Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

trippnface

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Has a date been given?

I sprayed for caterpillars with some bacteria that I brewed. Haven't seen any caterpillars lately, but they could be hiding. I'll spray again in a few days after I pick out all the dead matter that has been drying up from the caterpillars before.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/06/17/flcl-23-trailer-presentation-planned-for-anime-expo

i won't spray BT yet until plants start to flower; cuz it seems like the cats really like to lay eggs in devoloping nodes. then i hit hard up until about mid august
 

Lord Kanti

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http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/06/17/flcl-23-trailer-presentation-planned-for-anime-expo

i won't spray BT yet until plants start to flower; cuz it seems like the cats really like to lay eggs in devoloping nodes. then i hit hard up until about mid august
too late. I found another caterpillar in the bud this morning so I sprayed while the sun was down. My leaves are going to shit on some of my plants, I pretty much spray in the middle of the night so I'm not sure what the deal is. I wonder if I need to just put up a shade cloth or move the plants into partial shade. It's triple digits here.

I'll check the link in the meantime. :)
 

potroastV2

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There are a couple of general rules to follow when spraying your plants with anything:

1. The rule of 140 - Add the current temperature and the relative humidity, and if the total is more than 140 then do not spray.

2. Never put your plants to bed wet - don't spray in the evening, or at night. It's best to spray plants in the morning before they are in full sun.

:mrgreen:
 

thumper60

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There are a couple of general rules to follow when spraying your plants with anything:

1. The rule of 140 - Add the current temperature and the relative humidity, and if the total is more than 140 then do not spray.

2. Never put your plants to bed wet - don't spray in the evening, or at night. It's best to spray plants in the morning before they are in full sun.

:mrgreen:
yes let them dry with rising sun
 

Lord Kanti

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That 140 rule will come in handy this summer.

The plants didn't like my repellent spray that I use for mites. I sprayed them again with my Epsom salt mix and they look like proper sun worshippers now. I think that after it sets, the mite spray needs to be rinsed before full sun. No issues with the caterpillar spray. At least not yet. I might not be able to tell how well it works until the next round of plants go into flower.
 

doug mirabelli

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There are a couple of general rules to follow when spraying your plants with anything:

1. The rule of 140 - Add the current temperature and the relative humidity, and if the total is more than 140 then do not spray.

2. Never put your plants to bed wet - don't spray in the evening, or at night. It's best to spray plants in the morning before they are in full sun.

:mrgreen:
This is great advice. I've been scrambling since I've converted to outdoors. Bud rot and worms are now the enemy eh? Is BT going make my bud taste poo? I've tried to hard to use organic products for the sake of taste. I'm not excited about this. Especially since it's a problem that I've only read about and assume I'll run into
 

Lord Kanti

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This is great advice. I've been scrambling since I've converted to outdoors. Bud rot and worms are now the enemy eh? Is BT going make my bud taste poo? I've tried to hard to use organic products for the sake of taste. I'm not excited about this. Especially since it's a problem that I've only read about and assume I'll run into
I haven't noticed any smell. Once the buds are ready I can vaporize a sample. Worst case scenario is I make RSO from it.
 

sandhill larry

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There are a couple of general rules to follow when spraying your plants with anything:

1. The rule of 140 - Add the current temperature and the relative humidity, and if the total is more than 140 then do not spray.

2. Never put your plants to bed wet - don't spray in the evening, or at night. It's best to spray plants in the morning before they are in full sun.

:mrgreen:
So you are saying I can never spray? My temp is 91 and RH is 56%. Each day as one goes up, the other comes down, but the sum of the two will not get below 140 until about the end of September.
 

potroastV2

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So you are saying I can never spray? My temp is 91 and RH is 56%. Each day as one goes up, the other comes down, but the sum of the two will not get below 140 until about the end of September.
It's a general rule. If your total is always above 140 then you must spray sparingly and carefully, and only in the early morning.

:mrgreen:
 

sandhill larry

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NW Florida? Are you sure the humidity is only 56 percent? :lol:

:mrgreen:
It's a fine day compared to the last three or four weeks. I started late so my plants would stay smaller, and our rainy season started in June instead of July or August. Who knew it, 20+ days of rain and no sun is bad for sprouts.
 

Sir Napsalot

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My $5 St. Vinnie's bug zapper has been working like a charm so far- gotten quite a few little white moths.
I mounted it around a corner from where my plants spend the night on the patio to avoid the flourescent light from the bug zapper messing with my plants, so far so good but will have to see once I get into flowering.
 

ladybug2

Member
Hello, I'm new. This is my third grow. There in the house right now. But, I'm bring them out soon. Not looking forward to the bug war. Sir Napsalot love the bug zapper idea. I would get one, but I do not live in a free state for mj grow. From the road, I do not want people to drive by and see a zap. That would make people curious. Although, my grow area is in the woods and covered by trees and bushes. I can still see parts of cars driving by. Purpnugz, I love the pictures of your grow.:peace:bongsmilie
 

sforza

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It's a general rule. If your total is always above 140 then you must spray sparingly and carefully, and only in the early morning.

:mrgreen:
I spray in the evening and the morning. No problems. It is not a good idea to spray at night if you have buds, but it is not a good idea to spray in the morning if you have buds either, since the buds act like sponges.
 

Budley Doright

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I'm honestly thinking predatory wasps for my gorilla grow. Does anyone have a rough guesstimate as to when the moths start to lay eggs? I'm eastern Ontario so I may order a couple of batches starting mid to end of August unless I start seeing eggs :(. Last year I didn't have any but the year before I had lots of buds effected.
 

too larry

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I found a worm on a seedling a couple three weeks ago. Due to current events, I haven't been able to spray for the last 2 weeks. Hope it was just a one off.
 

Kygiacomo

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I found a worm on a seedling a couple three weeks ago. Due to current events, I haven't been able to spray for the last 2 weeks. Hope it was just a one off.
usually if u find one there is more that u dont see..thats at least how its been with my outdoor girls..but i never have no issues till the buds get big,then the little bastards hide in there..i bought some BTK powder its 54% ktk..its called dipel dust..i usally start spraying around week 2 of flower on my ladies so i can get the bacteria in there in the nooks and crannys early on
 

too larry

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usually if u find one there is more that u dont see..thats at least how its been with my outdoor girls..but i never have no issues till the buds get big,then the little bastards hide in there..i bought some BTK powder its 54% ktk..its called dipel dust..i usally start spraying around week 2 of flower on my ladies so i can get the bacteria in there in the nooks and crannys early on
I took the seedling from my screen room to the patch. It was small enough I would have seen more. Didn't see any on any of the other seedlings. I've never seen them on seedlings before, but this is late start stuff.
 
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