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I never saw one live OR dead worm this year, but found about a dozen small dead buds where worms had started eating before getting Bt'd. A thorough spraying of the buds during the second or third week of flowering(mid August)b may pay off if you miss a bud during the later, lighter applications...

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A fine mist is OK until the last week of September, or later if you know there is a major infestation. Jorge's H2O2 wash is a good idea if you need to spray later.

Outdoors, I bathe my plants several times a week until the buds become too dense, about half way through blooming. This makes a huge difference in the finished products. As Jorge said, "not too hard of a spray". Just rinse them off. This has the added benefit of strengthening the stems before...

Kept in a cool dark shed, I've found it to remain effective after three weeks.

The eggs are stuck to the leaves pretty firmly. A stream of water won't do the trick. A fine spray, covering the entire plant is best. Be sure to spray from underneath, as well as over head. Most years, Bt has proven 100% effective in my garden.

I spray about every 3 weeks until mid September. It has always(over 2 decades) been adequate. Although Bt degrades in direct sunlight, it lasts quite a bit longer on the shady parts of the plant. Undersides of leaves, and inside the buds.

Those "little orange things" are Skipper butterflies. The WORST caterpillar producer.(At least in California.)

I put my trimmed buds in large paperbags and stir the buds every day, tapering off to weekly. Once they seem stable, I put them in turkey roasting bags which is a very tight seal. Unless the buds are "over" dry, the remaining moisture will allow the buds to slowly finish curing. I opened two big...

Spraying Bt regularly provides some residual protection as some will survive in the interior of each bud. I've seen small buds(pea sized) turn brown. When I pull off the tiny brown bud, I'll often find a desiccated worm underneath, where he tasted Bt. Thoroughness is the key. Bt can be mixed...

The key to curing is time. I hang large branches, spaced fairly loosely, but touching. If the weather is cool, I'll use a couple fans to keep air circulating. Once dry, I trim and break down the buds. Those go into a large paper bag(s) until they are done. I then put them in oven roating bags...

Now is the critical time to spray Bt. Buds are beginning to form, and those caterpillars will burrow into them and destroy your beautiful buds.

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.)

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...

Bt works on ALL caterpillars. In my area the Fiery Skipper is the egg laying culprit. Do a search to see what they look like(or just go back a ways where I posted pix). I used Bt for tomato horn worms and cabbage worms before discovering "bud worms". Spray regularly and thoroughly for best results.

BT is organic/non-poisonous. It kills only caterpillars from butterflies and moths. I've been using it for about 28 years. At first, my targets were Tomato Horn Worms. I haven't seen one of those in fifteen years. Bud worms are very destructive, if ignored. I spray every three weeks until about...

$65 to see a travesty. Do they think anyone will pay to see another? Not I. Manny should retire, just to thumb his nose at the WBO.

We could use another layer between fighters and gangsters. Any sport that is legally gambled on(in the US) should be subject to rules and regulations protecting the integrity of the sport and its participants. I think all title fights should have at least five judges scoring, including the referee.

nothing like a good free floating discussion!

119-109 for Pacman, 5 times, if they are "well experienced".