the night moth have arrived. with them comes the dreaded "bud worm". i sit outside just after the sun sets behind the horizon. here they come. big brown moths. they zero in on the tightest buds forming and land. then lay an egg and fly away. couple days later the egg hatches. tiny little caterpillar. i found that by the time they are big enough to actually see they have done their damage. this year i am spraying BT. started about 2 weeks ago with a light misting of the whole garden. hit them again 2 nights ago. hopefully this year i can keep them under control. i am avoiding molasses because i think the smell attracts more moths.
they're here........
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BloodShotI'z
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Sounds like a war going on over there.
BloodShotI'z
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That would really suck...Outdoor grows are a whole other ballgame.
BloodShotI'z
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Put a pot on your head and grab a slingshot. Now that'll be funny.
But seriously, after they hatch and leave the bud...is all of it garbage? Or can you slavage a little?
But seriously, after they hatch and leave the bud...is all of it garbage? Or can you slavage a little?
they leave poop everywhere. sometimes you can find them by following the poop trail into the buds. the bud kinda grows around them, encasing them within to eat all they want with no worries of predators being able to get to them. i've seen one dead fan leaf on a big huge cola. reached out and picked it, wondering what was up. huge chunk of the bud just falls off. poop falls all over the sticky buds below. big inch and a half caterpillar is in there smiling. i pop them and green stuff squirts everywhere. gross.
nowstopwhining
Too many brownies
Can I see some pictures of the moths....I have tons of moths here in florida and my plants are just starting to bud 
Can I see some pictures of the moths....I have tons of moths here in florida and my plants are just starting to bud
this is a pic i found online. they look much like these....
foily
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well heres 2 links this is the one of the devestation.
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/19809-again-again.html
and this is the link to the picture of the moth
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/20377-death-flies.html
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/19809-again-again.html
and this is the link to the picture of the moth
https://www.rollitup.org/outdoor-growing/20377-death-flies.html
you saved the links. cool, thank you. this is my biggest outdoor obstacle. let's hope we all pull thru it.
Beaner
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I had them pretty bad a few years ago, though lately not as many, all i can do is hope and pray. nothing worse than getting a bag and finding a still living grub in it, kids around here call them thc grubs, and i have even heard of kids smoking them, thinking they must be pretty much "pure thc" from eating buds all day, lol dumb kids...
nowstopwhining
Too many brownies
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legalbeagal63
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so they come with moths? we were wondering what and how they were invading our buds. and you are right about, they are so small, and by the time you find them, they are done doing their dirty work. Oh and by the way, what is BT? and have you heard any other ways of iliminating them? Thanks for saying where and how they get there. and its seems its always about this time every year. they suck the life right out of the plant, and it turns to brown dust. Its awful. Thanks again, Legalbeagal63