Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

[Sir Napsalot]

I didn't spray any BT this year because there were hardly any moths

That said, I found 3 small spots of presumably insect damage

 

[Kerowacked]

I didn't spray any BT this year because there were hardly any moths

That said, I found 3 small spots of presumably insect damage

Same here, no cats, droppings or eggs in Eastern Ma.

 

[purplehazejesussaves]

Had one bud turn brown, pulled it off and there the caterpillar was. Cabbage moths. I have a kale plant right next to it, which inadvertently became a trap crop. The caterpillars ate the kale down to the stems earlier in the season, but it grew back. The kale has many of these caterpillars and some of them have started to cacoon. If the kale was not there I'm sure the caterpillars would have decimated the cannabis. I've never had much luck with brassicas (because of the caterpillars) and don't usually plant many.

 

[dakilla187]

I started using a flotron bug zapper at night for the last 3 years now, it stopped the caterpillar problem completely.....Beats bagging my plants every night which works fine except if its windy..... The birds get roasted moths for breakfast too

 

[injinji]

I only saw one grown cat on a random bud x tpd, and a couple three babies on other strains this season. Pretty good for here on the sandhill. But then we had a crazy dry end of summer and fall. A lot less rot than a normal year.

 

[taproot]

I started using a flotron bug zapper at night for the last 3 years now, it stopped the caterpillar problem completely.....Beats bagging my plants every night which works fine except if its windy..... The birds get roasted moths for breakfast too

I was thinking about this, it appears the moths lay eggs at night so if one can coerce them into suicide before laying eggs it might help solve the issue. How is this still working for you at current? Also, have you found it effective with mosquitoes? This particular brand is also what I was looking at on amazon, it says it's American made; how is the flotron holding up? Can you leave this out when it's raining or do you have to cover it up?