thrips discovered after harvest

xox

xox

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last week i was harvesting at 55 days and cut half the crop down no issues everything went very well the other variety in the garden required 65 days i cut down the other half today. and surprise one of the weakest plants in the corner of the room had thrips. unfortunately i've never had to deal with these little bastards before. from what i've read so far they lay eggs on the fan leaves and like to eat the sugars in the leaves. once they are full grown they can fly. i assume they reproduce extremely quickly since i didnt observe a single thrip during the first half of the harvest. although they rely on wind or a fan to carry them along. they are terrible at flying it would seem. i've only seen a couple crawling along a stem of the hanging buds. thankfully it wasnt a large infestation. here are my questions.

since thrips eat sugars from leaves will they eat bud that is dry and continue to live after the bud has been jarred? i assume they will die and wont make it into the jars although there are very few next to none on the buds still concerned.

suggestions on cleaning room, does water and bleach kill them? since there arent many but they are crawling on the floor wandering around looking for food i would assume. i would like to empty the room and sanitize properly so they cant come back.

if there are no leaves for them to lay eggs on since everything has been trimmed will they eventually die off? (i even looked on wikipedia, i havent been able to find how many days they live after hatching and maturing into adults i was contemplating starving them and then vacuuming the floor and bleaching.
 
Crab Pot

Crab Pot

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No they won't keep eating your dried buds:)

Spinosad kills thrips but I think it's a good idea to do as you say and clean the room well with rubbing alcohol or bleach.

Can you actually see thrips in your buds?
 
xox

xox

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yes i can see the thrips the smaller ones are crawling on the ground on top of some plastic where all the sugar leaves were trimmed off. the larger ones are about 3 millimeters and i've observed them crawling on the stems of the bud thats hanging to dry. im worried they will jump to a tent thats located in the same room were all the rooted cuttings are.
 
shorelineOG

shorelineOG

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xox said:
last week i was harvesting at 55 days and cut half the crop down no issues everything went very well the other variety in the garden required 65 days i cut down the other half today. and surprise one of the weakest plants in the corner of the room had thrips. unfortunately i've never had to deal with these little bastards before. from what i've read so far they lay eggs on the fan leaves and like to eat the sugars in the leaves. once they are full grown they can fly. i assume they reproduce extremely quickly since i didnt observe a single thrip during the first half of the harvest. although they rely on wind or a fan to carry them along. they are terrible at flying it would seem. i've only seen a couple crawling along a stem of the hanging buds. thankfully it wasnt a large infestation. here are my questions.

since thrips eat sugars from leaves will they eat bud that is dry and continue to live after the bud has been jarred? i assume they will die and wont make it into the jars although there are very few next to none on the buds still concerned.

suggestions on cleaning room, does water and bleach kill them? since there arent many but they are crawling on the floor wandering around looking for food i would assume. i would like to empty the room and sanitize properly so they cant come back.

if there are no leaves for them to lay eggs on since everything has been trimmed will they eventually die off? (i even looked on wikipedia, i havent been able to find how many days they live after hatching and maturing into adults i was contemplating starving them and then vacuuming the floor and bleaching.
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Ladybugs.
 
Crab Pot

Crab Pot

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xox said:
yes i can see the thrips the smaller ones are crawling on the ground on top of some plastic where all the sugar leaves were trimmed off. the larger ones are about 3 millimeters and i've observed them crawling on the stems of the bud thats hanging to dry. im worried they will jump to a tent thats located in the same room were all the rooted cuttings are.
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Wow.. I don't think I would smoke those buds :( Bugs and their feces!

Is there a way for you to dry your current harvest in another location?

I'm an organic grower and I would do a preventive foliar spray on your rooted cuttings with Monterey Gardens Spinosad (or any organic pesticide containing spinosad). Thrips are easy to kill with spinosad from my experience.
 
xox

xox

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the buds arent too bad i've only observed 2 thrips in total crawling on the stems of the bud thats drying. it was one weak plant in the corner of the flowering room the one plant contaminated my trim for the sugar leaves i usually make really potent edibles with the sugar leaves. :/ i decided to bag all the dryed sugar leaves and throw them in the freezer i assume that will kill them. then i vacuumed the remaining thrips things are looking better now. im going to go out and get some cleaning supplies
 
Crab Pot

Crab Pot

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xox said:
the buds arent too bad i've only observed 2 thrips in total crawling on the stems of the bud thats drying. it was one weak plant in the corner of the flowering room the one plant contaminated my trim for the sugar leaves i usually make really potent edibles with the sugar leaves. :/ i decided to bag all the dryed sugar leaves and throw them in the freezer i assume that will kill them. then i vacuumed the remaining thrips things are looking better now. im going to go out and get some cleaning supplies
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Very happy the buds are clean:)

I'm a med patient and I really get into the edibles myself. Nothing better for a wide array of health issues. I infused three cups of coconut oil yesterday and cooking up a special batch of organic bars right now. That's cool to see that you're into the edibles too:)
 
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WhitMirewillgogo

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Crab Pot said:
Wow.. I don't think I would smoke those buds :( Bugs and their feces!

Is there a way for you to dry your current harvest in another location?

I'm an organic grower and I would do a preventive foliar spray on your rooted cuttings with Monterey Gardens Spinosad (or any organic pesticide containing spinosad). Thrips are easy to kill with spinosad from my experience.
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I am still fairly new at this... I, too, have those freaking thrips on my buds too! unfortunately I don't have the exact count for how many weeks old my plants are... but I've been watching the trichomes under my microscope. They're close to being ready. I've been seeing the thrips probably a week now. What should I do at this point? Everything I've read about this insists nothing be applied to the flowers... are these still salvageable? or do I just need to feed em to my chicken flock?
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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thrips aren't poisonous, it won't kill you to smoke them...it's just...smoking bugs...
of course, practically every product you buy has a government set "acceptable level of insect parts"....or some such term for how much shit can fall into the mixing vat before you have to throw it out...so it's up to you to decide whether or not to smoke it.
get a large container that you can seal up pretty tight, put the bud in it with a couple of pounds of dry ice, (make sure they're not in contact) and seal it up overnight. that ought to kill all of them, then shake it out good, and go from there.
 
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WhitMirewillgogo

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I understand far as what you say about the government's accepted level, etc. I'm just one of those who does desire to intentionally n knowingly smoke any bugs, their parts, or leftovers Dry ice, you say? Hmm... that's interesting and I'm game to try it! Thank you, Shrubber Man.
 
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wilem38

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Yet you have no problem smoking plant material? Are you vegan? (-:

I learned what Thrips were a few weeks ago in my veg cabinet. I suspect a brought them inside with the basil I had in the yard briefly when it got cold for a few days. Luckily it warmed up and I grabbed what was worth saving and put them outside in the backyard, gave them a heavy wash with the hose and drowned a few new clones I had in solo cups in a bucket of water with the top taped up overnight.

I then sprayed everything with Safers End All and stripped all the lower branches putting everything into a plastic bag in case of eggs. I don't expect to harvest them as I get PM in the backyard but at least I think I can safely pull some clones later on in the summer.

I had just moved a GSC/Green Crack to the flower room and didn't notice the thrips. luckily the other two I had in flower were close to harvest so i pulled them and gave them a good wash in lemon juice and baking soda before hanging to dry.

I took the GSC/GC outside and hit it heave with the hose (make sure you do the underside and it seems to have slowed the spread down, either way I'll harvest, wash and smoke as well.
 

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