Sad day. Worms, fungi, and chopping off a cola

So as the title says, it's a sad day. It has been so humid here lately with some occasional rain shower and everything is wet. I have been vigilant on taking care of my pet, but Mother Nature appears to be winning the battle. I went out to check today and on my top cola, the best and biggest, I see what appears to be the start of bud rot. Sticky inside the bud as I pull it apart and I notice it somewhat on the lower bud below it. Without hesitation, I chop off the main cola. Hard to do but did it quickly because I know with bud rot, there is no alternative. I checked the rest of the buds and everything appears ok. I am in week three of flowering btw. Once I get the chopped cola off, I decide to do some more investigation, and upon further inspection I notice something moving in this "web". It's a fucking worm!?! So now I'm all sorts of confused. I have been spraying this plant with an organic fungicide, and diluted mixtures of h202 and alcohol. So, since it is already done I am going to try and not beat myself up about it, but what do you guys think? Would have you chopped the buds off or what?
 

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Does anybody have a clue as to whether this is indeed gray mold or just perhaps a bud worm and his "home"? I have found one article online claiming that a budworm can make a bud appear to have gray mold "bud rot"
 

Bugeye

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Looks like mold to me but it would help if you posted the photo in large size so we can zoom in. I'd recommend using Green Cure on your plants as it has a little more staying power than H2O2. Its just potasium bicarbonate with a spreader added so safe in flower. It fucks up the ph for the mold but doesn't hurt your plant. I really like it and am using it whenever I get humidity spikes for prevention.
 
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