What bugs are they? There are some biological insecticides, but spraying flowers is never a good practice. Other option would be introducing predators.
What bugs are they? There are some biological insecticides, but spraying flowers is never a good practice. Other option would be introducing predators.
Thrips.im thinking I won't be harvesting till end Oct maybe early November sprays I know are a bad I dea this late.know of any online places to buy predators
Thrips.im thinking I won't be harvesting till end Oct maybe early November sprays I know are a bad I dea this late.know of any online places to buy predators
A quick google search would yield some results on beneficial predators (I think Evergreen and Arbico are fairly reputable). I get all mine from our supplier. I would suggest Orius insidiosus and cucumeris as primary predators for thrips. I'm in the midwest and spring brought in more thrips than we have ever seen. Normally they are just a nuisance, this year they were causing a good bit of flower/pistil damage. Haven't had an issue at the tail end of the season, however.
That being said, at week 6 there won't be much time to combat them. You can release Orius to help keep them at bay, but at this point cucumeris probably wont be too beneficial.
A quick google search would yield some results on beneficial predators (I think Evergreen and Arbico are fairly reputable). I get all mine from our supplier. I would suggest Orius insidiosus and cucumeris as primary predators for thrips. I'm in the midwest and spring brought in more thrips than we have ever seen. Normally they are just a nuisance, this year they were causing a good bit of flower/pistil damage. Haven't had an issue at the tail end of the season, however.
That being said, at week 6 there won't be much time to combat them. You can release Orius to help keep them at bay, but at this point cucumeris probably wont be too beneficial.