I saw the termite attack on my cannabis farm. The termites had hollowed out the stems of mature plants. Without any apparent symptoms. I was able to control it by adding poison to the irrigation water. Does anyone have a similar experience in this regard? Termites are not reported as a common pest of cannabis. How can I report this?
Now talk about an unexpected report... I've been studying termites for five year and have never heard of anything like that.
Well, you could try to send a Note to some entomology journal... Maybe a quick preference test could help... Have you tried to identify the termites?
Dear Igor Eloi
Thanks for your guidance
Yes, it was identified by an insectologist.
amitermes vili.
maybe this new picture better than previously. how can I report it? what is your suggestion?
Dear Mehdi Babaii The mites have various types and usually spend occurrences the winter in the remnants of the infected farm plant or surrounding fields. The main food of mites is herbal proteins and can cause damage when the protein is high in the plant. Occurrence of environmental stresses such as salinity and drought or dehydration mainly produce proteins to increase plant resistance. The accumulation of these proteins will result in a tick invasion.
Dear Mahmoud Shomeili
Oh, interesting. You mentioned a very important point. In fact, I had applied drought to these plants, and more interestingly, this attack on the control plants was not seen.
please see the following photographs that placed in my last research. The water stress and poor drainage and other stress can caused mite injury.
Dear Mahmoud Shomeili
Thank you for your guidance, I read your paper and it is useful for me. merci.
Just a note to say that if you notice any unusual pest activity on any crop particularly if grown in controlled conditions, make sure you report it to the relevant authorities as suggested above and seek their advice. I would expect they would tell you to incinerate the remaining material to stop any further outbreaks. It's easy to generate pesticide resistant strains of posts in the glasshouse/growth facility if you don't clean everything down completely between crops.
Dear Claire Meade
This idea is compatible with my point of view. Thank you for your answer.
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