CustomHydro
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I have dealt with bugs for months, on and off, one attack after another. I'm tired of going the old fashioned route and tossing infected plants and tearing apart the grow room only to miss one little pest and have that fucker turn into a colonie of hell raising, cannabis loving pests.
If i would have only known the solution is so simple. This doesn't work for Spider Mites tho, for them I would recomend Tabacco Tea...
Product Information:
The first product, u probably already used it or something like it, is "Don't Bug Me" by Fox Farms. It is a very common insect spray containing Pyrethrum made of Chrysanthemum Flowers. It kills on contact from the larvae to adults.
Pyrethrum by itself could get the job done, but most likely a few pests would get away and burrow into the soil to reproduce and start your problem all over. It only takes one female Thrips to survive and she can reproduce on her own w/o a male, aint that some shit! What an evil bitch. With thrips, gnats, and aphids the soil or medium needs to be treated also, Pyrethrum in large amounts will kill plants, so it is best to only use it where neccesary and apply lightly. On smaller plants a rinse may be needed the folowing day if the leaves are getting wrinkled badly.
So, Pyrethrum treats the plant, what treats the soil?
Mosquito Dunks (aka Bacillus Thuringiensis). Dunks are intended for killing mosquito larvae before it matures. The larvae think the Bacillus Thuringiensis is food, but once they digest it it kills them. Not only does this work on Mosquito larvae, but Thrips larvae, Aphids, Gnats, and much more!!!
Mosquito dunks can be used every watering, and are completely safe for plants so going overboard on dosage is not a big deal at all.
DIRECTIONS
Dunks can be broken into smaller pieces and used. I used a 1/2 dunk in a 5gallon bucket and watered with that for awhile. A lot of growers use the dunks every watering for the life of the plant and see no negative side effects.
Pyrethrum on the other hand is very effective, but too much is bad for plants. Only apply Pyrethrum towards the end of a light cycle, or right away when the lights go out. A light even mist over both sides of leaves will be fine for younger plants, but if you have a lot of mature plants I would suggest a Pyrethrum Fogger or Pyrethrum Bomb. One run of the fogger/bomb should be enough, but for a guaranteed result, I would run one more Fogger or Bomb 2-3 days later if allowed by the product that you choose, I would suggest looking for one that allows immediate re-application if they all arent like that. The only thing I would say to do different with the Fogger/Bomb vs. the Spray is to use the Fogger in the middle of the light cycle, pull the lights up (3 feet clearance to tpos of plants) and follow instructions on the can. Thrips feed at high noon, other than that they are hanging in the soil alot when they are young. Besides application time, follow these same instructions for the Pyrethrum Spray, as stated earlier the spray should be applied right before lights out or right after. Dont apply it before the lights go on because the pores on the leaves will be opened and looking for the morning dew to take in, you don't want to feed them a shot of Pyrethrum, the leaves will shrivel up like a nutsack on a block of dry ice...lol What u can do right before the lights go on to help even more is to spray the leaves down with a weak calcium supplement mixture(like Calmag). The calcium will block the nitrates , Thrips LOVE plants high in nitrates!! I hope this helps someone like it helped me!
I'm tired and stoned, half asleep so if I forgot something just PM me.
If i would have only known the solution is so simple. This doesn't work for Spider Mites tho, for them I would recomend Tabacco Tea...
Product Information:
The first product, u probably already used it or something like it, is "Don't Bug Me" by Fox Farms. It is a very common insect spray containing Pyrethrum made of Chrysanthemum Flowers. It kills on contact from the larvae to adults.
Pyrethrum by itself could get the job done, but most likely a few pests would get away and burrow into the soil to reproduce and start your problem all over. It only takes one female Thrips to survive and she can reproduce on her own w/o a male, aint that some shit! What an evil bitch. With thrips, gnats, and aphids the soil or medium needs to be treated also, Pyrethrum in large amounts will kill plants, so it is best to only use it where neccesary and apply lightly. On smaller plants a rinse may be needed the folowing day if the leaves are getting wrinkled badly.
So, Pyrethrum treats the plant, what treats the soil?
Mosquito Dunks (aka Bacillus Thuringiensis). Dunks are intended for killing mosquito larvae before it matures. The larvae think the Bacillus Thuringiensis is food, but once they digest it it kills them. Not only does this work on Mosquito larvae, but Thrips larvae, Aphids, Gnats, and much more!!!
Mosquito dunks can be used every watering, and are completely safe for plants so going overboard on dosage is not a big deal at all.
DIRECTIONS
Dunks can be broken into smaller pieces and used. I used a 1/2 dunk in a 5gallon bucket and watered with that for awhile. A lot of growers use the dunks every watering for the life of the plant and see no negative side effects.
Pyrethrum on the other hand is very effective, but too much is bad for plants. Only apply Pyrethrum towards the end of a light cycle, or right away when the lights go out. A light even mist over both sides of leaves will be fine for younger plants, but if you have a lot of mature plants I would suggest a Pyrethrum Fogger or Pyrethrum Bomb. One run of the fogger/bomb should be enough, but for a guaranteed result, I would run one more Fogger or Bomb 2-3 days later if allowed by the product that you choose, I would suggest looking for one that allows immediate re-application if they all arent like that. The only thing I would say to do different with the Fogger/Bomb vs. the Spray is to use the Fogger in the middle of the light cycle, pull the lights up (3 feet clearance to tpos of plants) and follow instructions on the can. Thrips feed at high noon, other than that they are hanging in the soil alot when they are young. Besides application time, follow these same instructions for the Pyrethrum Spray, as stated earlier the spray should be applied right before lights out or right after. Dont apply it before the lights go on because the pores on the leaves will be opened and looking for the morning dew to take in, you don't want to feed them a shot of Pyrethrum, the leaves will shrivel up like a nutsack on a block of dry ice...lol What u can do right before the lights go on to help even more is to spray the leaves down with a weak calcium supplement mixture(like Calmag). The calcium will block the nitrates , Thrips LOVE plants high in nitrates!! I hope this helps someone like it helped me!
I'm tired and stoned, half asleep so if I forgot something just PM me.
