Absolutely massive aphid infestation. To organophosphate or not to organophosphate?

Dr.Amber Trichome · Oct 29, 2021

TrippleDip said:
I have huge indoor aphid problem that I have been trying to solve using soap alcohol and essential oils. It has helped, but not a lot.

Should I continue using soap and alcohol or should I just dust everything with organophosphate pesticides? It is affecting 7-8 plants (not all cannabis) to the point that many branches on each plant look like pic related.

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Lol, that’s the most disgusting marijuana plant I have ever seen. Lol. Oh my god. Lol. How could you live like this?

aquadel · Oct 29, 2021

i thought a few green dots on a leaf here and there was bad………

DCcan · Oct 29, 2021

Wattzzup said:
It’s his karma. Go read a few posts of his in politics.

I'm rootin for the bugs now, spray some sugar.

Nutty sKunK · Oct 30, 2021

xtsho said:
An infestation that bad needs a damn good shower to rinse all that bug material away. Just killing them and leaving that mess is no go. Might as well just toss them in the trash if you're not going to wash them off and remove the bug material.

This has to be a joke though. Nobody lets their plants get that infested.

Halloween is coming up!

jimihendrix1 · Oct 30, 2021

Id wash them down 3 days in a row, and then treat them with Avid.
It takes Avid 70 days to leave the plant, so its not to be used in flowering. Wear gloves, and a mask when applying.
Avid will kill them in all stages of growth.

Moflow · Oct 30, 2021

xtsho said:
An infestation that bad needs a damn good shower to rinse all that bug material away. Just killing them and leaving that mess is no go. Might as well just toss them in the trash if you're not going to wash them off and remove the bug material.

This has to be a joke though. Nobody lets their plants get that infested.

Time for a

Lol

Three Berries · Oct 30, 2021

SFnone said:
Ladybugs. It's really the larvae that go to town on aphids, but yeah, ladybugs. They will clean that sucker up so good you won't even believe it. Just don't get the Chinese ones, as they are invasive and harmful to local ladybeetles.

They imported those biting stinky mustard yellow buggers to fight soybean aphid infestation. There are still the native orange ones around if you leave then some habitat.

speedwell68 · Oct 30, 2021

Wattzzup said:
It’s his karma. Go read a few posts of his in politics.

Karma is a bitch.

Dank Bongula · Oct 30, 2021

I showed my old lady this pic...she wants to throw up lol...I thought some white dust from my old humidifier was a problem.

neonfree · Oct 30, 2021

Ive seen greenhouses that bad, once they get to that point you were fkd weeks before that. You could use everything, every tactic combined, they will just come back the next day even stronger. How to keep them from returning is another thing. You will have to clear out all plant life, removing only the affected plants wont work, they will just move to the others, that or just outside waiting for you to plant them some new food. FK aphids, dont let them in, if i find a plant with a couple aphids on it, that plant gets stripped pretty heavily and as long as im not past week 2ish of flower, entire crop gets sprayed.

Herb & Suds · Oct 30, 2021

xtsho said:
An infestation that bad needs a damn good shower to rinse all that bug material away. Just killing them and leaving that mess is no go. Might as well just toss them in the trash if you're not going to wash them off and remove the bug material.

This has to be a joke though. Nobody lets their plants get that infested.

neonfree said:
Ive seen greenhouses that bad, once they get to that point you were fkd weeks before that. You could use everything, every tactic combined, they will just come back the next day even stronger. How to keep them from returning is another thing. You will have to clear out all plant life, removing only the affected plants wont work, they will just move to the others, that or just outside waiting for you to plant them some new food. FK aphids, dont let them in, if i find a plant with a couple aphids on it, that plant gets stripped pretty heavily and as long as im not past week 2ish of flower, entire crop gets sprayed.

The one and only time I had anything close
The snow killed them all
I wasn’t bringing that into my home and I just cut my losses

neonfree · Oct 30, 2021

Ours happened during winter, during a 2000 plant seed run. We decided to wage war, couldnt stop them. But managed to get the crop to finish and got my damn 10 lbs of seed. :weed:

Creature1969 · Oct 30, 2021

1 aphid can become 1,000 in a matter of days.
Put a healthy bell pepper plant in there, wait 24 hours, take it outside and hose it off.
You'll have zero aphids after a few days of this.

The more nitrogen rich the plant, the more aphids are attracted to it. I had a pretty bad infestation this year due to someone deciding to bring in a rose cutting. Only a few aphids ended up on my cannabis plants but those pepper plants were loaded! Also, they didn't seem to like tomato plants at all.

neonfree · Oct 30, 2021

That would only work in the beginning. Not after infestation, and aphids are in full reproductive cycle.

Creature1969 · Oct 30, 2021

neonfree said:
That would only work in the beginning. Not after infestation, and aphids are in full reproductive cycle.

Maybe it wouldn't work on your 2,000 infested plants but for the average grower, it absolutely works.

neonfree · Oct 30, 2021

Typical response from a rollitup well known member. Toxic. Just trying to help the op with actual experience with a full on infestation large scale.

bk78 · Oct 30, 2021

neonfree said:
Typical response from a rollitup well known member. Toxic. Just trying to help the op with actual experience with a full on infestation large scale.

And here’s a typical response from someone who doesn’t have the slightest clue what they are talking about. Simma down now.

How would you personally grow and train plants in this situation?

Your a new grower and started 20 plants thinking some would not make it. You have 2 450 watt draw led’s that have an “ok” 5x5 footprint. Your total space is about 5x12. The lights are an Agromax 550 raw 3k and sf4000. For height I have 6ft of solid room with the room being about 8-9ft tall. The...

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C. Nesbitt · Oct 30, 2021

bk78 said:
And here’s a typical response from someone who doesn’t have the slightest clue what they are talking about. Simma down now.

How would you personally grow and train plants in this situation?

Your a new grower and started 20 plants thinking some would not make it. You have 2 450 watt draw led’s that have an “ok” 5x5 footprint. Your total space is about 5x12. The lights are an Agromax 550 raw 3k and sf4000. For height I have 6ft of solid room with the room being about 8-9ft tall. The...

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Dude, you either have the best memory of anyone on here or your searchfu is blackbelt level. Impressive.

bk78 · Oct 30, 2021

C. Nesbitt said:
Dude, you either have the best memory of anyone on here or your searchfu is blackbelt level. Impressive.

I just seem to smell moose shit from a mile away I guess.

neonfree · Oct 30, 2021

Look at them go haha!!!! :bigjoint:

Back to the op good luck man!!!

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