Try not to spray the buds, I found even when my buds were hit last year with captain Jacks growing purple afghan and ice it had no effect whatsoever. Within 5 days the problem was solved , worms were dead , and I didn't have that problem again
Monterey or Thuricide, be sure it is btk not bti.
Kill them all with love from northern hemisphere.
Pick them off, kill moths big bug zapper! They shit everywhere. Bastards! Wouldnt spray my buds with anything. See a butterfly lt better fucken fly. Ill kill it!
Thanks for the information
Do tell. Are you in a region of the U.S? I'm not sure what areas moth / caterpillar species are non existent. Interesting. Good for you though. We've got worm control nailed down pretty well in this thread.
I got mine in 5 gallon fabric pots sitting on a bench and still find them when looking through them. Bright flash light during dark hours I find it best to spot em out if you do have any problems.
Hi i saw this post and had a question. does the BT also work for corn? i have had worms chew up my corn like its going out of style. i am wondering if it is the same insect. it looks the same as the ones chewing up my corn.... And is BT non-toxic?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
Spinosad is highly toxic to bees. If you spray that stuff do it in the evening when bees are not active. I won't use it in my garden. My backyard is 100% bee safe. But regarding vegetables, why would you spray something that kills the pollinators that are needed to pollinate the plants?
0.6% btk is not a lot, monterey is 99% and Thuricide about 15%. Guessing the other 99% is diatomaceous earth. Btk comes from butterfly gut and is deadly when caterpillars eat it. They dry up and fall off.
I dont think the name of those strains matters as much as you keeping them alive. Those are monster sativa strains. The worms suck but i think youll still have buds lol