Bitch ass catapillars

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siek13

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eating my buds
pisses me off!
leaveing shit and eggs in them!
i plucked all i could get out and there little damage so far but will buds regrow because i also pluck the dead brow buds that they made them turn brown
so will they grow back?if i use molasses
 
Noble Gas

Noble Gas

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If you have found traces of them and actual worms themselves, I would suggest spending time everyday inspecting your plants and removing the worms, poop, and damaged buds until harvest.

So far I've pulled about 30 worms from my plants and they caused a considerable amount of damage. But two weeks since then the buds have regrown and the plant has filled out.

But I know there are still eggs and smaller worms in there so I will remain vigilent until the drying process is complete.

Good luck
 
TFG

TFG

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siek13 said:
eating my buds
pisses me off!
leaveing shit and eggs in them!
i plucked all i could get out and there little damage so far but will buds regrow because i also pluck the dead brow buds that they made them turn brown
so will they grow back?if i use molasses
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Dude, I went thru the same about 5 weeks ago, the plants were only 2 weeks into flowering. I removed all I could find, then in the late afternoon I sprayed with (Safer Brand) caterpillar killer. I beleive the BT in it does a job on those freekin caterpillars! Two weeks after things looked pretty good, I still checked every day just incase the spray didnt kill the eggs, They say to re-spray but i didnt want to because 4 weeks into flowering! Im trying not to make this so long, but maybe it will help?
1. I beleive the caterpillars are grown from moth eggs.
2. I check every morning with microscope and remove any eggs that the moths may have layed at night! Every egg I find has always been right on the top of bud! So That is where I put my attention to, Sometimes I wont have time in the morning so I will check them later, As long as I'm on it every day the egg doesnt have a chance to pop :)

3. I have seen no more damage, And the plants are doing well! Next grow will be pest proof via netting! Heres a Pic of a couple plants with netting netted-1.jpg, I never sprayed these two plants and just put this up to see if it helps. The plants are absolutley spotless of any caterpillars! No moths landing on them! Here's a pic of an egg I got off one of the exposed plant. MOTH EGG.jpg. It does take time to do this, But I bet I'm not the only one doing this, and everyone who is doing this is looking at some real nice buds right about now here in sunny Calif :)
 
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