return of the fucking caterpillars

[ganjarules106]

i posted a message on here about these Damn Caterpillars on my plant and i thought i got rid of them for good this time but i was wrong again. i'm still finding leaves folded with web like cocoons with caterpillars in here is a image of the fucking caterpillar i'm finding and this what i'm using to try and kill them.

 

[209 Cali closet grower]

.Most of my plants are done, don't no about you though.I'm going to ride it out, with no sprays now, just water spray them bitchs.

 

[CC Dobbs]

i posted a message on here about these Damn Caterpillars on my plant and i thought i got rid of them for good this time but i was wrong again. i'm still finding leaves folded with web like cocoons with caterpillars in here is a image of the fucking caterpillar i'm finding View attachment 2352680 and this what i'm using to try and kill them. View attachment 2352682[/QUOTE

Your choice of insecticide is unfortunate. I do hope that you have not applied it yet. It is systemic and will poison your plants and for many weeks. If you have not sprayed this toxic brew then just pick the fuckers off and put away the sprayer.

 

[supchaka]

Here's what I use to kill them. Spray once a week! Also add a teaspoon of dish soap to a half gallon of mix. Works on mites too. Chop up some jalapeños and simmer them in about a quart of water for 20 minutes or so, mash them up as best you can while they cook. Pour it through the strainer and let it cool. Add another quart of water to dilute it a bit. Bam! The lil guy in the first pic died in about 5 seconds with one squirt. It's dirt cheap and you can spray the shit out of the plants.

 

[ganjarules106]

thank i will try it out asap thanks Supchaka

 

[luckybear]

Same problem here with those f!@#king caterpillars. Your method sounds nice and I'd like to try it out. I have a few questions though.. I'll chop up some jalapeños and then simmer in 250ml of water just like that. I mean I don't have to cut' em or something else.. Then I'll add another 250ml and 1/4 teaspoon of dish soap (I guess thats the amount needed for 500ml?) and thats it? And the last concern is: should I spray the whole plant including the buds? Or just the leaves? Sorry for all these questions but I'm desperate. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Best,
Luckybear

 

[Vindicated]

Caterpillars are tricky especially in late flowering. They hide deep inside the buds or sometimes they'll carve a tunnel and hide inside a branch. For this reason they are hard to treat with sprays. Plus they are very resistant to a lot of insecticides and their extremely wide diversity means that what works for one species might not work for another species.

Viruses like BT work okay against the majority of them, but only if you apply early enough. And just like the sprays you have to treat deep into the buds so they'll actually eat it. This is where it sucks to have a large crop, because the most effective way to remove them is still good old fashion hand picking early in the morning and right before it gets dark.

 

[ganjarules106]

hay guys it's me again still finding caterpillars haven't tried the jalapenos yet because there hard to find could i just use chillies red or green here is a better image of the caterpillars do you know what type it is and get back to me with the whole chilli thing also is the chilli going to harm my plant in any way thanks

 

[scroglodyte]

every time i see a caterpillar post i get the urge to go check my plant

 

[Sapphire420]

Oh GOD I hate those budworms!! I'm finding damage after hanging branches to dry when it's time to remove the buds. I've even had a few fat caterpillars come out of a bud while I'm trimming, but have never seen them on the plant before I cut it.

Next year (LOL) I'm going to spray the dish soap diluted in water solution regularly in an attempt to make my plants less inviting to those damned egg-laying butterflies & moths... It's got to be easier to try and prevent the eggs from being laid in the first place than plucking those buggers by hand.

Hope that helps, and hope you don't have any more caterpillars!

 

[Milovan]

Caterpillars are tricky especially in late flowering. They hide deep inside the buds or sometimes they'll carve a tunnel and hide inside a branch.
the most effective way to remove them is still good old fashion hand picking early in the morning and right before it gets dark.

picking them out by hand or better with tweezers is the best way. if you spray, the caterpillars will die inside the buds
then you will have to check every single bud out very thoroughly for caterpillars before
smoking the bud otherwise you might end up smoking caterpillars along with the buds.
this would taste awfully bad and it is also a big hassle to check out the inside of every bud thoroughly before smoking.

 

[ganjarules106]

well my bud haven't started to grow much and i think these caterpillars are are the issue. they keep making webs in my buds and leaves i have pulled another three out this morning but it's hard to pull all the web out with out pulling pistals off.