Caterpillars, should I harvest?

Burn&earn

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image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg This is the first day I have noticed any bud damage, and so far these are the only two I can find! But I know where there's two there can be two hundred so I'm gunna keep
huntin.


Only my third outdoor grow but my best by far. I don't want these bastards to eat all my bud but luckily I think I may be able to harvest this weekend.

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Burn&earn

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I would harvest them before their poop molds, BT can kill those caterpillars
I have some bt but I'm hesitant to use this late into flower. Trichs seem to be matured enough. I decided to harvest. I'm doing a quick wet trim before I dry. I found one more in a nug without any mold so I'm hopin I'm still safe. Thanks brotha
 

Burn&earn

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Would you explain saoking them in water? Do you mean to submerge the entire hanging branch in water before drying?
I'm wondering the same thing. How long can they keep munchin the bud after harvest I wonder? And will this affect potency/smell/taste? If I have an infestation on the other girls I might try this. I'm lookin at every nug I trim before I hang em up but I'm sure I will miss some. Only found 3 so far.
 

GrowUrOwnDank

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View attachment 3512809 View attachment 3512809 View attachment 3512809 This is the first day I have noticed any bud damage, and so far these are the only two I can find! But I know where there's two there can be two hundred so I'm gunna keep
huntin.


Only my third outdoor grow but my best by far. I don't want these bastards to eat all my bud but luckily I think I may be able to harvest this weekend.

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I would not harvest caterpillars. Go to the soup kitchen if your that hungry. But, guess you could use em for catfish bait or something.
 

innerG

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I'm wondering the same thing. How long can they keep munchin the bud after harvest I wonder? And will this affect potency/smell/taste? If I have an infestation on the other girls I might try this. I'm lookin at every nug I trim before I hang em up but I'm sure I will miss some. Only found 3 so far.
I've seen Jorge Cervantes on YouTube dunk whole branches after harvest and before drying in a weak mix of H2O2 and water but that was for powdery mildew
 

Burn&earn

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I would not harvest caterpillars. Go to the soup kitchen if your that hungry. But, guess you could use em for catfish bait or something.
I've already got my Carolina rig ready to go on my catfish/striper pole. Those caterpillars that were eating my MARIJUANA harvest should work tits for bait.
 

Burn&earn

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I've seen Jorge Cervantes on YouTube dunk whole branches after harvest and before drying in a weak mix of H2O2 and water but that was for powdery mildew
I think I've watched that vid before but he pretty much just dipped them in for only a couple seconds if I remember right. I wonder what it takes to drown a caterpillar lol. I'm thinkin they will wiggle their way out from the middle of the bud in search of air after a minute or two? Idk.
I'm about halfway done trimmin this plant and still only 3 I've seen so I'm not gunna test it out just yet lol
 

AimAim

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Toss them in a freezer for 6 hours. Forget the water bath. The drowning method gives you a soggy bud with a soggy dead worm inside . Freezer method gives you a dry bud with a dead worm inside which will shrivel up during drying.

In any case you might end up smoking some dried caterpillar. But speaking from experience as someone who worked in the food service industry for a few years... if a bit of dried organic caterpillar makes you squeamish you should probably never eat in a public restaurant.
 
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