Do you see any butterflies or moths outside? ... If so then youll get the caterpillars man... Need to spray using that bt caterpillar killer...safer brand... and heres a tip. the butterflies lay the eggs on the tops of the buds a day after they start to grow trichs everywhere.. (which is actually pretty early in the growth)... they lay 1 or 2 eggs on the tops and they stick to the trichs... look for them and pull them out if you can... I do a cleaning in the mornings and usaully cant find none by day 3... Not to say i dont stop getting wroms... but im sure pulling those out saved some buds....Oh shit bud worms? Never thought of that. But hell i live in PA so what are the chances? What the hell is BT? This is my first year. So i am trying to learn as much as possible before i run into this problem.
hehehe ... tell her to get you a cable stretcher while she goes to the store....I still haven't seen any budworms and only one moth (came from the neighbor's garden). I think my nematodes and lacewings may actually do the job. I'm still keeping a daily watch just incase.
FUNNY STORY: My niece is such a noob. lol (so cute). She has her first outdoor grow this season. As I was reading this thread just now, she called me with a few grow questions. Of course I had to let her know about budworms. I asked if she had any budworms yet. She answered, "no, should I go get some?" lmao
I think when they say it can be used up until harvest, they're expecting you to wash the fruits before eating.Does anyone have any knowledge of Safer Brand Insecticide? That stuff is sold more commonly in my area, and they claim you can use it up to the day of harvest with "fruit".
I think I burned a worm type creature this morning on one of my tops so I don't want to fuck around.
hehehe ... tell her to get you a cable stretcher while she goes to the store....
Northeastern lights, are these the same worms I have, or is the stalk borer different
I don't have a pic of the hole, and I haven't seen the worm yet. The hole is almost perfectly round and then 8 inches up the is another hole that is not a perfect circle. Another 8in above that is the bulgeHere are some pics from last year.https://www.rollitup.org/marijuana-plant-problems/108627-officially-war.html
I don't remember you posting pics of the worm or hole?