At least they give themselves up! If you’re gonna have cats, that be the one to have!I found a leaf roller moth today on an outside plant so i thought i would take some pics, could be mistaken for something else but i do only find one at a time. as you can see they have a good ol munch before bedtime. they are almost clear so you can miss them even if you open the leaf up.
Ive just had to mist them last week because of all the aphids around this year, there doesnt seem to be many predators around like wasps or ladybugsHopefully you’re spraying with Bt now! They’re easy to pickoff at this point, but will become a nightmare in September & October when it’ll be too late to spray.
so do they lay multiple eggs all over a plant ? i was thinking of putting this in the wild field next door and letting it do its thing, its a photo period and i dont want it in the garden all summerPretty much need the Bt on a regular basis through early flower. (It breaks down quickly in the sun, so best at night).
Once in flower, you’ll need good reading glasses (or headband style) and inspect the plants daily for the eggs. (Hopefully you’re retired as it can take hours.) The moths will normally lay on the underside of the leaves and you let 1 little fucker through and the bud is toast. I use a thin rigid wire (used for floral arrangements) to remove the eggs as they’ll stick to it and easy to pull out.
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so do they lay multiple eggs all over a plant ? i was thinking of putting this in the wild field next door and letting it do its thing, its a photo period and i dont want it in the garden all summer
Yes unfortunately. Not hundreds, but on a large plant you may find 5-10 each day. Maybe you’ll get lucky and won’t be a major problem.so do they lay multiple eggs all over a plant ? i was thinking of putting this in the wild field next door and letting it do its thing, its a photo period and i dont want it in the garden all summer
Pretty much need the Bt on a regular basis through early flower. (It breaks down quickly in the sun, so best at night).
Once in flower, you’ll need good reading glasses (or headband style) and inspect the plants daily for the eggs. (Hopefully you’re retired as it can take hours.) The moths will normally lay on the underside of the leaves and you let 1 little fucker through and the bud is toast. I use a thin rigid wire (used for floral arrangements) to remove the eggs as they’ll stick to it and easy to pull out.
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Yeah you’re inspecting the plant, it looks fine, then you see a tiny yellow sugar leaf, give it a tug, and a giant chuck of bud, shit, and caterpillar tumbles out. It’s crazy how the bud can look completely normal and yet be so completely trashed. I can’t stress enough, how important is it to begin spray early in the season! For me it’s starts in June. If I don’t knock down the population in June and July I’m toast in Sept & October.The only thing more disappointing than smashing trichomes trying to dig bud worms out is separating a bud to dig the asshole out and that piece comes right off because asshole already rotted it.
Plants put out pheromones to attract beneficial insect when attacked. So the lady bugs will show in a few weeks.oh Sh*t, ive just been out with the magnifier and found 2 more eggs, but now im thinking of my other plants. am i right in thinking if aphids are feeding on a plant, doesnt the plant put out more oils and or tricomes to try and deter them. ?
I've noticed this, it is my first year but a rapid drop in wasps and predators on my property in NY.Ive just had to mist them last week because of all the aphids around this year, there doesnt seem to be many predators around like wasps or ladybugs
I think they do! If the infestation happens at the right time! Had a couple of plants that had a good thrip infestation that I was a little lax in dealing with! The plant got ugly, the bud got ugly, but it was some oily frosty shit in the end! I think there’s something to it!oh Sh*t, ive just been out with the magnifier and found 2 more eggs, but now im thinking of my other plants. am i right in thinking if aphids are feeding on a plant, doesnt the plant put out more oils and or tricomes to try and deter them. ?
It puts the plant into overdrive, my skywalker started to grow faster after I stressed her, I am now LST'ing all the girls. But the bugs did not arrive for me until I fed it my Alaska Fish 5-1-1 feed.I think they do! If the infestation happens at the right time! Had a couple of plants that had a good thrip infestation that I was a little lax in dealing with! The plant got ugly, the bud got ugly, but it was some oily frosty shit in the end! I think there’s something to it!
Plants put out pheromones to attract beneficial insect when attacked. So the lady bugs will show in a few weeks.
But don’t think aphids are going to help with trichome production. They’re pretty easy to kill and better not to let them get out of hand.
i was flickin through a grow magazine a few weeks ago and i saw that you can buy chitin to add to your feed , which , i think ,mimics insect attack. !I think they do! If the infestation happens at the right time! Had a couple of plants that had a good thrip infestation that I was a little lax in dealing with! The plant got ugly, the bud got ugly, but it was some oily frosty shit in the end! I think there’s something to it!
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