That's a butterfly bud worm caterpillars come from moths. Butterflies are mostly plant specific so they lay eggs on plants that the caterpillars can eat like the Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat milkweed. Bud worm moths fly at night.The culprit..View attachment 3772785
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The pic I posted is a Cabbage White butterfly...they do lay their eggs on cannabis flowers.That's a butterfly bud worm caterpillars come from moths. Butterflies are mostly plant specific so they lay eggs on plants that the caterpillars can eat like the Monarch butterfly caterpillars only eat milkweed. Bud worm moths fly at night.
"One of the easiest ways to tell the difference between a butterfly and a moth is to look at the antennae. A butterfly’s antennae are club-shaped with a long shaft and a bulb at the end. A moth’s antennae are feathery or saw-edged."
u r correct,igrow lots of cold crops,fighting them bad right now I have also caught them on my other plants ,long handle net is what I useThe pic I posted is a Cabbage White butterfly...they do lay their eggs on cannabis flowers.
"All known host plants contain natural chemicals called glucosinolates, glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish." I can't find if cannibus contains glucosinolates but it has over 400 componds. Those bastards eat my collards so they are DOA. I see butterflies on pot plants sometimes but they aren't laying eggs and hate to kill something for no reason. From what it says if they do lay eggs on the wrong plant the larvae won't eat it and starve. .The pic I posted is a Cabbage White butterfly...they do lay their eggs on cannabis flowers.
Soap an water kills them stupid ass things.. last year I got them so I sprayed with soap an water and them bitches just feel off .... use dawn dish soap no frag if possiblei've been spraying Bt at least once a week. i will spray until the last 2 weeks or so. we have foggy evenings in the fall so it rinses everything.
haha. not a bad idea.I think I would dry those worms out and crush em up into a bowl and puff away.
Sure looks like lepidoptera eggs.... (moths/caterpillars).I've been proactive this year with bud worms, been spraying BT every 5days or so from about week 4 in veg. I found a couple of spherical egg like things on my buds. Do you think those are caterpillar eggs? (in center of the frame, there are 2 spherical objects)
Do the moths like to lay their eggs on the surface of the Buds? or do they bury them deeper in the buds?
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I think so too! What do others say?Sure looks like lepidoptera eggs.... (moths/caterpillars).
I had a problem with them on my Bag Seed Testers. Worms, then rot. Lost some. Picked a whole lot early.Lost some bud on my last harvest before fall to the worms. Wasn't infested but enough to cause a loss. You also end up with gross black little grit, either their poop or eggs. It was the only pest I really had to deal with this year.
Yeah mother nature will force our hand from time to time. No rot, these were tiny, almost like an inch worm. I didn't let them get big maybe. what's good protection from worms?I had a problem with them on my Bag Seed Testers. Worms, then rot. Lost some. Picked a whole lot early.
If there is any worm shit in the buds, you may get rot on down the road.P
Yeah mother nature will force our hand from time to time. No rot, these were tiny, almost like an inch worm. I didn't let them get big maybe. what's good protection from worms?