Hey! I'm new to the site, and am trying to get rid of thrips. How do I kill them and how much time do I have?

You need to get rid of them fast before they infest. Any garden store will sell a spray. Make sure you get all under the leaves too. I use an organic spray that is made from crysthanamums.

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Thanks Chiceh,
just wondering, how can you tell when its infested? Right now, whenever I shake a plant, I'll see some flying around... a lot of the leaves have that silver shiny symptom I've heard about...
So far I've put up some of that yellow sticky stuff and used MM2000 to spray the leaves, but am not sure if I'm doing everything that I need to do.

You have too many now, lol. You need a potent spray to rid them. Clean the room good once plants are sprayed too (remove plants while cleaning).

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Spray works great to control them... Once the spray is long gone.... I suggest lady bugs to control and eat the eggs. On my last harvest, they took over completely and I used tobacco juice to control and the lady bugs came in and ANNIHILATED the thrips... I don't understand why they are only associated with getting rid of aphids so readily. Hope this helps

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how much tabacco / water did you mix if you dont mind me asking

Thanks for your advice so far guys.

Harrysac, I didn't use tobacco....i used mm 2000 as a spray and sprayed under the leaves and put up those yellow sticky traps all around the room. I'm not too sure if it'll do the trick.

Tomorrow I'm thinking I should buy some ladybugs. Is this the best remedy?
I need these thrips wiped out right away because if I already have a lot, then I don't have much time left.

Any more suggestions guys?

I just bought some ladybugs, do I just let them loose? and what should I spray on the leaves in the meantime?

NEIN! Don't release the lady bugs until after a couple of days after you spray whatever you spray....and be sure to do a couple of treatments.... then spray down the leaves with water to rinse them.... THEN release the ladybugs.... kind of like sending in infantry to occupy and clear the area after carpet bombing....

and here is a cut and paste of the recipe I use

Tobacco Spray for Insect Control
Nicotine is extremely toxic to insects but it's effect is short-lived, only a few hours. This makes it a low hazard to your good insects such as bees and lady bugs.

This is a good defense against aphids, fungus gnats, immature scale, leafhoppers, thrips, leaf miners, and asparagus beetle larvae.

4 cups water
1/4 teaspoon plain liquid dishwashing soap
1/4 cup dried crushed or chewing tobacco or cigarette butts

1.Add the soap to the water and stir to dissolve
2.Soak the tobacco or cigarette butts in the water and soap mixture for 1 hour.
3.Strain through cheesecloth or other fine strainer to remove particles that would clogg your sprayer
Pour into a hand sprayer and spray directly onto pests and undersides of leaves. Use weekly.

Store in tightly closed container. Will keep several weeks.

Note: nicotine can be absorbed into the plant leaves and remain for several weeks. To be safe,
do not use on vegetables and fruits plants sooner than one month before harvest.
Do not use on eggplant, peppers or tomatoes, as these plant suffer from many of the same diseases which tobacco may carry.

Wear gloves and a respirator.... this stuff is pretty bad fer ya

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