Captain Jack's Deadbug - Any Bad Experiences Out There?

Hi!

I just saw my season's first caterpillars followed by a thrip. 2 of my 3 plants are already showing bud hairs, but have not yet started full budding. After reading a bunch of positive reviews online, I'm poised to do a 9-day regimen (3 sprays with 3 days in-between to allow for eggs to hatch) of Captain Jack's Deadbug (organic with spinosad), and am wondering if anyone reading this might be able to offer some real-world feedback regarding the quality of their crop after using Deadbug. I feel better using spinosad than pyrethrins, but would like to know that doing so won't make the bud smell or taste funny.

Anyone able to offer some insight? Thanks in advance.

Nothing to report myself other that I had posed a question on same product about how its labelling said "for outdoor use only". Given that its a biological I went ahead and introduced it proactively into my soil along with BTI to try and prevent things before they start. In my readings about the product it seemed like it -should- be okay... And erring on the safe side, I wouldn't use it unless early in your cycle/pre-flowering/etc.

Gotta say that so far, Captain Jack's has been nothing short of AMAZING. I used it fairly early in the process, then twice after that . All my plants are flourishing, smell and taste great, and so far, no signs of the usual pests. Fingers crossed until harvest, but I'm guardedly optimistic.

people I know wash their outdoor buds before harvesting them, like a dip in a garbage pail of water, spritz from a hose etc, maybe a good way to rid any residual sprays too?

I've used it indoors and out, no problems. Matter of fact I just got a bottle of the spray from Home Depot.

One gripe is that I was told that if you buy the concentrate and mix your own spray you have to use it immediately because it is only active for 24 hours. However, I tried to verify that by reading reports online and could not find anything about it.

I remember I had a one-gallon sprayer and used it to apply Capt. Jack on my outdoor non-cannabis plants, then left the empty sprayer out on my patio. The next time I used the sprayer I noticed half a dozen dead earwigs inside the empty tank, like they must have gone in there for shelter or to drink the few drops of water still inside and died. Then I noticed a lot of dead earwigs around my patio plants after I sprayed. So I wonder if there is something about spinosad that is especially hard on earwigs. (I have an irrational fear and hatred of earwigs. They really don't harm anything, they just creep me out.)

And about the stuff I just got from Home Depot: it had been sitting on their shelves so long the label had faded, and all the bottles were like that. And as soon as I started spraying the "trigger" on the pump broke off, like the plastic was so old it was falling apart. So I hope the spray I got is not too old to work. It's about $10 a bottle.

I saw a couple of spider mites and used it 3 times 5 days apart and it seems to have killed them all.

me thinks a quick shake of a bottle of oil, water, and emulsifier would activate a spray like this.
I've seen olive oil/soap/water kill mites, thrips, gnats, ice cold water kills mites, lady bugs eat them,
all good late harvest controls.

Serverchris said:

I saw a couple of spider mites and used it 3 times 5 days apart and it seems to have killed them all.

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...only the ones you've seen die are dead lol

somebodyhearted said:

...only the ones you've seen die are dead lol

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I really only seen 2 on the whole plant and have kept checking and cant find any or any damage from them.

Serverchris said:

I really only seen 2 on the whole plant and have kept checking and cant find any or any damage from them.

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I hope so good luck.

i've used captain jack's for a couple of years, and the only problems i've had with it come from me forgetting to use it on the schedule i should. if you use it the way it's supposed to be used, it works great

Good shit but if you are spraying outside, do it early in the morning before bees are out. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15366583

Roger A. Shrubber said:

i've used captain jack's for a couple of years, and the only problems i've had with it come from me forgetting to use it on the schedule i should. if you use it the way it's supposed to be used, it works great

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Do you have a specific schedule? Or how did you determine this? As there is not a category for cannabis on the directions/instructions. Thank you for any ideas in advance

1mPr1m3 said:

Do you have a specific schedule? Or how did you determine this? As there is not a category for cannabis on the directions/instructions. Thank you for any ideas in advance

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Dont use it in flower. Many states have banned its use by licensed production facilities and you will fail testing if spinosad is detected.

I think its safe to use in veg but be mindful about harming bees. I prefer to spray in the evening when bees are least active and sunlight will degrade spinosad quick enough the next morning to keep the bees safe. I dont use it that often unless i have a thrip outbreak or leaf miners.

waterproof808 said:

Dont use it in flower. Many states have banned its use by licensed production facilities and you will fail testing if spinosad is detected.

I think its safe to use in veg but be mindful about harming bees. I prefer to spray in the evening when bees are least active and sunlight will degrade spinosad quick enough the next morning to keep the bees safe. I dont use it that often unless i have a thrip outbreak or leaf miners.

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Im only recreational so don't have to worry about commercial issues.

But yes I do wait until sunset to use it. I also cant confirm any specific issues neccesarily. I just notice some remnants of pests but nothing to serious and nothing specific just a little of everything. Like a coccoon web on the tip of the leaves. Small webbing on the base stem and some leaves have been eaten here and there and leaf hoppers. Im still in veg at the moment, until the outdoors switch to flowering. But id rather prevent anything even if they are minor issues, before buds start

It has worked well in past years for me. Think I got a bum batch this year. Did not touch my mealy bugs. Diatomaceous earth and doubling my dishsoap in my maintenance spray did the trick. I won't buy again. wasted ten bucks and a couple hours.