I got infected with russet mites about 5 months ago because I foolishly took in a clone without bothering to quarantine, scope, or treat it. I ended up trashing all my plants and decided to take a break from growing.
About two weeks ago I popped 8 seeds, āSoul Mateā by Bodhi. All 8 seeds germinated but 3 of the 8 seedlings have really weird leaf growth with one of them appearing to be drooping badly. 3 out of eight seedlings appear to be normal, and the other 2 seedlings appear to be severely stunted (still on the first leaf set).
I used my USB microscope to check the leaves for mite presence but I donāt seem to see any mites under the scope.
I did, however, see white dots that might resemble either eggs or trichomes, Iām not entirely sure:
These seedlings are only two weeks old though, do they really develop trichomes that can be seen in the scope so young? At the same time Iām skeptic that thereās so many eggs but not a single mite to be seen anywhereā¦ unless itās possible Iām getting attacked by baby russets that are too small to see on the scope right now?? (I was able to see adult russet mites with my scope 5 months ago)
Is it possible I am dealing with the beginning of a russet mite infestation again?? Only thing I can think of besides pests is the pH of the nutrient water was a little high last night. It was at 6.4 last night and i ph downād to 5.8. All other parameters seem to be okay to me (75degrees farenheit, 60% rH, medium is all perlite so definitely not overwatered)
Would appreciate any and all feedback! Thanks in advance
I would spray every plant under and over leaves stems stalks whatever even the room as there r spores floating around there on fans ect. Wipe it all or few days after this spray it will b right back again from them spores. Itās a biotch to get ahold of but u r still real early. Thorough cleaning is definitely required here. Sorry bud. Wpm is crazy and soreads fast asf
If the tent doors r open with fans blowing it is quite possible yes. Spores fly and glide thru the air so any slight breeze send them another way ect. It really sux for sure. Especially if u defol leaves before u spray them spraying will cut down on stories flying in the air itās seeming a bit later for the spray before move part already so Iād start off cleaning everything super good and move on from that point.
@GrowInTheDark - how did this turn out? I have the same exact thing happening with my seedlings. All 3 appear to have trichomes but after tons of looking around, most people are saying eggs but a few say stress will cause early trichomes. Did you ever figure out what it was?