aphids

[bigdoinks1999]

deep into flower and have aphids in my buds any tips to kill them without ruining my harvest.
I have heard about the water and soap method but id assume soap in my buds wont be good for it

 

[Lizard0420]

Dr zymes or citric acid might kill them that's one of the only things I will spray in flower but that's just me and I have really no clue if it will kill

 

[UpstateRecGrower]

How deep? Purecrop1 will kill them but it'll give a little burn also if you've only got 3 weeks or less left. Someone on here said they are able to avoid the burn by waiting until the lights have been off for an hour so that the plants themselves are cooled down, I typically have used it right at lights out in the past. The nice thing about purecrop1 is it kills mold and mildew too so you shouldn't have to worry about it causing an issue in regards to that.

 

[Rob Roy]

I feel your pain. Please, sit down and smoke a really big fattie, maybe two or three.

Then put on some of those gloves your grandma used to wear to do the dishes and manually crush every aphid you can see on the stalk and stems, maybe wipe the underside of fan leaves too. If you're really serious you could also put on one of grannies old aprons, and clean your grow area and equipment like your aging rich mother in law was coming to visit. That let's the ones you're gonna kill by spraying know you're not fucking around.

Then turn off all your fans and remove your plants from under the flowering light(s) leaving enough light to work in. Spray the shit out of your plants with an organic dissipating spray, recognizing it won't totally dissipate and that some people can and will detect some of whatever you sprayed on it. Citric acid has already been mentioned or break out your wallet and use trifecta. Don't forget to spray under the leaves etc. Don't put your plants back under the lights for several hours. The more severe the spray, the longer the wait. Some people like to spray shortly before lights out so plants don't burn, etc. Repeat this procedure every few days, until the finish or until the aphids win. Possibly cut early or trash if it's beyond recovery.

After you harvest and dry, tap a branch holding the flowered buds and watch the dried carcasses of some dead aphids fall out, knowing that in your buds, some aphid cadavers might still lurk. Yum. Crackle. Pop. Only you can decide how much is too much.

 

[bigdoinks1999]

How deep? Purecrop1 will kill them but it'll give a little burn also if you've only got 3 weeks or less left. Someone on here said they are able to avoid the burn by waiting until the lights have been off for an hour so that the plants themselves are cooled down, I typically have used it right at lights out in the past. The nice thing about purecrop1 is it kills mold and mildew too so you shouldn't have to worry about it causing an issue in regards to that.

how well do lady bugs work I can order a couple thousand ladybugs for little to no money?

 

[bigdoinks1999]

I feel your pain. Please, sit down and smoke a really big fattie, maybe two or three.

Then put on some of those gloves your grandma used to wear to do the dishes and manually crush every aphid you can see on the stalk and stems, maybe wipe the underside of fan leaves too. If you're really serious you could also put on one of grannies old aprons, and clean your grow area and equipment like your aging rich mother in law was coming to visit. That let's the ones you're gonna kill by spraying know you're not fucking around.

Then turn off all your fans and remove your plants from under the flowering light(s) leaving enough light to work in. Spray the shit out of your plants with an organic dissipating spray, recognizing it won't totally dissipate and that some people can and will detect some of whatever you sprayed on it. Citric acid has already been mentioned or break out your wallet and use trifecta. Don't forget to spray under the leaves etc. Don't put your plants back under the lights for several hours. The more severe the spray, the longer the wait. Some people like to spray shortly before lights out so plants don't burn, etc. Repeat this procedure every few days, until the finish or until the aphids win. Possibly cut early or trash if it's beyond recovery.

After you harvest and dry, tap a branch holding the flowered buds and watch the dried carcasses of some dead aphids fall out, knowing that in your buds, some aphid cadavers might still lurk. Yum. Crackle. Pop. Only you can decide how much is too much.

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do u know anything about ladybugs ive been reading about it and it says they eat them up so I bought 3000 of them just worried they wont get them all eaten up in 3-4 weeks when i need to chop them

 

[xtsho]

how well do lady bugs work I can order a couple thousand ladybugs for little to no money?

Ladybugs are not going to do anything at the stage your in. Most will just fly away. Take a hose with a nozzle and spray them off. They rinse of fairly easily.

 

[bigdoinks1999]

Ladybugs are not going to do anything at the stage your in. Most will just fly away. Take a hose with a nozzle and spray them off. They rinse of fairly easily.

I plan on spraying them down and crushing as many as possible. when I look at the plant i dont see a ton of aphids but I find a couple here and there so I was thinking maybe the ladybugs will keep them at bay

 

[Jjgrow420]

Jeebie weebies! I be looking fresh as fuck smokin doinks all day.
Big doinks big ol' doinks
Big doinks in amish
Rip Young King Dave ....

Is this inside or outside?

 

[bigdoinks1999]

Jeebie weebies! I be looking fresh as fuck smokin doinks all day.
Big doinks big ol' doinks
Big doinks in amish
Rip Young King Dave ....

Is this inside or outside?

outdoor

 

[Jjgrow420]

Make sure to wash it good. Aphids poop looks shiny, it can cause black sooty mold. Nasty little fuckers. Kind of neat to watch the ants farm them and protect them though. They move them around, onto 'greener pastures' and collect their sweet sugary poop. Hey what's the guy who was eating the worm shit? I should fill him in on the aphid poop. Level up..?

 

[bigdoinks1999]

Make sure to wash it good. Aphids poop looks shiny, it can cause black sooty mold. Nasty little fuckers. Kind of neat to watch the ants farm them and protect them though. They move them around, onto 'greener pastures' and collect their sweet sugary poop. Hey what's the guy who was eating the worm shit? I should fill him in on the aphid poop. Level up..?

I was wondering y I was seeing ants on my plant the last time i went out and checked them i guess the ants will have to die from now on to

 

[bigdoinks1999]

I was wondering y I was seeing ants on my plant the last time i went out and checked them i guess the ants will have to die from now on to

and also by wash do u mean spray the plants down with a hose or an actually bud wash after chop?

 

[Jjgrow420]

Wash em down with the hose

 

[Jjgrow420]

I was wondering y I was seeing ants on my plant the last time i went out and checked them i guess the ants will have to die from now on to

A nice ring of diatomaceous earth around the trunk will put an end to the ants

 

[MICHI-CAN]

A nice ring of diatomaceous earth around the trunk will put an end to the ants

Not really. Ants are impervious for most species. I love DE! Plant gerraniums around your grows next year. But a bunch of dicounted heads from them work miracles on ants. Pymethrin basically. Only trustworthy?

 

[Jjgrow420]

Not really. Ants are impervious for most species. I love DE! Plant gerraniums around your grows next year. But a bunch of dicounted heads from them work miracles on ants. Pymethrin basically. Only trustworthy?

You're saying diatomaceous earth doesn't kill ants?

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[Jjgrow420]

I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It kills all soft bodied insects that come into contact with it.

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I've sited 3 reputable articles about de used for killing ants and other insects
I use it myself to get rid of ants
Not sure what's so funny

 

[MICHI-CAN]

You're saying diatomaceous earth doesn't kill ants?

Hasn't here. I have carpenter ants. Not sugar ants. Thicker shells.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

I'll have to disagree with you on that one. It kills all soft bodied insects that come into contact with it.

Ants are soft bodied now? Fun but not. LOL.