So after 4 months of fighting these buggers, - am confident - have them under control, if not solved.
- used the azatrol drenches, which my roots hated. - lost many plants in veg and flower due to, - believe, the oil holding the roots back from recovery. The azatrol also really only knocked them back for about 5-7 days. Less as time went on.
Pyganic 1.4 at 30 ml/gal drenched really did the trick. Two treatments and - have not seen any in 8 weeks. - am retreating with pyganic to all plants again this week to make sure.
- also did a lot of cleaning, made new mothers from cuts, throwing away equipment that was in trouble spots, and many pyrethrin bug bombs.
- last harvest was VERY weak. These buggers really can be destructive.
- avoided using the dreaded Imid and Spectra products. The pyganic becomes coated to the inside of the pot, keeping the insects from coming back. When - slide the root ball (coco) out of the pot, - can both smell and see that the pyganic sticks around in the pot for a long time.
1 quart set - back $85. Will have gone through 3 quarts after doing this last treatment. So, not too cheap. But, it works.
So, that's the story.
Anyway, - thought - would let you all know a success story. If they come back, - will post to let you all know.
Wish - could get my Apollo11 back. It was the only casualty of this ordeal. Oh well.