freakin pests

hey there outdoor growers I have one plant and there are little bugs eatin away at her . I cant provide pics right now but I was just wondering what type of insecticide I should use? any advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks

try a teaspoon of soap and water.

I'm alternating between Safer brand Insecticide Soap, BT, Spinosad, and Neem this year...Probably some Horsetail Tea in the mix too.

I gotta get that in order too. I have Safer and Sevin on tap right now but some BT and DE will come in handy as well.

Man The last few times in Home depot I haven't seen BT or spinosad. Im worried it might not be stocked anymore.

Try Amazon. All I could find locally was the watered down ready to use stuff so I ordered concentrates online. I've got neem, BT, and Serenade ready to go for this year. Oh, and a new bug zapper.

I usually start w/sevin if the infestation is pretty bad. If not too bad neem w/insecticidal soap.

I just got a bottle of BT concentrate from Amazon. too.. Between that and my Neem oil I'm ready to do battle with those F'n caterpillars.. I've seen 2 so far on my buds..

OSH...Orchard Supply Hardware...West coast store...they have the BT concentrate for like 12 bucks a bottle...do they MAKE a spinosad concentrate? They sell it at OSH too, in a ready to spray mix for like 7 bucks a bottle.

Spinosad (comes in different brand names) works well to kill the infestation... neem is great for making sure they dont come back

That's the best bug god made ! That is if god made bugs ?

Sevin (carbaryl) is also a good choice as a inexpensive, broad-spectrum insecticide. It has a relatively short residual so toxicity degrades rapidly. It's been in use for vegetables for many decades so it is benign to humans but deadly to leaf chewing insects. Not a good choice for spider mite control so either a rotation with or, used in combination with Neem oil will cover a lot of bases. Since it degrades so quickly, it can require re-application every 2-3 weeks depending on insect pressure/populations but this also means it can be applied late in the growing season just prior to harvest. As always, read, understand and follow the label.

hell yea sweet guys I really appreciate the feed back