Why insects do not (and cannot), attack healthy plants

[OneMoreRip]

Hi, ran across this video and wanted to share it.

Why insects do not (and cannot) attack healthy plants | Dr. Thomas Dykstra | Regenerative Ag

 

[OldMedUser]

I'm not going to even watch that video because that's total BS. Healthy plants can get infested by bugs too but do tend to fend them off better until the bugs make them unhealthy.

What kind of snake oil is the good doctor peddling here?

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Only with the power of our lord and saviour can you be pest free. Start the seeds in holy water

 

[DCcan]

Only with the power of our lord and saviour can you be pest free. Start the seeds in holy water

Umm ... Team Satan says Brimstone for the win, it's got sulfur.

 

[mudballs]

so all those locust plagues...entire swathes of countryside are just miles and miles of unhealthy plants?

 

[DCcan]

so all those locust plagues...entire swathes of countryside are just miles and miles of unhealthy plants?

my 60 second speed watch of 1.5 hr zoom conference...
Miles and miles of Monsanto seeds,.... something about super plants disappearing,.... on and on about plant exudates above and below ground, Brix data from plants...group hug at the end

 

[mudballs]

lol
"...group hug at the end"
ur my kind of funny

 

[DCcan]

Prof Zhang just got a $20 million grant to found a killer drone institute, thats what gets you research money.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Hi, ran across this video and wanted to share it.

Why insects do not (and cannot) attack healthy plants | Dr. Thomas Dykstra | Regenerative Ag

Sounds like you and the doctor don't need one more rip.

 

[OneMoreRip]

What kind of snake oil is the good doctor peddling here?

A reason to have healthy plants would be my guess. If more than just healthy plants, I think a Brix meter to measure the health of your plant in a scientific manner. ( https://www.amazon.com/V-Resourcing-Refractometer-Alcohol-Making-Homebrew/dp/B072N7WWZQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=brix+plant+refractometer&pscroll=1&qid=1632692292&refinements=p_72:1248921011&rnid=1248919011&s=industrial&sr=1-17&wIndexMainSlot=32). Not his link, just a cheap one on amazon I saw with good reviews, probably be worth it to get a nicer one though for anyone that wants more accurate readings.

Old short thread on here with someone that was using a Brix meter, telling how they used it. Edit; didn’t put the link and lost now. Lul

 

[Entusia]

so all those locust plagues...entire swathes of countryside are just miles and miles of unhealthy plants?

i reckon they would be pretty unealthy plants after a biblical swarm of locusts raided it

 

[Dankweedwizard420]

The general idea is a healthy plant will be able to produce more volatiles/alkaloids and will therefor be less favorable or tasty to a pest than a less healthy plant. However it doesn’t mean that a healthy plant won’t be bothered by pests, it’s just not their first option. That’s not from the video that’s from general plant biology.

 

[OldMedUser]

A reason to have healthy plants would be my guess. If more than just healthy plants, I think a Brix meter to measure the health of your plant in a scientific manner. ( https://www.amazon.com/V-Resourcing-Refractometer-Alcohol-Making-Homebrew/dp/B072N7WWZQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_17?dchild=1&keywords=brix+plant+refractometer&pscroll=1&qid=1632692292&refinements=p_72:1248921011&rnid=1248919011&s=industrial&sr=1-17&wIndexMainSlot=32). Not his link, just a cheap one on amazon I saw with good reviews, probably be worth it to get a nicer one though for anyone that wants more accurate readings.

Old short thread on here with someone that was using a Brix meter, telling how they used it.

Brix meters are easy enough to use and you don't have to buy the pro models to be accurate. Just a refractometer gauged for sugars instead of something like alcohol.

You could have the healthiest plants on the planet but if you get mites in there you got problems nonetheless.

 

[DrOgkush]

Some plants have resistants to insects.
Like marigold rosemary mint etc.
I haven’t seen any with cannabis.

 

[crisnpropa]

Terpinolene is a terpene found in some strains. It's used as insect repellent.

 

[Lenin1917]

Lol, why do people who know better use such click baity titles? Ain’t even gotta watch it to know it basically just says healthy plants are more resistant to pest damage and that more bugs are attracted to dead, dying or decaying material than healthy.