Freaking motherfreaking bud worm freakers

My heart stopped about an hour ago when I discovered a small light green maggot-like fucker wriggling on my plant. Closer inspection revealed about 20 of the fuckers. So for the last hour I've been searching, picking with tweezers and squishing their arses out their mouths.

Outside grow. First grow. Only one plant. It's been an incredibly painfully long grow, and think I'm finally about a couple of weeks out from harvest.

It just seems to be some of the lower popcorn nugs. Hard to look in some of the bugger buds which are about the thickness of my wrist.

Just growing for personal use.

Here's the thing. Now I'm paranoid as all fuck that there's more there. I've read some say use BT, and others don't. I'm not in US, and don't know what the freak BT is. Does anyone know if pyrethrum spray would work - or any other tricks to get rid. I realise I may have to repeatedly spray - I haven't worked this hard to see my girl get fucked over.

Please obiwan......

They're probably hornworms, a type of caterpillar. And they can do a lot of damage in real short time. Consider them arch enemy #1. Worse then mites, aphids, or anything else. Here's how I deal with those evil bastard:

First, get a good quality spray bottle. Not the cheap 99 cent kind. Spend the cash for the $8 kind that's made for harsh chemicals and has a good mist nozzle. Then pour some ice cold water with 1-2 drops dish soap. Soak the shit out of your plants starting from the top and working your way down. Make sure to get the underside of the leaves and rub the plant with your fingers as you go.

The very next day, go out and buy some Organic Insecticidal Soap and Neem Oil. Follow the directions for neem oil, but add 1-2 drops of the insecticidal soap, and use warm or hot water. Spray the plants just like you did the day before, but before the solution dries, dust the plant using food grade diatomaceous earth (DE). Its critical that you use food grade and not the stuff made for swimming pools. The Neem oil effects reproduction, tastes bitter, and acts like a sufficient, while the soap helps get the neem into the plants pores and it does double duty by killing with it's own ingredients (usually peppers, cinnamon, and other spicy herbs).

If those little try to eat your plant again, the DE will act like broken glass shards and tear them up, then as they bleed the DE will act like a super absorbent and dehydrate them.

Yes it seems moths are the culprit and i agree the grubs can shred a palnt in a few days, I have a few praying mantises in there and havnt seen a grub since, i tend to get them in the veg room as the moths like the cooler blue 400w. Keep picking them out.

BT is a bacteria that just infects cattapillers. Imakes their gut stop working and they die. It won't hurt you.

I should also add, in case it's not already obvious, spraying anything (even neem) is always risky during flower and could cause mold or impart a weird taste. Water and dawn dish soap is safe but doesn't prevent them from coming back. Food grade Diatomaceous earth is also very safe, but if you don't wash it off it can look like mold to people who aren't familiar with it.

BT is Bacillus Thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki. There are many products that contain it and should be no problem to locate. Dipel, Safers caterpillar killer, Thuricide concentrate are a few.

Totally harmless to anything but caterpillars. I've eaten a shit ton of it over the years since I spray it on my tomatoes for the hornworms and have a habit of eating tomatoes right off the vine. Been using it for over 30 years.

The other stuff mentioned should work, but will definitely make your buds taste funky. Neem especially tastes like shit when smoked. I found out the hard way. LOL

Wet

Thanks loads guys for the help. As usual RIU is legendary for its knowledge. Mucho appreciation.

Have continued searching and picking. Hoping I've got most of them and spotted them very early.

Feel reassured about information shared about BT, and will be heading out to try me down some of that bug fucker.

Im planning my first outdoor grow... Is it a guarantee that I will see these bud worms when growing outdoors?

bombasticson said:

Im planning my first outdoor grow... Is it a guarantee that I will see these bud worms when growing outdoors?

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Unless God really loves you and he probably doesn't, so get some BT before hand and count on the worms.

I've never not had them.

Wet

If you think you have them all......you don't. Keep being proactive and looking for them. The key for me was to handle and inspect each individual bud. Try to pull on any yellowing leaves if they come out easily you know there has been worms having a party. Also look for tiny black specks on your leaves. Most of the time I find a worm directly above the black specks. Good luck. KILL THEM ALL!!!!

Have purchased some BT and plan to nuke the fuckers with it pronto. Cheers again!

Dude why does everybody just say BT I don't know wtf that is lol no more abbreviations people! It makes the search bar not very helpful

It's a bio-insecticide called Bacillus Thuringiensis var. Kurstaki . Bit easier just to type BT.
You spray, caterpillar eats it. They stop eating. Their guts gradually turn to shit. They die and drop off 3-4 days later, in the slow and painful manner they deserve for trying to fuck around with my girl.