Ladybugs, Lacewings, and Trifecta

Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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There’s more ladybug porn in the pic before last…can you guess how many ladybugs there are? Winner gets a shard of black shatter that tastes like old sweaty socks…
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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I don’t know what is happening on the left of this pic but it’s not good…
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Time to snip and torch it…
 
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VaSmile

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Haven't found any pest in my greenhouse yet but there's mad aphids in the flower garden in the front of the property just order the triple threat hoping they will secure the the area before infestation makes it to my lady's. Will report results
 
Richard Drysift

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weedstoner420 said:
Are "woolly aphids" the same as mealybugs? Ladybugs should work on them, but there's this one kind of bug that exclusively eats mealybugs: https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/cryptolaemus-montrouzieri-for-mealybug-control-25-insects they're expensive but they do work.

If woolly aphids are something else then disregard. Good luck, hopefully you can get it all cleaned up before the next round!
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Got no idea; dunno much about bugs tbh. We never had these kinds of issues before but I know one thing: no more trading clones. Everything stays in house from now on; I’ll just compost the extras I guess.
 
Richard Drysift

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It’s been awhile but the wooly aphids and powdery mildew are gone; Jah be praised. The plants currently in the bloom room were dwarfed by the PM but recovering. You can still see the leaf discoloration in the older growth. Anyway was checking the Blumat drip and saw this guy…
This is a lacewing larvae; the first I have seen. Apparently we hatched these bugs into my grow room on purpose so now I’m their daddy. They start as these seed looking things and you put them in a hang box on a bottom branch under canopy and then I guess they hatch. Thought nothing was happening then saw this guy. Lacewings are advertised as an exterminator of aphids; they are a little late because Trifecta killed them all long ago. He’s probably gonna die but I’ll name him Larry; Larry larvae Lacewing. So Larry go forth and eat bugs; if you can find any…IMG_0349.jpeg
 
Jjgrow420

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Richard Drysift said:
It’s been awhile but the wooly aphids and powdery mildew are gone; Jah be praised. The plants currently in the bloom room were dwarfed by the PM but recovering. You can still see the leaf discoloration in the older growth. Anyway was checking the Blumat drip and saw this guy…
This is a lacewing larvae; the first I have seen. Apparently we hatched these bugs into my grow room on purpose so now I’m their daddy. They start as these seed looking things and you put them in a hang box on a bottom branch under canopy and then I guess they hatch. Thought nothing was happening then saw this guy. Lacewings are advertised as an exterminator of aphids; they are a little late because Trifecta killed them all long ago. He’s probably gonna die but I’ll name him Larry; Larry larvae Lacewing. So Larry go forth and eat bugs; if you can find any…View attachment 5296064
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Isn't that a baby ladybug larva?
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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It looks like the picture of lacewing larvae on the package they came in but anything is possible. I thought they were supposed to green…never tried to grow bugs before. Could be a baby lady bug; sure had plenty of sex. Was like a frikkin Roman ladybug orgy in here…
 
Jjgrow420

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Richard Drysift said:
It looks like the picture of lacewing larvae on the package they came in but anything is possible. I thought they were supposed to green…never tried to grow bugs before. Could be a baby lady bug; sure had plenty of sex. Was like a frikkin Roman ladybug orgy in here…
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Ya I thought lacewing larva was green and baby ladybirds are orange/black. I could be wrong though. Not 100%
 
Richard Drysift

Richard Drysift

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Week4@inCharge said:
I get these guys sometimes, don't know what they are. View attachment 5296265
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That is a Damsel bug. Predatory species; they eat aphids and other baddies. Problem is they also eat each other so they are not usually sold as predatory insects like lacewings. Interesting; learned something today…
www.gardenia.net

Damsel Bugs Guide

Damsel bugs are beneficial insects that feed on garden pests such as aphids, leafhoppers, moth eggs, and small caterpillars.
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