Wish I had read this before I went to the nursery. They sell all that stuff there and they’re 5 minutes from my house. I picked up a pack of nematodes and treated everything. Maybe I’ll go back for some ladybugs. I’ll just have to take the fungus gnat trap out so it doesn’t catch the ladybugs. I’d much rather use bio control over sprays if I have the choice. Some of my local dispensaries list pyrethrin right on the label in their lab analysis and they don’t give a fuck. Pyrethrin and neem oil are two that I won’t use no matter what.
So I can just turn ladybugs loose in my tents and they’ll stay established in there? Do regular ladybugs work as well as the black ones that specifically eat spider mites?
I remember watching a documentary a while ago when it was discussing hemp and its uses for cleaning land. It is one of the best known plants at absorbing everything including radiation. If the plant is known to suck up everything I would bet that sprays are included.
If outdoors I usually add Neem Cake, Karanja Meal, and Shrimp meal to the soil to help give plant a boost against bugs. I dont get many thrips, spidermites, white flies on them. Caterpillars and leaf hoppers and miners are my biggest problem.
For the ladybugs put pantyhose or something over your openings to prevent them escaping.
