Can you do anything about aphids halfway into flower?

[FlashBabylon]

I had some chile plants in a different room from my tent and they have just been found to have an aphid infestation.

So far so good in the tent but I am conscious that once aphids take hold in an environment they tend to spread like wildfire, so want to prepare myself in case they do get into my clandestine grow.

I am more than halfway into flower, just coming to the end of week 6. If the aphids do find their way in to the tent, what can be done about it?

 

[Maine Buds]

Get rid of the chili plants you can always buy more chilies!

 

[chuck estevez]

optimate cs
watering will kill all aphids on contact, will not harm the plant.
doyourownpestcontrol.com

or if you want to be organic,
nuke em
http://flyingskull.net/frequently-asked-questions.php?product=NukeEm-LabelSize

 

[LIBERTYCHICKEN]

Short term solution is to plant something like arugula , and then spray with neem or soap solutions (not the argula)

most of the aphids will now eat the arugula , they prefeer it normally and now your other stuff is neemed so they will likely stay away

 

[FlashBabylon]

Get rid of the chili plants you can always buy more chilies!

Done. Soon as the pesky pests were spotted the chili plants were taken outside and sprayed with insecticide. They will stay outside now. If they die they die.

optimate cs
watering will kill all aphids on contact, will not harm the plant.
doyourownpestcontrol.com

or if you want to be organic,
nuke em
http://flyingskull.net/frequently-asked-questions.php?product=NukeEm-LabelSize

Thanks - whilst I'm not bothered about organic (I'm using Canna Coco nutes), the NukeEm stuff sounds good as it leaves no residue. Anyone got experience of it that can back up the manufacturer's claims?

 

[FlashBabylon]

Short term solution is to plant something like arugula , and then spray with neem or soap solutions (not the argula)

most of the aphids will now eat the arugula , they prefeer it normally and now your other stuff is neemed so they will likely stay away

No room for other plants in there, and to be honest, I don't want to have any kind of pest in the tent at all, so killing them is preferable to giving them something else to eat!

 

[FlashBabylon]

Final question, I've read that pyrethrum can be used up to 24 hours before harvest, is this true? Will it not leave any trace on the buds?

 

[Dr. Who]

Final question, I've read that pyrethrum can be used up to 24 hours before harvest, is this true? Will it not leave any trace on the buds?

Yup,,,works well too.

 

[FlashBabylon]

Yup,,,works well too.

Good, thanks. I have some pyrethrum so I will use that if things go bad.