Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

I've been using bt consistently and have zero caterpillar action thus far

madcow said:

put a scarecrow up it'll scare away all the moths!!!

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What you been smokin lol!

CrazyChester said:

Chowing down on your buds at this very moment. At least their chowing down on mine. I hit them with some with some BT this evening.

I have a question or two for those who have used BT in the past. Does it effect the quality of the weed. (Taste, Buzz....) And is it really safe for smoking. How long do you have to wait after spraying before you harvest. I've been using BT on my garden for decades without any problems but I always wash the food I grow before I eat it. But I'd have to be crazy to wash my weed before smoking it. Though I could give it a little spray down a few days before harvest. Any suggestions?

Here's some pics of my two plants progress. You can see the damage done to one of the buds and one of our crawly little pests.

If anyone has any idea of the strains I'm growing I'd sure like to know.

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I don't have any yet so far this year. This is my 2nd grow year. Last year I had some but they were .

SuperNutz said:

Finally got them all BT'ed last night and tonight for the first time in weeks. Wind completely stopped at dark last night so was running out moving the fan around a bunch of times lol. Still a couple weeks without seeing a worm, thinking the yellow jackets are doing most of my heavy lifting. Everyday I see them searching my buds like a honey bee on flowers. Starting to like them so much I don't even swap them when they land on me anymore lol. Next year I'm thinking of getting night vision goggles so I can spray anytime during the night lmao, I'm serious too.

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This is my 2nd grow. No worms so far this year but last year they were purple and look completely different than yours. In so cal high desert.

Trimming up some Bodhi bubba kush x snow lotus. Clean as fuck. 98% of my plants are worm free. I found two or three smaller lower branch buds they got into and browned out but contained. I'm soaked them in BT this year. They cant get a foot hold if that first bite if food is toxic.

I found a few more up on colas chilling across 3 other plants acting untouchable. Next year it's mesh butterfly netting.

Either the worms are gonna get me or this sheety rainy cold sunless bullsheet weather.

Try to grow next to ah area with spiders.. They will only help your plant against things like this brotha!

kds710 said:

Noticed a buldge on the stock with a thumbtack size hole. Day later this stuff was oozing out of it, so I performed surgery with a razor blade and caught the bastard a little further ways up from the opening pictured. Found 1 more on a different stock so removed both stocks. Luckily no damage was really done yet, i myself did more by chopping the 2 big top stocks off

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CrazyChester said:

Chowing down on your buds at this very moment. At least their chowing down on mine. I hit them with some with some BT this evening.

I have a question or two for those who have used BT in the past. Does it effect the quality of the weed. (Taste, Buzz....) And is it really safe for smoking. How long do you have to wait after spraying before you harvest. I've been using BT on my garden for decades without any problems but I always wash the food I grow before I eat it. But I'd have to be crazy to wash my weed before smoking it. Though I could give it a little spray down a few days before harvest. Any suggestions?

Here's some pics of my two plants progress. You can see the damage done to one of the buds and one of our crawly little pests.

If anyone has any idea of the strains I'm growing I'd sure like to know.

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2 weeks after use is safe.use once week or so until I am ready to get close,on indicas this year that came fast,sativa I have says 12-14 weeks.From July when she first started to show signs thats still into november.As each strain I had started to flower at different times for some reason I had to develop a plan of attack..the mold from transpiration not getting out of the thick indica ,the caterpillars with babies and bright green inch long camo worms to the big fat alice wonderland type BT is ur best defense..still I grow on,even in these aphid days where I have done all organic I know to do ,even went the bribe em route with 5 lb bag of sugar I poured out if they just let my beauties finish.
ON the Crazy part,not so much...even dry to the bone inside,as to wait till soil dry if in pot,then cut down...still not thinking water and lemon juice with baking soda is bad idea..3 buckets,1 mild solution couple tablespoons lemon,2 or so baking soda..and two buckets room temp water..gently..i say gentle dip and slight twist at most in each..and ur not smoking worm or catipillar crap anymore..the amount of mold and pollen along with spores of the outside world u wont inhale..and really,thc isnt soluble with water so it runs off like a ducks back.For outside grows I think I am using the method i just explained this go round.1st outdoor and I thought same..wet and weed..but it dont seem to bother the early test limbs i had from a breakage.The cure is where its at they say,start right,with dank gentics is my reply.KISS method,slow and proper cure,enjoy.

Cx2H said:

I found a few more up on colas chilling across 3 other plants acting untouchable. Next year it's mesh butterfly netting.

Either the worms are gonna get me or this sheety rainy cold sunless bullsheet weather.

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Just a heads up. I watched several brown moths lay a clutch of eggs on the fabric screen of my yard tent. You need BT.

Anyone know the lowest temps that bud worms or their moth moms can survive? I had a bud worm scare a few weeks ago but since the temps have dropped in the AM I haven’t seen any of those fuckers.

roaf said:

Anyone know the lowest temps that bud worms or their moth moms can survive? I had a bud worm scare a few weeks ago but since the temps have dropped in the AM I haven’t seen any of those fuckers.

