An Attack Without Provocation

600Horses

600Horses

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6 hours ago, all my babies were pristine and untouched. For some unknown reason, I grabbed my flashlight and went to the deck outside to check on them. All of them had been eaten to some degree, one of them, unmercifully. I think it had to be a flying insect, but I don't know what. I had wanted to avoid using insecticides, for obvious reasons, but with this level of voracity, I have no choice. I wouldn't mind knowing who the attacker was, but in any case, I would like to know the best choice of bug killer for here in the South. It's kind of funny, but there has to be one very buzzed insect out there, flying around all crooked and bumping into things. :mrgreen:
 
Mumbo Jumbo

Mumbo Jumbo

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lol. Digging your optimism. You should feel good about yourself since you gave an insect the ride of his life :clap:. I use neem oil. Nice and organic, harmless. I have no bug issues at the moment and I'm grow outdoors where there's lots of bugs flying here and there. :leaf:
 
MrHowardMarks

MrHowardMarks

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+1 for neem oil

If you can cover them or veg indoors near a window longer that's ideal, sprouting outdoors has always been 'strength in numbers.'

My guess... be on the hunt for a stoned caterpillar.





Sitting on a mushroom.













Smoking a hookah.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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neem oil isn't going to have any effect on a bug big enough to actually eat the plant. well, it might, but the damage is already done at that point.

neem oil is great for mites if used correctly, but mites wouldn't cause the type of damage being described here.

if the problem is that sudden and violent, you'll have to screen those babies in. get a 5 gallon bucket lid, some duct tape, and a few stakes. cut out all but the perimeter of the lid, tape the stakes to the sides, and wrap regular screen door screen around it, duct taping to the lid and at the seem. screen in the top as well using duct tape. place over plant.

if the plants are bigger, use a hula hoop instead of a 5 gallon lid.

and for goodness sakes, get out of the south and come out west.*
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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MrHowardMarks said:
+1 for neem oil

If you can cover them or veg indoors near a window longer that's ideal, sprouting outdoors has always been 'strength in numbers.'

My guess... be on the hunt for a stoned caterpillar.





Sitting on a mushroom.













Smoking a hookah.
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could be a caterpillar or a slug as well.

if so, get a glass bottle, smash it into tiny shards, and place the shards around the base of the plant.*

crawling over that will be a death sentence for any bug which attempts the task.
 
UncleBuck

UncleBuck

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moths are the enemy of cannabis. those things lay budworms to the best of my understanding.

do not put moths around your plants if you like cannabis that has not been consumed from the inside out by worms.
 
joe blow greenthumb

joe blow greenthumb

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Mothballs are not the same as moths. Moth balls are used in wooden chests and such to keep the moths away and to protect your clothing form insects.
UncleBuck said:
moths are the enemy of cannabis. those things lay budworms to the best of my understanding.

do not put moths around your plants if you like cannabis that has not been consumed from the inside out by worms.
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Oceangrow

Oceangrow

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Whoa....!

Mothballs are made from Naphthalene.. When ingested it causes, hemolytic anemia, damages or destroys red blood cells, pale skin, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in urin and jaundice... So if you lay them out make sure they don't get moist and seep into your medium..(or be close the the medium at all..) You might get more buzz than you're looking for bro..

Best bet IMO is to screen them in like UncleBuck suggests... Then you only have to worry about the little critters..

Oh the joys of outdoor grows... Sigh...
 
Dr Kynes

Dr Kynes

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600Horses said:
6 hours ago, all my babies were pristine and untouched. For some unknown reason, I grabbed my flashlight and went to the deck outside to check on them. All of them had been eaten to some degree, one of them, unmercifully. I think it had to be a flying insect, but I don't know what. I had wanted to avoid using insecticides, for obvious reasons, but with this level of voracity, I have no choice. I wouldn't mind knowing who the attacker was, but in any case, I would like to know the best choice of bug killer for here in the South. It's kind of funny, but there has to be one very buzzed insect out there, flying around all crooked and bumping into things. :mrgreen:
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snails and slugs can really fuck your shit up overnight, and sometimes it takes them a long time to get into position for the final push.

they could have been rallying for this assault for WEEKS and only last night did the final piece of their strategem arrive. then it was OVER THE TOP LADS! and OM NOM NOM NOM on your plants.

but it could also have been 'coons or squirrels or even muskrats.

tilt your remains to and fro in the sun, see if you spot snail tracks if so, use Corry's snail bait. it doesnt attract your dogs or cats and will kill those slimey fuckers dead

if theres no snail tracks you prolly got either squirrels/coon/smuskrats, in which case leaving your dog out with the plants fixes the problem, or you might have Hornworms.

fucking hornworms can tear your plants a new one.
 
rdo420

rdo420

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Watch out for pincher bugs too. I thought they were a predatory bug when I seen one in my garden, I mean they look like they eat other bugs. I let em chill in my garden thinking it would eat mites and gnats and shit, but the next day when I looked at the garden my shit was F'ed up bad. Looked like a herd of snails come through. Seen my pincher bug and he was like twice the size over night, real fat. Googled about em and learned they eat vegatation. He tore my shit up. lol.
 
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