Trouble reading today's article? Click here:
Issue #432 - Sunday, July 26, 2020
Dear Fellow Grower,
In today's issue...
- It's that time of year again my friends. The rabid army of cannabis-eating pests are back for a bud buffet. This weeks article is aimed at helping you to recognize and eliminate harmful insects on sight! Even indoor growers aren't immune to pests.
- Are you great at identifying insects? Let's play the bug identification game!
- There's a lot of good stuff in this week's trophy pics and I just know you'll love them all. But I have to warn you...there's a super cute frog in two of the pictures and it's so adorable that your IQ will drop 10 points by just looking at it. You've been warned!
Nebula Haze & Sirius Fourside (founders of GrowWeedEasy.com)
"How we love sequestering,
where no pests are pestering."
~Lorenz Hart
Pests and Bugs and Eggs! Oh my!
🐛🐜🥚➡😱
|
|
|
Unfortunately, bugs and other garden pests can totally mess up your marijuana harvest!
In the northern hemisphere, it's the middle of bug season. Today I'm sharing pictures of common cannabis pests so you can identify and eradicate them for good. Just click on each picture for more information, pictures, and detailed solutions.
|
Aphids live under leaves & look different depending on their stage of life. The thin white bugs in these pictures are aphid nymphs.
These bugs that look like barnacles and stick to the plant on stems and underneath leaves. They come in many different colors and forms, but the main clue you're dealing with scale insects is they don't move after they've settled in.
These mites are so small you will likely never see them even with a magnifier. However, you can tell your plant has been infected because your new leaves become blistered, twisted and glossy. Buds may turn brown. Broad mites are often mistaken for other problems like nutrient deficiencies, heat stress or pH problems.
Caterpillars and inchworms come in many forms, from tiny and green to big and fuzzy. Caterpillars chew holes in the leaves and you'll also see little black specks from their droppings.
“Regular” crickets munch on your leaves.
Mole crickets tunnel under your plants and disturb their roots
Fungus gnats look like tiny dark flies buzzing around the soil.
These seemingly harmless garden creatures happily eat your cannabis leaves!
These bugs come in many colors as adults! Their young make clusters of spots on your leaves where they’ve sucked out all the sap.
Leaf miners are larva that actually live inside your leaves and tunnel through them to eat!
These tiny white bugs look “hairy” and are found crawling on leaves and buds. They leave white patches all over.
Each species looks quite a bit different as an adult. As youngsters, they create white and fuzzy patches that look like cotton on their butts and on your plants.
Examples of different planthopper species
Russet mites are microscopic. They live in the the crevices of leaves, stems or buds, causing droopy unhealthy plants. Leaves often curl up at the edges (similar to symptoms of heat stress).
Slugs and snails usually come out at night, leaving holes in leaves with scalloped edges from their individual bite marks. They also leave slime trails on leaves and on the ground.
Spider mites are tiny bugs that leave small white speckles all over your leaves. You may also see webbing.
Thrips leave irregular bronze or silver marks. You rarely see the fast-moving adults, but their young look like tiny worms and hang out on your leaves.
Whiteflies look like tiny white moths. This picture shows both the adults and round whitefly nymphs.
Have you seen bugs on your cannabis plants that aren't shown here? Hit "reply" and email us a picture!
Let's Play the Identification Game!
|
If you know what these are, hit the reply button!
|
These beetles were found on a plant in Vermont, USA.
This infestation inside the stalk of a cannabis plant was seen in Washington, USA. The bugs look like flies. But did the flies nest here or did some predator like a wasp put them here for storage?
|
|
"I'm so glad someone told me about your website. I was so intimidated before. I'm always afraid to ask questions on forums because people can be cruel. I love the simplicity and how easy everything is to understand. Great job!"
~Shiela
We're glad to provide civil space for people to learn how to grow their own! ~Sirius
|
"This is a great site for beginners and also for some new ideas."
~Jeff
Teaching beginners is awesome. They get to learn so much in such a relatively short amount of time! ~Sirius
|
|
"Mainlining!!! Agent orange and Girl Scout cookies extreme"
~Buck
That's some beautiful mainlining! 👍 ~Sirius
|
"Thank you for your awesome website it's like my Sunday paper. I love reading the info and pics. Here's my big girl Purple trainwreck x24k strain kids swimming pool grow all organic amendments."
~Thurmsb1
"Big girl" is right! I love the use of the kiddie pool! ~Sirius
"Evening lady and gent,
This is my very first grow, all bag seeds and I am now 5 weeks in flowering.
Had two boys out of 12.
Thank you for all the tips!!!"
~JohnnyBlack
The colors in the second pic really pops off the screen! ~Sirius
"[No info included]"
~Badger
Just look at that chubby little frog! Frogs eat insects, so if you see one, don't be worried for your plant. 🐸 ~Sirius
Who Runs This
Newsletter? |
Nebula Haze:
I'll be honest with you, when I first started growing, I struggled. Now, it is my mission to make it easier for new growers to get started as well as help advanced growers get bigger, better yields with less time and money.
|
|
|
Sirius Fourside:
Sirius Fourside is a hobbyist grower who has gained the bulk of his experience growing in water as a medium (deep water culture, bubbleponics).
"Growing cannabis can be a relaxing hobby in and of itself, but it also saves you money and keeps you from having to deal with shady characters."
Get Your Seeds Delivered Safely!
|
|
|
GrowWeedEasy.com has put together a hand-picked list of all the available seed
banks including what type of payment they accept and where they ship in the world!
List of trusted seed sources:
http://www.growweedeasy.com/seeds Get Seeds!
|
Copyright (c) 2020 GrowWeedEasy.com
NOTE: If links aren't working or if pictures are not showing up properly, please view the full newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/gwe-updates
Disclaimer: Grow Weed Easy only recommends products that we've either personally checked out ourselves, or that come from people we know and trust. For doing so, we may receive a commission. Nothing in this e-mail should be considered personalized Financial, Legal, or Medical Advice. The contributors to this magazine grow legally under their
local laws but are not lawyers or medical professionals. Any decision to grow marijuana should only be made after consulting with an experienced lawyer or other legal adviser. Any medical decisions should only be made after speaking with a doctor. Be safe!
How Did I Sign Up For This Newsletter?
Our records indicate that requested to be added to the GrowWeedEasy.com weekly newsletter at .
Date:
To unsubscribe: |
|
