Hello everyone,
First time growing mj, have a fair amount of experience with other plants. I have an indoor set up, all plants including non mj plants started from seeds. LED, COBB and Fluorescent lighting, good air circulation, temp runs slightly high during day ~82F. I only use FoxFarm soil (ocean or happy frog). I recently noticed a few of these colonies (see pic- 40X magnification) on my cilantro plants which are in very close proximity to mj plants. The bugs don’t seem to be colonizing the mj but i noticed them on the basil too. I moved all non essential plants outside and gently sprayed all MJ plants closest to cilantro with essential oil mix. I do not see any pests/eggs on the mj but am really concerned they may have colonized and I cant find them. All mj plants are doing great with no signs of disease or stunting.
So are these Aphids? Should I assume they have colonized the surrounding plants even though I cannot see evidence of them? And lastly, what is the most likely way these pests found their way into my indoor garden? Soil? From my outdoor garden on my hands/tools? Adult flew in and colonized from outside?
Any tips would be recommended. I read up on Aphids but wanted to make sure I even identified the bug correctly!
Thanks
First time growing mj, have a fair amount of experience with other plants. I have an indoor set up, all plants including non mj plants started from seeds. LED, COBB and Fluorescent lighting, good air circulation, temp runs slightly high during day ~82F. I only use FoxFarm soil (ocean or happy frog). I recently noticed a few of these colonies (see pic- 40X magnification) on my cilantro plants which are in very close proximity to mj plants. The bugs don’t seem to be colonizing the mj but i noticed them on the basil too. I moved all non essential plants outside and gently sprayed all MJ plants closest to cilantro with essential oil mix. I do not see any pests/eggs on the mj but am really concerned they may have colonized and I cant find them. All mj plants are doing great with no signs of disease or stunting.
So are these Aphids? Should I assume they have colonized the surrounding plants even though I cannot see evidence of them? And lastly, what is the most likely way these pests found their way into my indoor garden? Soil? From my outdoor garden on my hands/tools? Adult flew in and colonized from outside?
Any tips would be recommended. I read up on Aphids but wanted to make sure I even identified the bug correctly!
Thanks
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