OlderNOTwiser
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I grow Lupines outdoors and I'm very familiar with the aphids they attract. However, I found the tiniest little ones in my cannabis pots. I was admiring my work a week or so ago when I thought I saw a speck of dust moving on my irrigation lines. I used my loupe to look and sure as heck they're aphids! However, they're not what I'm familiar with. They appear to be clear and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. I grabbed the diatomaceous earth and dusted liberally on the top of the soil and my water lines. I've hit them three times now and they're still there but reduced. It's discouraging when you watch them (with 30x) walking on the DE and not seeming bothered at all. Since I don't know what aphid type these are (root aphids?) I've been searching for answers and solutions. My plants are healthy with no spots or damage so far and much taller than I expected so I'm assuming we're mostly ok. They're autos and in flower so I'm limited in what I can use right now but I did find one solution to be intriguing. I'd never heard of using tomato leaves as an insecticide. Granted the smell of the leaves is rather potent but I'd never even considered this. Anyway, the idea is take a couple cups of chopped up tomato leaves and soak in equal amounts of water overnight. Strain, add some more water and spray. I'll likely try this tomorrow morning if things don't improve. Also, I'm growing with Earth Dust (yes, I still have some) and I don't want to clobber all of my natural goodies just to crush some aphids. Have any of you used tomato leaves as an insecticide? Were you successful or fail? Barring that, is "control" the goal or is it total annihilation? If I can get my loupe and phone paired up I'll try for a picture shortly.
