Tiny red bugs!

[Sandyman]

There're some tiny tiny red bugs that just look like specks on my sprouts and I don't know whether to be worried, or if so, what to do about them. Anyone recognize this issue?

 

[Hammerhead]

spider mites? if you can take a pic would help

 

[Sandyman]

I can't get close enough to take that picture sadly. The camera won't focus that close. Really all it looks like is a pinpoint sized bright red dot though. I check my plants obsessively, so I know this is pretty early that I'm catching them...

 

[Hammerhead]

these are seedlings? I don't see bugs on baby's very often. get some diatomaceous earth and put a thin layer on top of the soil. When bugs crawl through this is will kill them. If you can get the ones on the plant off and kill those you should be ok.

 

[_the420guy]

sounds like a clover mite

 

[I N Hail]

try here find your bug

http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=90499&highlight=pest+list


I N Hail

 

[sparkjumper]

I get the southern red spidermite where the females turn brick red.You also have the european red spidermite.Whatever they are,they cant take a no pest strip for very long..I've never seen them on seedlings though..Use a cool mist humidifier during veg to help prevent the fuckers from the start

 

[_the420guy]

neem oil works the best

 

[sparkjumper]

Neem may be the best preventative,but if you already have spider mites nothing is as effective as a no pest strip

 

[Hammerhead]

are you talking about these?

 

[sip]

ya those

 

[_the420guy]

Spider Mites-
Neem Oil can be very effective on vegging plants, mothers and around the grow room. You don't want to spray it on plants in the mid to late flowering stage however. Plain water can be sprayed on flowering plants because spider mites live in a narrow temperature and humidity range.
Burn1

Neem works two sprays a week apart i never seen the fuckers since

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

soak dry tobacco in a small amt of water. strain and spray on underside of leaves. do it twice about a week apart.