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[cpurola]

Wait... That wasn't creepy looking enough. Here's a better shot.

If those are the same boxelder bugs we have, it happens every season. They follow the same pattern as the ladybugs. When it warms, they're all over the place, then when it cools again, they hide.
Oh, and the stink bugs too.

 

[suffolkpunch]

lights are not coming back on till the next run
just looking for different opinions how do you dry you`re weed after the snip?
many thanks

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

I have a volume of boxelders crawling the yard right now that would make you want to run and get the flamethrower. Fuckers crawling all over my cannabis too. But the only thing they're interest in is those little round ball seeds that come off my golden rain tree. They leave everything else alone and theyre not vector pathogen carriers so I just leave them alone.

You keep those up there

I’ve got Red shoulder beetles

Similar.

Most of them look like this

Yup, making little ones

I just pulled one off a BBHP cutting that I have soaking. I see them on plants but very few at a time so not a big problem.

 

[suffolkpunch]

You keep those up there

I’ve got Red shoulder beetles
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Similar.

Most of them look like this
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Yup, making little ones
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I just pulled one off a BBHP cutting that I have soaking. I see them on plants but very few at a time so not a big problem.

we get plenty of lady birds , love them they kill the nasty ones
are these similar

 

[PlumberSoCal2]

8 of 9

Bruce Banner, Grandmommy Purple (GMP) and NL autos PTOM Feb winnings, and I see a bump on that 3rd BB and I can see all 3 seedlings in the NL's. I'd be happy with 8 of 9 but we'll see.

I'll get some GDP going to cross with the the GMP and the Blueberry Hash Plant as that cross rocks my world

 

[Florida_Mike]

You keep those up there

I’ve got Red shoulder beetles
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Similar.

Most of them look like this
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Yup, making little ones
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I just pulled one off a BBHP cutting that I have soaking. I see them on plants but very few at a time so not a big problem.

Florida and the SE have the dreaded "love bugs".... I've seen swarms so thick that they block out the sun. They don't do anything besides ruin auto paint jobs.

One of the worst things is the smell of gas station window washing squeegees and water. If they don't change it daily it goes putrid with rotten bug guts and is probably way up the chart with a gag-factor of 8.7...

 

[suffolkpunch]

Florida and the SE have the dreaded "love bugs".... I've seen swarms so thick that they block out the sun. They don't do anything besides ruin auto paint jobs.

One of the worst things is the smell of gas station window washing squeegees and water. If they don't change it daily it goes putrid with rotten bug guts and is probably way up the chart with a gag-factor of 8.7...

they dont sound very loving

 

[suffolkpunch]

spider mite or deer/rabbit eating the crop is the worst we get , not forgetting mold

 

[Ninjadogma]

If those are the same boxelder bugs we have, it happens every season. They follow the same pattern as the ladybugs. When it warms, they're all over the place, then when it cools again, they hide.
Oh, and the stink bugs too.

Yup, they're after the seeds and that's it. They don't bother the weed and they don't bother the garden. Their presence is net neutral, save for one small potential benefit: They can attract birds, lizards and predatory insects who feed on them as well as the other pests that CAN bother your weed. Some folks might laugh but long before I got into growing weed I worked on establishing my backyard as a balanced ecosystem... Moving away from pesticides and letting nature take care of itself. It has been interesting to watch. We no longer have issues with ants, I have no idea how that worked out since I stopped spraying. It's also been interesting watching the shifts in our own yard. Brown Widows first showed up here around 2007 or so. Two years later, our yard had a population explosion of brown widows and there were no black windows to be found. Now the ecosystem has balanced itself out and there's about an equal number of black and brown widows. The problem worked itself out.

But mites, aphids and thrips posed new challenges when I brought weed into the yard. I do run integrated pest management on them but it's the holistic stuff... Captain Jack Neem and Doc Bronner soap. Nastier stuff too but only for extreme emergencies.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Just a wine cooler and a cheap dehumidifier.

I thought that was called “a date”.

 

[grayoldnproud]

Found this drama going down this morning in the raised bed around one of my cherry trees. AI identified it as a ground beetle larvae. Apparently their favorite food is earthworms until they're adults. Had a good buzz and sit and watched them for about 10 minutes before I thought to go get my phone. Felt sorry for the worm as they are a gardeners best friend but that's nature, the beetle larvae has to eat too.
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That was a hell of a buzz!

 

[Ninjadogma]

You keep those up there

I’ve got Red shoulder beetles
View attachment 2620792
Similar.

Most of them look like this
View attachment 2620793
Yup, making little ones
View attachment 2620794

I just pulled one off a BBHP cutting that I have soaking. I see them on plants but very few at a time so not a big problem.

Same exact bug, shitloads of em in the spring coinciding with the arrival of crane flies. Sometimes I find 5 or 6 of them all stuck together pulling a fuck train on each other

 

[Florida_Mike]

they dont sound very loving

95% of them are stuck together mating. They stay "locked" ass to ass for 3-5 days at a time.
They swarm twice per year. Nasty lil bastards fer sure.

