, which like I said I am starting to see flyers so maybe it is just gnats after all. I am still having issues with something eating my leaves and getting necrotic/rust spots though.

I have been flushing with so much because I started to get these issues by the way, I usually feed with only the 10-20% runoff. If I don't feed these small pots every 24 hours the coco turns into a brick basically dry as dry. Isn't this bad? I tried once to let them go 48 and they drooped very bad. I am letting them dry out now though and watching them closely, it's been 36 hours. I did add a layer of perlite on top of everything today just to keep anything down, as that's all I had here. Thanks again

 

[Master_Roachi]

Here's some more pictures of leaves. Is this more signs of pests or just dirt?

 

[Master_Roachi]

Bump!! Any help appreciated. I'm getting a thousand different answers on Instagram. To me they look like root aphids, as well as possibly having broad or russet mites? Some people are saying it's just simple deficiency and I'm being paranoid?

 

[Waira]

-- some physical damage on the leaves; some defc. symptoms on the interveinal areas, probably Ca or P,... yes, dry coco is bad, worse than dry soil; use a wetting agent to ensure better more even absorption,... dry out causes root damage, big pH and EC/ppm shifts....
...until you dig up some roots and confirm aphids, you're just guessing or letting know-nothing clowns jam you up,... a 1000 remote guessing opinions are useless... I stand by what I see Roachi, I see mites and that's it,.... the leaf undersides, no sign of pests,.. the globes do look like eggs, but so do the sessile/bulbous trichomes which is what I think these are,...

 

[KapScot]

I will leave it to others to diagnose the problem - even with pervasive pests it's usually just a shutdown and sterilisation routine (not a total rebuild unless that's what you want). But do beware of going all zoom microscope especially when you're learning (it just makes minor blemishes look scary). The rust spots are the only concern beyond the bugs I'd be looking at << but not in superzoom. All the other blemishes I see all look like normal wear n tear (few of those) - bit of tip burn - bit of splash damage - all perfectly normal and wouldn't be seen until you zoom in close.

Happy Growing

 

[Master_Roachi]

-- some physical damage on the leaves; some defc. symptoms on the interveinal areas, probably Ca or P,... yes, dry coco is bad, worse than dry soil; use a wetting agent to ensure better more even absorption,... dry out causes root damage, big pH and EC/ppm shifts....
...until you dig up some roots and confirm aphids, you're just guessing or letting know-nothing clowns jam you up,... a 1000 remote guessing opinions are useless... I stand by what I see Roachi, I see mites and that's it,.... the leaf undersides, no sign of pests,.. the globes do look like eggs, but so do the sessile/bulbous trichomes which is what I think these are,...

Thanks Waira. I have still been checking and only seeing those "mites" still in the lower pot holes. I have dug around in the top layer of the pots and again have only found one of those. I did manage to catch a flyer, I think it is a fungus gnat. Can you guys confirm for me? The waxy appearance has started to go away on the one plant that people were telling me had broad/russet mites, I check a few leaves and areas with my usb scope and couldn't find anything on it, except for again a few of those egg or debris looking patches.

I picked up some neem spray and mosquito dunks at lowes. I also did a flush with h202 two days ago, and then a light feeding today with a bunch of recharge to hopefully repopulate with some beneficials. Any tips of how to apply the neem spray? I usually run lights 24/7, do I need to turn them off when I spray? I have some Optic Foliar Overgrow also, I usually spray every few days, should I stop this?

 

[Waira]

...looks like a gnat, but that's not the issue unless you have clouds of them around,...mites don't cause that kinda of damage, so ignore the clowns....
Neem spray, concentrate or RTU? ...remove the plants from the tent and lights, spray down let dry and then put her back,...