This is my first attempt at growing and harvesting. This is my only plant. Its northern lights autoflower. It’s been growing in a 4 gallon pot outdoors in ocean forest. I monitored the trichomes and decided to harvest today. As I cut the plant, several stalks and the underside of several leaves had this white webbing. It was not there a couple of days ago. It does not look like powdery mildew and is not visible on the top of any leaves or bud. We’ve had a ton of rain the last two weeks. After I cut the stalks, I washed them in warm water, lemon juice, and baking soda. Then rinsed in clean water. What is this? Should I throw out the bud? Thanks!
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Looks like cobweb mold. A dilute peroxide will kill and dissolve it immediately.
It’s likely that your humidity is too high or you don’t have sufficient airflow around the plant.
Welcome to the forum.
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Looks like mealybug fuzz, you can see a couple around the area. Captain Jacks Dead Bug Brew works and can be used all the way to harvest.
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Thank you. It has definitely been humid. It’s rained for 75% of each day for 2 weeks. I will try the diluted peroxide and start the drying process. I appreciate the reply.
Thank you. Unfortunately, it is harvest time, and it just showed up the last few days. I will try the dead bug stuff in my next plant. Appreciate the reply.
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I just took a picture under the microscope. Does this help? I think this is the creature causing it.
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It looks like either/or, but the damage is pretty much the same, and I’m willing to bet treatment is as well. On your next grow, have a good, steady pest control arsenal and regimen. Get 1 or 2 brands that are safe for fruit/flowers and rotate them out. Pests develop tolerance quick. No oil based. Neem oil is ok up until the last few weeks of veg, but oil based products are absorbed into the buds and don’t rinse or wash away.
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Thanks. I cut all of the buds this morning. I washed them in lemon juice, water, and baking soda. I was going to rewash in diluted peroxide. Do you think I should just toss the entire harvest and start over?
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Naw man, no need to. Just to a peroxide bath just to be safe and dry out. The one plant i found it on is still going strong.
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Some of my orchids had a mealy bug infection. I tried everything I read on google and tried every suggestion.
They never recovered and I put them outside in the dead of winter to die so they did not infect more of of the indoor plants. I nurtured those plants for years and they always gave me blooms. That was a sad day.
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I purchased a Venus Fly Trap and a Nepenthes Spathulata x Gymnaphor pitcher plant to store in my tent for bugs.
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Thank you!! The mealy bug definitely looks like a potential suspect.
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1/3 dish soap, 1/3 peroxide and 1/3 water and spray the affected area with several treatments. I just experienced this on one of my wife’s outdoor plants and Captain Jacks dead bug won’t work 
This is a severe case of mealy bugs we had and the peroxide, soap and water did the trick
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Good luck, I’ve never been able to keep them SOB’s alive. They turn black, and die.
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This is my first time im growing them. What do i need to look out for? Why do you think it tuned black and died?
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Same for me, I believe humidity has been my problem 
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I have several carnivorous plants. Below are a few of them. The are a bog dwelling plant and like wet feet.
They are supposed to thrive in direct sun but I limit mine to early to mid day sun, then shade. Stupid hot here in the Deep South.
Water from the bottom. I use self watering pots that have a wick. Or, use a pot with a deep saucer (see pics). No terracotta pots. Use plastic or a fully glazed pot.
Always water with distilled water or rain water. Never tap water. Never let it dry out.
I put #3 perlite in the bottom (thin layer), then a layer of spagnum moss, then the carnivorous potting soil and another thin layer of spagnum moss. Finally on top is a layer of green sheet moss.
The black you are seeing is natural. Hopefully you see new sprouts coming out of the center.
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Ahh… good deal. Thank you for the growing tips on these. I have the sphageum moss on order but i guess ill need carnivorous soil?
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