 

[grayoldnproud]

“Daddy long legs” is a common name used for three different things:

1. Cellar spiders — these are true spiders. Females are larger and sometimes eat males.
2. Harvestmen — these are arachnids, but not true spiders. Not typically cannibalistic.
3. Crane flies — these are insects, not spiders at all. Known as "mosquito hawks".

The video shows "cellar spiders". Harvestman don't have webs or venom and only have one body part, spiders have two.
Harvestmen have one tiny round body with very long legs; true spiders have two main body sections.
mejer is Danish for a harvestman / daddy longlegs of the order Opiliones.
Harvestmen do have mouthparts, but they do not have venom glands and are not naturally cannibalistic unless severely stressed.

They use small mouthparts called chelicerae to grab and break up food, and unlike spiders, many harvestmen can actually eat tiny solid bits of food instead of only liquefied meals.

They also do not have fangs in the spider sense, and they are not venomous to people. The old story that daddy long legs are “the most venomous spider but can’t bite you” is just a myth. Harvestmen are not true spiders and do not have venom glands at all.

Cellar spiders (Pholcidae) are true spiders with two-segmented bodies, silk, and venom, while harvestmen (Opiliones) are arachnids with one-segmented bodies, no venom, and no silk. Both are often called "daddy longlegs." Cellar spiders build messy webs in corners; harvestmen scavenge, are often found outdoors, and vibrate when threatened

I consider the Harvestman to be the true daddy longlegs

Same and they eat other mites.

 

[Ninjadogma]

I thought that was called “a date”.

What's the dehumidifier for?
I guess wine gets her wet...

 

[grayoldnproud]

What's the dehumidifier for?
I guess wine gets her wet...

Do you really want to know???

 

[grayoldnproud]

“Daddy long legs” is a common name used for three different things:

1. Cellar spiders — these are true spiders. Females are larger and sometimes eat males.
2. Harvestmen — these are arachnids, but not true spiders. Not typically cannibalistic.
3. Crane flies — these are insects, not spiders at all. Known as "mosquito hawks".

The video shows "cellar spiders". Harvestman don't have webs or venom and only have one body part, spiders have two.
Harvestmen have one tiny round body with very long legs; true spiders have two main body sections.
mejer is Danish for a harvestman / daddy longlegs of the order Opiliones.
Harvestmen do have mouthparts, but they do not have venom glands and are not naturally cannibalistic unless severely stressed.

They use small mouthparts called chelicerae to grab and break up food, and unlike spiders, many harvestmen can actually eat tiny solid bits of food instead of only liquefied meals.

They also do not have fangs in the spider sense, and they are not venomous to people. The old story that daddy long legs are “the most venomous spider but can’t bite you” is just a myth. Harvestmen are not true spiders and do not have venom glands at all.

Cellar spiders (Pholcidae) are true spiders with two-segmented bodies, silk, and venom, while harvestmen (Opiliones) are arachnids with one-segmented bodies, no venom, and no silk. Both are often called "daddy longlegs." Cellar spiders build messy webs in corners; harvestmen scavenge, are often found outdoors, and vibrate when threatened

I consider the Harvestman to be the true daddy longlegs

Got one hanging out on the CBD plant now.

Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)

Most of us are familiar with the common, harmless, spiderlike “harvestman,” with its remarkably long, wiggly legs. We can easily see differences between harvestmen and spiders. The body is a simple oval, and it’s usually hard to tell where the “head” ends and the segmented “abdomen” begins. They...

mdc.mo.gov

 

[Florida_Mike]

Do you really want to know???

 

[Ninjadogma]

Got one hanging out on the CBD plant now.

Daddy Longlegs (Harvestmen)

Most of us are familiar with the common, harmless, spiderlike “harvestman,” with its remarkably long, wiggly legs. We can easily see differences between harvestmen and spiders. The body is a simple oval, and it’s usually hard to tell where the “head” ends and the segmented “abdomen” begins. They...

mdc.mo.gov

These guys are cool to have around. Crab spiders. They aren't web spinners, they're hunter killers. They're also territorial. If I find one on a plant I stop the Captain Jack until it's gone.

 

[cpurola]

Yup, they're after the seeds and that's it. They don't bother the weed and they don't bother the garden. Their presence is net neutral, save for one small potential benefit: They can attract birds, lizards and predatory insects who feed on them as well as the other pests that CAN bother your weed. Some folks might laugh but long before I got into growing weed I worked on establishing my backyard as a balanced ecosystem... Moving away from pesticides and letting nature take care of itself. It has been interesting to watch. We no longer have issues with ants, I have no idea how that worked out since I stopped spraying. It's also been interesting watching the shifts in our own yard. Brown Widows first showed up here around 2007 or so. Two years later, our yard had a population explosion of brown widows and there were no black windows to be found. Now the ecosystem has balanced itself out and there's about an equal number of black and brown widows. The problem worked itself out.

But mites, aphids and thrips posed new challenges when I brought weed into the yard. I do run integrated pest management on them but it's the holistic stuff... Captain Jack Neem and Doc Bronner soap. Nastier stuff too but only for extreme emergencies.

Me too, which is why I delay (most times too long) fungicide chemicals, 'cause I know as a former organic gardener, that the balance is very fragile.