Aphids Glow Bright Green!

Morda Grown

Morda Grown

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I just had to post this here. You may have already known about this, I just found out tonight. I thought it may be of some help to all. Check your plants at night with a black light... Aphids glow bright green! As bad as aphids can be early detection is key to fighting them. I will be adding a black light check on my plants every night from now on.

Have a look!
Aphid Under Black Light

Aphid Under Black Light

I found out Aphids glow bright green under black light.
 
Morda Grown said:
I just had to post this here. You may have already known about this, I just found out tonight. I thought it may be of some help to all. Check your plants at night with a black light... Aphids glow bright green! As bad as aphids can be early detection is key to fighting them. I will be adding a black light check on my plants every night from now on.

Have a look!
Aphid Under Black Light

Aphid Under Black Light

I found out Aphids glow bright green under black light.
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That is an awesome trick I hope I never have to use Morda! I would, however, advise against ever firing up a black light in a motel…somethings cannot be unseen lol. Thanks for posting this!
 
Thanks Morda! That is a awesome trick for those of us who have physical troubles with checking (hurts like a mofo for days after).
 
Nice. I wonder why I didn't think of trying that since I use a Black light Flashlight all the time by my shed to hunt for scorpions... Duh.... lol.
 
I'm going to hit it tonight and try and get some better pics, may do a quick vid if they show better.
 
Ok who's messing with my head? :rolleyes:

Last night I scanned my plant with a blacklight. The plant lit up with green spots and when I checked with a regular light, it was aphids glowing. Tonight I went out to get some better shots. I did not see 1 glowing spot. I thought that was odd. I snipped a popcorn bud and brought it to see if any aphids were on it thinking I had sprayed most of what was left off. To my shock there were aphids yes and they did not glow tonight. WTF. I am totally scratching my head.

I did a video under my microscope...


I'm sure it is not the reason but, the only difference from last night to tonight was a harvest moon shining bright.
 
@charliewaffles Was it you... Make them glow florescent green again. :rofl:

aphidsuvlight.jpg

I demand a refund! :D
 
Morda Grown said:
Ok who's messing with my head? :rolleyes:

Last night I scanned my plant with a blacklight. The plant lit up with green spots and when I checked with a regular light, it was aphids glowing. Tonight I went out to get some better shots. I did not see 1 glowing spot. I thought that was odd. I snipped a popcorn bud and brought it to see if any aphids were on it thinking I had sprayed most of what was left off. To my shock there were aphids yes and they did not glow tonight. WTF. I am totally scratching my head.

I did a video under my microscope...


I'm sure it is not the reason but, the only difference from last night to tonight was a harvest moon shining bright.
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Uh oh - they’re organizing…we’re all in trouble lol! I don’t know what would cause them to disappear, except maybe realizing you caught ‘em in the act…
 
Rexer said:
Now that is a cool photo!!!! You gotta enter that one!!!
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I agree its awesome but it is not mine. After I saw them not glowing I did a image search for aphids glow under UV light and that came up.
 
charliewaffles said:
Hmmm unless I walk in my sleep pretty sure it wasn’t me. But that is an amazing pic!!
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LOL I was just joking. ;) Yeah I thought since mine did not want to show themselves to me again, I would do a search. I thought am I going crazy, or did I smoke too much hash. :D
 
For those interested, I found the Ladybug eating aphids pic in an article on Story Trender called:

Nature in the spotlight – Insects and plants under uv lights​

There are some other very cool pics in the read.
 
I am soooooooo glad that I did not see a single aphid this year. Now if I can figure out a way to deal with the earwigs in the front yard Sunflower patches...
 
Buds Buddy said:
Nice. I wonder why I didn't think of trying that since I use a Black light Flashlight all the time by my shed to hunt for scorpions... Duh.... lol.
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I'm going back some time here now, but do you ever find any? And what do you do to them when you do? Shoot em with a 9mm?
 
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