Caterpillars Flowering Week 6

I think its to late for sure but that's just imo

Spray BT(bacillus therengensis)by Monterey,do it soon and keep picking them off.If you see bud damage already there's alot more.

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Freshone said:

Spray BT(bacillus therengensis)by Monterey,do it soon and keep picking them off.If you see bud damage already there's alot more.

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Ok I think I'm gonna give it a go. And I have been hacking my plant up trying to remove the caterpillars and any buds affected. I still have hope that I can save it from devastation.

Use a bamboo shiskebab skewer to pick the worms without fubaring the plants,look for them early morning and late evening when they come out to move around,keep doing it even after you spray.It will take 4-5 days for the BT to take effect,follow the directions on the bottle.Good luck!

Too late to spray. It's that time of year where you literally have to sit and hunt morning and night. A bug catcher is an option to try catch the moths. Think last year I was pulling hundreds. 20 a day

Sun Valley said:

Too late to spray. It's that time of year where you literally have to sit and hunt morning and night. A bug catcher is an option to try catch the moths. Think last year I was pulling hundreds. 20 a day

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This is why you spray BT instead of other things.bt is organic and supposedly you can spray right up to harvest although I wouldn't recomend this personally,i would quit at least 2 weeks out but they say you can even for edible fruits and veggies.I agree with keep picking them off,I've saved outdoor crops that way

BT does not kill like a poison,instead it is ingested and causes the caterpillars digestive system to stop working.They immediately stop eating and shitting after ingestion and die a couple days later.
If you keep plants anywhere near a lawn you should treat your lawn for pests before flowering,they live in and are attracted to lawns.
I have also wrapped entire plants in cheesecloth at night(when the moths lay eggs)to prevent damage but it's a pain in the ass.

The main offenders are not night moths they are the white butterflies you see flying around everywhere during the day. They're called cabbage moths. And they will lay eggs during the day. They turn into the dreaded green budworm that devastates our crop. It's way too late to spray anything the damage has already been done .By the way the moths have been super thick in California this year because of the rains in winter. I enclose my whole grow with tulle netting. Research it guys it's a net like fabric that keeps the moths out. it's found in fabric shops and it's super cheap and let's almost all the sun in

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