Stippling, start of a spider mite issue?

[yona]

So I started noticing minor leaves on my plant that looked like white spots, these leaves are mostly located on the bottom part of my plant.



I am growing one plant in soil for personal consumption. The plant is on my balcony and gets a good 8-9 hours of direct sunlight a day.

When I looked under the "white spotted" leaves on a few of them I saw some very small brownish insects. There were some brown spots too and I assumed these were eggs, I got rid of most of the leaves with the stippling and since I only have one plant I looked around and tried to clear with my fingers any other "things" I found under the leaves.

The plant is on day 35 from seed and has plenty of budsites and already some turning from white to orange hairs. This is by no means a "epidemic" or a crazy infestation, but i'm afraid if I don't do something it could turn into that since I have about 4 weeks left. I also don't want to spray anything on the plant since the buds are developed enough for me to not want to do that.

Anyhow, looking for some suggestions.

 

[namvet25]

:smoke:You could spray them with a organic pesticide,just the leaves,or just keep taking them off by hand.

 

[AutoMan]

Spidermites are so small, you won't see them with the naked eye...but you can see their webs....you need to identify the primary culprit and treat accordingly to save ya buds....check out the AFN cannibis infirmary.

 

[Epic Genetics]

Spidermites are so small, you won't see them with the naked eye...but you can see their webs....you need to identify the primary culprit and treat accordingly to save ya buds....check out the AFN cannibis infirmary.

i fought mites for a year , i could see them with my naked eye , i could even make out legs , i do however have exceptional eye site , but even with that being said i do believe most ppl would at the least be able to see adult mites even if not clearly enough to make out what they are

use a vacuum as strange as that may sound , ive never done it but seen many other ppl claim it helps greatly in keeping the numbers low , id advise being careful about it though

best of luck

EDIT : that could be thrip damage too , could you get a closer pic ?

 

[JM]

lady bugs will eat them and their eggs...

http://gardeningzone.com/pages/pest-control-zone

 

[Hugo]

Yona, I feel ya! I'm having problems with some mites aswell. Check my last posts to find some pictures of the mites. Luckily I'm still in veg so I used an oilment.

lady bugs will eat them and their eggs...

http://gardeningzone.com/pages/pest-control-zone

Great Website! Think I might order me some ladybugs!