HUSTLERBOY20
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Thanks...will the water in BT cause a GH jungle fire ? I saw yours and I'm starting to get scared it may happen to me
Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics
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Thanks...will the water in BT cause a GH jungle fire ? I saw yours and I'm starting to get scared it may happen to me
UncleBuck
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make sure to spray at sundown or just before sunrise so that the sun does not cause that combustion. same goes for neem.
FresnoFarmer
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It's best to spray at night so there is no danger......keep all porch lights off though
Ok......... i tried to read the whole thread.
Is there a post which shows the eggs of these worms?
n.m
https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/bugs/557145d1253730496-budworms-everything-you-need-know-bollworm_eggs_on_leaf2.jpg
Is there a post which shows the eggs of these worms?
n.m
https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/bugs/557145d1253730496-budworms-everything-you-need-know-bollworm_eggs_on_leaf2.jpg
veggiegardener
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Your attachment looks like the eggs I occasionally find when trimming. Some are in clusters of 10 to 30 eggs. I rarel;y find a live worm, because I spray Bt every few weeks. Although I don't recommend it, I've found left over mixed Bt to still be effective for a month or more if kept in a cool sunless place(my garden shed).
HUSTLERBOY20
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Alright guys, so after having to chop 2 plants because of those damn worms/caterpillars I decided to take it upon myself and give up on the Mantises to solve my problem and utterly hosed the shit out of my plants. I mixed up 2.5 Tbsp of BT per gal and hosed my plants 4 separate times with the final tally at 4gallons of BT water total. After doing so I figured I am most likely going to have to run something over my plants to battle rot/PM but Im sick of these little fucks eating up all my colas...did I fuck up rampaging like I did or what.
Im in a GH and I sprayed at 9 at night to allow the leaves to soak up all the kill juice !!
Im in a GH and I sprayed at 9 at night to allow the leaves to soak up all the kill juice !!
FresnoFarmer
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yup.......I got pissed too....I said fuck the preying mantis' and started blasting my plants with the BT too.....the praying mantis' were slackin.....probably gettin all high off the worms and getting couchlock lol
HUSTLERBOY20
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Those worms are so fucking small I dont think there chinky bugs eyes can even see them wiggling around. I found some that were normal caterpillar size so I no for damn sure they've been in there a while because of how small they start to how big I find them...arrgh i wanna use pesticides but I don't want to kill the lady beetles or the mantis's
Dude have you ever had an aphid bite you cause I keep getting white or green specs that bite my ass while im doing work in the GH. I feel a pinch on my arms now and again and then I see those specs trying to suck my blood or some shit. Bastards are relentless.
FresnoFarmer
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lol yeah.....I can't find the worms because there are in my other garden out by the edge of my fence where there is no light at night.....navigating out there with a flashlight is a bitch lol.......but in my halfass GH I don't see any worms.....I have one Armenian Cucumber plant outside the GH an when I water it I get bit buy some little white/light green bug every now and again lol.....it feels just like you said....a pinch.......sometimes I water in my boxers and my legs get bit.....sucks lol. did you pay for the lady bugs?? I found a bunch in my grass when I let it grow too tall and brought them in the GH.....and I found all my preying mantis' on the surrounding vegetation near my home lol
HUSTLERBOY20
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I bought 2 egg sacks for the mantises and the lady beetles found there way into my GH but they aren't eating fast enough to totally eradicate the biters but then again I don't have them bad I just know their there cause I can feel them pricking me every now and again. I found a 2 inch Mantis by my fly bag and threw him into the GH and today I traded my GF's father weed for a mantis also 2 inches haha. ( weird trade ) but I am not sure if the BT or the Snow storm kills the beneficial bugs
but who knows. I find the mantis skins every now and again so I know they're there and they are growing. The bigger one tho is no where to be found but he is green so I probably wont see him in a 16x10 GH lol.
FresnoFarmer
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lol the other day I found a 3 inch preying mantis and introduced him to the garden.....he is a beast....I caught him when he was snacking on a huge grasshopper lol......I can't find him now though.....I don't think the beneficial insects like us spraying stuff while they are on the plants......but who gives a shit lol....I foliar feed every morning so I think I ran off most of the preying mantis now lol. that is a weird trade though haha. ppl would think outdoor growers are crazy hippies because we are so intact with nature lol....I don't think the BT or snowstorm kills the beneficials....i just think they don't like itI bought 2 egg sacks for the mantises and the lady beetles found there way into my GH but they aren't eating fast enough to totally eradicate the biters but then again I don't have them bad I just know their there cause I can feel them pricking me every now and again. I found a 2 inch Mantis by my fly bag and threw him into the GH and today I traded my GF's father weed for a mantis also 2 inches haha. ( weird trade ) but I am not sure if the BT or the Snow storm kills the beneficial bugs
HUSTLERBOY20
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If I could fit a cot in the GH id sleep in it..Most likely get scolded by my Gf but it would be pretty cool little camping trip. I have a garden spider that likes to migrate around my GH and he is the #2 reason I am holding off on sleeping in there. Wake up to a charlott web over my bed and a spider above my face would probably startle the shit out of me haha.
I like being a hippie.. it gives you a better perspective on life and its a very calming hobby...fuhk it...not many young people have appreciation for nature
I like being a hippie.. it gives you a better perspective on life and its a very calming hobby...fuhk it...not many young people have appreciation for nature
veggiegardener
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My Praying Mantises leave egg cases all over my garden. When I clean up in the fall, I gather them a put them in my greenhouses. It protects them and the added warmth lets them hatch a bit earlier. They escape through the vents when food becomes scarce.(White flies, spider mites, etc.)
Humboldt DWC
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Please DONT use neem oil on your buds. It is safe for fruiting plants only up to a certain number of days before harvest and you can not wash it off of cannabis after harvesting like most fruits, Plus you are expected to eat the fruit not smoke it. Neem leaves are safe to eat if you are not pregnant or trying to convince but but neem extracts are a whole different thing and there is not research on how safe it is to smoke.
FresnoFarmer
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Yeah I woul only use it in veg up until the 2nd or 3 week of flowering....no later than that
FresnoFarmer
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Yeah I thought it was all cool....just saw a couple butterflies every now and then......and the BLAM!! one of my plants got almost DEVOURED in like 5 days.....I went instantly to the local nursery and bought some BT for like 6.50......I had to start blasting with Neem recently because I started getting rust(fungus) on my leaves......The Neem worked last time so I hope it does again....I am going to keep applying BT and and Neem(alternating mind you) up until 3 weeks into flowering....and then I'm gonna just keep blasting the BT until I feel "safe" lol
FresnoFarmer
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If you have moths or butterflies around those tree frogs will stick with ya......I know when I was mulching yesterday I saw a bunch of them trying to catch butterflies lol.....I love nature man....so soothing.
Laney
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They come on to my window at night. The light attracts the moths and they come to chow down, lol.