What Michi-can said - also squish whatever you can see. Definitely should wash the buds to get rid of a lot at harvest, but speaking from experience you'll most likely see them on/in the buds after drying. I didnt have too large of an aphid presence but I made sure to carefully look inside the buds and pick out whatevers left over with tweezers. It definitely takes some extra time which sucks. Now any pests (budworms, aphids, mites) should start vacating the buds after drying but a few will get stuck inside. I think for the plant im seeing aphids on after drying ill take what I want for head stash and press/bubble hash the rest.
Yet the bomb. I love DE
Thank you so much!!!!
I love healthy plants. And their tenders tend to lay their quills down when theyare. Humor and health. Gone without eachother. LOL. Peace.
Also, my purple is RIGHT next to the plant with aphids, yet has none. Not giving them the chance to jump
I'd have guaranteed the lady bugs if we had time for a cycle for them. The lemon will run them off. The diatomaceous will kill them. Sad.
I need new batteries or my fingers just suck. 8' - 10' apart.
LOL, I wish I had that kind of space, this was the only cloth pot I had that just happened to have 2 plants in it. I find it crazy that sometimes you can have insects or a disease on one plant, and one next to it nothing. Im a little pressed for space, and most of those aphids this year went by way of the yellow sticky board. Speaking of which, after I spray I may stick a couple up next to it... Have not only ladybugs but lacewings out there feasting
Lousy pics but, 100% of pistils were reddish brown and a dope scope showed me more anber than I thought already, so...
Every plant is different. Even phenos. Mealies didn't care much for my Snow temples. Thrived everywhere else. Those and my Lucky barely had PM and no rot. 10 plants and 8 strains. All unique in traits.
Midget shop vacs and dust busters work wonders as well. Just something to nibble on. 2 weeks here still. Scoped yesterday. Snow, Lucky and GG.
Does anybody here have any experience farming any lady bugs? Im thinking of trying to get a colony or whatever going or a few that I can build up over winter and have a constant supply of... Thats one of those things I hate buying every year... Thats also how I got into worm bins because I hated buying castings ($$).
My only attempt was indoors. In a 4x4 tent. I fed them raisins. Pain in the butt securing to upper branches. They are vertically inclined. Don't do ground. Had to mist daily towards lights out. Water supply. This managed to produce one decent hatch from the original 50. Had a few hundred. Then the wife couldn't take the beetles that will escape anymore. Ultimate soft body consumers.Does anybody here have any experience farming any lady bugs? Im thinking of trying to get a colony or whatever going or a few that I can build up over winter and have a constant supply of... Thats one of those things I hate buying every year... Thats also how I got into worm bins because I hated buying castings ($$).
Would love to get any experienced info from anyone thats gone down this road before. Will be reading up on it in the meantime and may post my findings if anyone is interested.
