Mix Spinosad and Micro Sulfur for Thrips?

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plumsmooth

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It seems compared to Russet and Broad Mites, Thrips dont seem nearly as bothered by Sulfur. However I like using it as it keeps my PM completely at bay during Veg. My next 2 Options for Thrips are Spinosad or Pyganic 1.4% Pyrethrin. I am not sure if Bonide Captain Jacks Spinosad is oil based or not -- I think not. I could of Course alternate. But why not mix the 2? In other words trying to Not Mix Oil with Sulfur! And of course KILL thrips. Luckily me in L.E.C.A so Thrips are not extremely active it seems. My friend in Soil said it quit due to THRIPS in soil
 
Tracker

Tracker

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Spinosad will kill all bugs. No need to mix sulfur. Only apply after lights out.

Edit: spinosad works while it is wet for the application that you use it, it will kill all the live bugs, but eggs might survive.

My typical mix during veg outdoor is with Spinosad, Azamax, GFF, and BT. I don't apply anything after bud formation starts, just fingers crossed til harvest
 
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DanKiller

DanKiller

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Spinosad usually works, just takes a few days, I have some thrips dying on my leaves as we speak because of it
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The trick is to drench the soil aswell.
But spinosad is not a long term solution, take clones, drown them in water for 30 min, put in cloner and move it to a clean room. that's the only sure way to get rid of them for good.
 
Gemtree

Gemtree

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skink#1 said:
I have used spinosad outdoors for years. Even with spraying weekly on large plants the spinosad would not kill the thrips.
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It doesn't kill the eggs buried in the branches so they're a bitch especially on larger plants. I switch between nuke em (Dr zymes) or insect soap and spinosad
 
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skink#1

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I use Jacks Dead bug. Dr.Zymes, and Monterey Bt. I used to keep DE but I hate how it cuts up worms so I stopped using it. I would put it around my stalks for crawlers.
 
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skink#1

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Gemtree said:
Definitely works on thrips
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What I was referring to as a thrip may not have been a thrip type at all. I think I read there are 1600 types of thrips. Oddly I have a type of greenhouse thrip now and zymes is not totally effective on it. I applied Jacks DB tonight. I think I got them from recycled 1 gallon pots I did not clean well. These things are tiny and flightless.
 
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skink#1

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nxsov180db said:
Spinosad is the number 1 spray for thrips
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I think how I got them outdoors was that I stopped spraying spinosad and just sprayed BT. That allowed a late infestation in a small area which I killed with zymes. Those thrips were like the ones pictured above. See my post WTF is this little yellow bug to see a flightless thrip.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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plumsmooth said:
It seems compared to Russet and Broad Mites, Thrips dont seem nearly as bothered by Sulfur. However I like using it as it keeps my PM completely at bay during Veg. My next 2 Options for Thrips are Spinosad or Pyganic 1.4% Pyrethrin. I am not sure if Bonide Captain Jacks Spinosad is oil based or not -- I think not. I could of Course alternate. But why not mix the 2? In other words trying to Not Mix Oil with Sulfur! And of course KILL thrips. Luckily me in L.E.C.A so Thrips are not extremely active it seems. My friend in Soil said it quit due to THRIPS in soil
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Sulphur is anti fungal and has anti bacterial properties .

Spinosad is a bacteria.

So don't mix the two
 
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xox

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thirps can be very hard to fight off if they get a decent foothold in your grow room. i think some types of thirps also live in the soil and crawl up onto the plant to feed on the leafs diatomaceous earth around the plants will also help as they have soft bodies and will be killed when they crawl through that stuff. however sometimes with thirps things are too far gone to win. if you dont want to lose a precious cut you take a few cuttings and submerge then completely in a bowl of spinosad for a minute or so then rinse the cutting with water and put into an aeroponic cloner. if there the type of thirps that lay eggs in the soil there will be nowhere for them to lay there eggs in the cloner. ive fought off thirps before and won. if your real commited you can also take the plants in the shower and rinse the thirps right off the plant down the drain. i understand there are more than one type of thirps ive only dealt with the very small slender white kind. you should also ask yourself how they got in your grow room. i once cut down a christmas tree and they traveled from my front window of my house into my grow room. another time they travelled in on my boots/clothing and made there way through a hole in my ductwork from my front entrance into my clone tent. should be working to figure out how they got there to prevent further issues in the future.
 
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skink#1

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They are nasty to see. I was lucky and the type I had was very effectively eliminated by spraying spinosad. I hope I don't see them again.
 
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