Catapiilars help!

fumaganja

fumaganja

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Hi guys

Was doing so well this year finally avoiding any insects and out of no where I have a bloody catapilar invasion literally eating my buds. What can I do? I’m taking them off by hand everyday but it’s still killing my buds and they are only about two weeks from finishing, also another plant on different area in garden has now what looks like spider mites. what can I do on both of these so close to harvest?
 
OGGanjaPatient

OGGanjaPatient

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Remove the infected buds/areas and spray with BT as long as your plants aren't mold prone. Whenever you have time check for eggs they are TINY but noticeable usually yellow or white
 
xtsho

xtsho

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You can spray anything you want but what you need to do is get in there and dig around the buds and manually remove the caterpillars. If you spray something to kill them they're just going to die and decompose. You can't leave dead bugs to rot in the bud.

You have to remove them. Even then if it's as bad as you say those plants just need to be scrapped. It sucks but it is what it is.
 
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Dark_Hatchling

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Cut off any rot, don't second guess... toss that shit. Spray for worms and mold. Inspect the buds very carefully up until harvest and definitely when trimming. You'll likely find more.
 
Sir Napsalot

Sir Napsalot

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The "rot" caused by caterpillar poop is generally localized and not systemic like botrytis

I would cut out the affected areas and spray a bit of 3% hydrogen peroxide in my wake
 
petert

petert

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Nope_49595933949 said:
You need to spray constantly outside to prevent this. There is a good chance of catipillars inside the buds shitting everywhere
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Everyone grows differently. But I only grow outdoors and I haven’t sprayed my plants with anything in the last 3 years!
I haven’t seen any caterpillars, spider mites or russets! (I’m knocking on wood right now)
I do have those little white butterfly bastards flying around my garden, but they seem to land and then take off quickly from my weed plants.
I’ve been practicing the living soil technique watching the Grow your Greens guys on YouTube getting great advice from them. I’m assuming that this practice is keeping my plants super healthy and unattractive to bad pests. That or I’ve just been really lucky.
 
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Nope_49595933949

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petert said:
Everyone grows differently. But I only grow outdoors and I haven’t sprayed my plants with anything in the last 3 years!
I haven’t seen any caterpillars, spider mites or russets! (I’m knocking on wood right now)
I do have those little white butterfly bastards flying around my garden, but they seem to land and then take off quickly from my weed plants.
I’ve been practicing the living soil technique watching the Grow your Greens guys on YouTube getting great advice from them. I’m assuming that this practice is keeping my plants super healthy and unattractive to bad pests. That or I’ve just been really lucky.
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I'd say you're lucky, but could be the area you are in. This has not been OP's experience so he needs to work to prevent it
 
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