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From my night cameras I've seen a major drop in moth activity so worms should follow.

roaf said:

Anyone know the lowest temps that bud worms or their moth moms can survive? I had a bud worm scare a few weeks ago but since the temps have dropped in the AM I haven’t seen any of those fuckers.

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I pulled a few off in 45° temps few days ago. Last year got a couple in 33° lows, when I ran extra long into Nov. So IDK when or if they die or just over winter in the area.

Thegermling said:

haha true that. Use mosquito nets next year. make a hoop house or something and seal up that fucker good. I wonder if the moths can still drop the eggs like an airstrike though. Ill find out next year. Only reason I didnt put any nets up is because it gets pretty cold up here in the PNW but these fuckers are resilient. I might even set up trap plants. Look into them too they can be useful.
I too have heard that running organics is probably the best way to keep your plants healthy and its the best form of IPM. I plan on making an outdoor organic garden next year and well see if its true.
I dont know of any beneficial insects that eat budworms sadly. Either way I heard beneficial insects for outdoors are useless unless theyre already in the area you grow in.
Keep your eyes peeled and check your plants out everyday, if you can, from top to bottom. Hope yall make it!!

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I have a large out tent that has screen mesh zip up sides. I've personally watched several brown moth on different occasions lays clutches of eggs right onto the mesh of my tent, two years in a row. I had good results with preventative BT spraying this year, I think I finally got this thing figured out. I've considered nets in years past but seems like too much of a pain in the ass.

roaf said:

Just found 1 bud worm on my sour diesel X lemon Kush hybrid....My biggest fear!! I sprayed BT just before flower and my other 2 plants are doing just fine.

Haven’t seen any worms all season.

I’m hoping I caught it pretty early. I noticed 1 small brown spot on a small side cola. Picked it off and sure enough that little fucker was in there.

I scoured the rest of the plant and couldn’t find anything. I keep a close watch on my plants so I’ll be sure to check again in the AM.

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There is an old saying, if you see 1 there are 5 times that amount you can't see. Start soaking them in BY every three days

2 plants harvested, just did my biggest plant which was the northern lights. 5-10% amber with lots of cloudy triches, very dense buds for its strain. Went over the whole plant could not find a single piece of rot or worm

I had a lot to look over too, i'm very happy i had no problems this grow. Dealt with many before and it sucks.

What's going on people. Got the last fresh hanging. Been dry trimming manicuring as it comes of the rack in waves. Gonna make some bubble hash this weekend top off the season. Been smoking like a champ. I can't be the only one burning that fresh stuff off the rack and dam it is good....

Worms & caterpillars were thoroughly defeated this year. I wonder what outdoor commercial growers do for pests. You know dam well if it doesn't hit the dispensaries due to contamination it hits the black market...

Growing24/7 said:

2 plants harvested, just did my biggest plant which was the northern lights. 5-10% amber with lots of cloudy triches, very dense buds for its strain. Went over the whole plant could not find a single piece of rot or worm

I had a lot to look over too, i'm very happy i had no problems this grow. Dealt with many before and it sucks.
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Box of latex gloves is must have. Along with my fiskers titanium spring loaded trimmers.

Fucking things are made in China, good for like one season. You can't heat the blades with a lighter to clear resin and particulate or they go brittle and snap.

I will try to find steel trimmers next year, might be extra but screw it. Had to clean with rubbing alcohol and paper towel this year.

Looking good bro. Congrats.

jbcCT said:

What's going on people. Got the last fresh hanging. Been dry trimming manicuring as it comes of the rack in waves. Gonna make some bubble hash this weekend top off the season. Been smoking like a champ. I can't be the only one burning that fresh stuff off the rack and dam it is good....

Worms & caterpillars were thoroughly defeated this year. I wonder what outdoor commercial growers do for pests. You know dam well if it doesn't hit the dispensaries due to contamination it hits the black market...

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Good to hear.

I got everything chopped, processed. Had 1 caterpillar make it to trimming. 4 total over 3 plants. None ever got into the buds or stem's. They were to dense I guess or the worms were late to the party. The other 3 got plucked off during flower.

potroast said:

For budworms, you should spray your plants every 3 weeks with BT, a beneficial bacteria, throughout their veg state, and the first half of flowering. That will keep the worms from growing on your plants. And that way, you don't have to spray your ripening buds.

BT will affect the taste of your bud if used too late in the season. It's just fine to wash your plants before harvest. Even my indoor plants are sometimes taken outside on harvest day and sprayed down well with a fine spray, and then dried for a couple of hours and harvested.

HTH

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Pretty much this.

I use every couple of weeks up until after mid flower, stopping into late flower. I rinsed the plants with filtered water (RV filter on hose) a few times prior to harvesting but let dry for a day or two before chopping.

Other plants that I've used BT on until later in harvest without rinsing has definitely left a strange metallic taste when burning.

Ugh, I have a few jars that have dead orange caterpillars affixed to the inside wall. Think they probably tried to escape the dried bud only to find themselves stuck in glass in a fairly cold garage.

YardG said:

Ugh, I have a few jars that have dead orange caterpillars affixed to the inside wall. Think they probably tried to escape the dried bud only to find themselves stuck in glass in a fairly cold garage.

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mmm chinese food