Aphids and aphid sheddings at harvest. What should I do?

Quemado

Member
I just cut my plants 5 days earlier than planned due to an aphid infestation. I was out of town for two days came back and saw little white aphid sheddings on my buds. Checked under the leaves and there they were tucked under the leaves. I chopped em ALL down. The buds look great. I tried to flash freeze the whole plants in a bag and shake off the stunned aphids. (worked pretty well). Then I let them hang 2 days. Today I trimmed a plant and it still had aphids on it. I got some lady bugs in my mason jars to eat em up. Any other ideas or suggestions? Is there a way to remove aphids and or their sheddings with out damaging my harvest.

12 ladies Hydro bucket system
Purple Kush & Purple Romulan
 

ogreballerina

Well-Known Member
Ughh...

No bugs in jugs.

The ladybugs will leave fecal matter and dead bodies just like the Aphids.

Your freezing shock treatment is a good idea...I would also try and vacuum them off.

If you haven't chopped them down to just buds yet...just try shaking them off while the vacuum is on. Just prop the hose and shake them off while the vacuum is on.

But cold / freezing is the quickest way to get rid of them. ( Keep an eye on humidity though...don't want to cure / dry them too fast..or too slow...)

I bought a small vacuum that is used for cleaning electronics / computers just for stuff like this.
 
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