trichome eating Virus or organism

[santiago]

I have had a problem for 3 years of a Trichome eating ,virus or micro-organism.The organism appears as a brillant red dot, it appears on the trichomes and devours them leaving no potentcy, and I do not know if it safe to smoke it or not.i have tried every pesticide and miticide alcohol, hydro peroxide, oxidate,hot pepper tea to no avail .I have tried to contact a lot of places and individuals with no success. Even the Labs have given me no response. I can see the organism under the [AO ONE TEN ]microscope but I do not know what it is or how to kill it .Can anyone help me? I tried to send Photos but can not load,Or will not load

[starramus]

Wow that's a tough one. No wonder you haven't heard back from anyone. I was going to say russet mites as they do like resin, but your pics show something entirely different.

[9fingerleafs]

yeah i thought the same thing, your plant would be very sick if that was the case, i agree with farmall it looks like a purple/reddish trichome

[Farmall]

I have had the reddish centers in trichomes and even purple but they were always fully intact. Are you sure it’s the red thing causing the problem?

[kingfish]

A healthy Trichome.

[StickFigureLover]

Nice shot chief. What type of scope are you using??

[kingfish]

I can't take credit for the pic. I copied it from a Email

[StickFigureLover]

Ah i see. I need to eventually get a unit. My local options are limited so luckily i wont have to think too much about it, lol

[Canuck147]

Are you growing in a tent? If it was mine - I would through the tent away and start over.

[Farmall]

Canuck147 are you thinking some chemicals leaching out of the fabric causing a mutation ?

[Canuck147]

Something so small one can't clean them all out.

[Tersky]

Idk to me it looks like you have some pest that is eating your trichomes. Maybe thirps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx2H...e_gdata_player

The red kinda looks like a trichome turning amber to me but i may not be seeing it correctly.

[starramus]

Are you sure you are not eating the trichomes? Must be a pot headed mite. I myself have never seen red or purple in a trichome itself. Only seen the usual clear to cloudy to amber, and the if you let the plant go too long a dark orange when it begins degrading. You might try good old insecticidal soap as i do not see it in your list of pesticides.

[Farmall]

Thank goodness for the USB Microscope.

[starramus]

Yesiree they are invaluable. This pic from October 2014 shows a Blue God that went too long, and you can see some of the trichomes have turned dark orange with the THC degrading.

[Farmall]

That’s about how I pick ‘em nowadays

[starramus]

This year's GSC looking very healthy.

[SoOrbudgal]

Great shot yummy looking.

[starramus]

santiago are you still with us? I hope you aren't in Chile. Milton Friedman's getting an F down there in economics.