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artemisinked

artemisinked

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See the link for info on BT. Frequently comes in powder form, but application timing is critical. Great stuff and considered organic.
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Insecticide Fact Sheet Carrie Swadener / Journal of Pesticide Reform v.14, n.3 Fall94

For non-organic growers, Sevin is a good all-purpose broad spectrum anti-critter spray (active ingredient is Carbaryl which is good prevention against many types of larvae). HOWEVER, you'd need to weigh the pros and cons of using it on stuff you'll be smoking. It's generally non-toxic to humans, but still.
 
DWR

DWR

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could this happend in my indoor grow aswell :( ????? I hope they get shreded when they enter through my ventilation :) LOOL !
 
goldenchips

goldenchips

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Hey fdd, what is the BT you refer to?
I'm trying to keep it organic, But I am willing to use the nuclear option to keep these airborne invaders from dropping timebombs im my best buds.
Little bastards. My plants are 3 weeks from harvest and I just saw one of those worms in rotted bud i cut, ugh. help!
 
KushKing949

KushKing949

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im already battling these fucks i threw a grip of fresh herb away due to tons of shit and capatillers haha i hate them and i think molasses attracts them as well
 
Hodgegrown

Hodgegrown

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KushKing949 said:
im already battling these fucks i threw a grip of fresh herb away due to tons of shit and capatillers haha i hate them and i think molasses attracts them as well
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Not sure about the molasses attracting them, I never use it and had them bad last year? This year I found 1 and out came the Safer. Last year they went after the GDP-BB cross I had and left the Maui alone? My roommates plants are about 200 feet from mine and he's got them bad, GDP-BB there. Hope this helps?:idea:
 
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otisroundtree

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Yes sir BT is growing 101. You have to have it if your growing outdoors. I learned that my 1st cali grow. Not sure if other areas have the same problems. I use it about 3-4 times per season about 2-4 weeks apart. I use the liquid concentrate formula...adding a few tablespoons to my gallon sprayer. After about the 1st 2weeks of flowering I give it a good drenching. It leaves a funny smell on the plants and a clear kind of film until it dries. Spray again about 3 weeks later then maybe once more a month before harvest. I use it every year now since Ive learned of it and I have no more bug problems. By the way it is the only liquid I spray on my plant after it starts to bud...no bud rott keep em dry!!!
 
O4aUsErNaMe

O4aUsErNaMe

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fdd2blk said:
the night moth have arrived. with them comes the dreaded "bud worm". i sit outside just after the sun sets behind the horizon. here they come. big brown moths. they zero in on the tightest buds forming and land. then lay an egg and fly away. couple days later the egg hatches. tiny little caterpillar. i found that by the time they are big enough to actually see they have done their damage. this year i am spraying BT. started about 2 weeks ago with a light misting of the whole garden. hit them again 2 nights ago. hopefully this year i can keep them under control. i am avoiding molasses because i think the smell attracts more moths.
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glad we dont get them,
but we do get a little white cabbage moth that devastates our gardens it leaves little grubs on everything.
i use molasses on the plants for them ,they dont like it .
i put up a couple of photo's of the canola crops that attract in the little buggers.
 

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northeastern lights

northeastern lights

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Somebody call Godzilla. He used to kick mothras ass. But seriosly i'm getting paraniod just thinking about those little bastards, hope they don't come my way.
 
greenthumb111

greenthumb111

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Moths are also attracted to light, bug lights. Kills them dead. The other weapon is pheramone traps which trap the male so they cant fertilize the females = less catapillers. I use all three of these and I think have less moths because of these. I also spray for moths, mealybugs and scale in my garden because the moths seem to be hiding everywhere waiting for the sun to go down to find a mate and then find a sweet smelling flower to lay their eggs. Remember, BT does nothing to the moths only to catapillers. There are also preditory wasps that lay their eggs inside the catapillers and then the wasp larva eat the catapiller from the inside out. Justice dont you think?
 
natrone23

natrone23

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FDD did you ever think about putting a mosquito net over plants at night, maybe build a frame and enclose it with mosquito netting, kinda like a big retractable mosquito net enclosure ,, you could make it of PVC, and a bunch of net, every morning just pull back the net
 
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fdd2blk

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natrone23 said:
FDD did you ever think about putting a mosquito net over plants at night, maybe build a frame and enclose it with mosquito netting, kinda like a big retractable mosquito net enclosure ,, you could make it of PVC, and a bunch of net, every morning just pull back the net
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i dream of a greenhouse. :leaf:
 
theloadeddragon

theloadeddragon

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That was one of the reasons I decided to encase my grow in the netting that is around it... besides praying mantises and lady bugs... I have only seen three lizards and two butterflies in there...
 
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fdd2blk

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theloadeddragon said:
That was one of the reasons I decided to encase my grow in the netting that is around it... besides praying mantises and lady bugs... I have only seen three lizards and two butterflies in there...
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butterflies lay eggs that turn into caterpillars. careful. :weed:
 
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