Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

cant get to the store anyone use azamax this late? Ive heard of a week before harvest... does it help with caterpillars? I have neem and bt but both are over a year old and have been sitting in the backyard.... im assuming theyre exprired by now...

Dont let some bugs stop you.. Grow it ..

ShabbaDanks said:

Was thinking about doing a run outdoors next year but F that! It's just too much to deal with. Only bug problem I ever had was fungus nats and a little peroxide and some sticky traps took care of that in no time.

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Lara vanhousen said:

cant get to the store anyone use azamax this late? Ive heard of a week before harvest... does it help with caterpillars? I have neem and bt but both are over a year old and have been sitting in the backyard.... im assuming theyre exprired by now...

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Safer catillerpiller killer w
orks.. its good to uze on harvest week..no azamax wont help for that..

HippieYippie said:

I heard these come from overwintering in the ground... I have them, and just about heartbroken... attacked the tops... I am a real newbie and do not know all the terms... cutting off the infected just recently, 3-4 weeks grown flower buds. Buying some BT, maybe save some of the garden....

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No butterflys and moths fly lay eggs and then they turn into catipillers ..

We have problems here with the tobacco bud worms..and some others ...I use Bt but i also have a bug light set up to go on at dusk..most moths lay at night..I can hear the zapper working..i was told to hang yellow sticky traps near plants as they will go to it..I did and i see moths stuck to it in the morning when checking plants...so it works...worms are a big cause of bud rot,..they shit inside the buds and it rots there causeing the gray mold to develope...bug netting is great but cant always use it when plants are to tall or wide..just does not cover them...Neem or Spinosad after 5-6 weeks will make your buds taste bad..have not seen that yet with Bt....i use a plant wash 3 days before harvest that works very good..its coconut water..aloe and a very little dr bronners ..the day before or day of.i use my atomizer of just plain water first thing in the morn till run off..then use a leaf blower to blow them off..let dry and cut...

rexpop said:

So, this is pretty much exactly what's happening to me right now re: burnt looking buds that will crumble. I've lost about 5 tops already off of a couple of plants- is it too late to apply this BT? Do I spray the actual buds? They're kinda crystally, and i feel like getting them wet is bad. I've been in flower for 4 weeks. Sorry, I'm new to this.

Thanks..

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ResinDabz said:

I would spray BT or spinosad like monterey garden insect spray immediately all over the plant and reapply in like 5 days or sooner. If u find worms sfter they shouldent be moving much. And it's ok for your buds to get wet, mold shouldent be an issue and your trichs will be fine.

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rexpop said:

Thanks again sir. I'm going to go with BT then and do that tomorrow.

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Update for you guys! I did what you suggested, picked up some monterey garden BT, and sprayed the flowers. In the next few days I noticed 2 more cases of crumbly brown tops and took them off, resprayed. Since then I have only seen 1 more case, so it looks pretty damn controlled to me. I watered down what was left of the bottle and I've sprayed once- plan on spraying with the diluted version every couple of days for a week or two and by then it might be harvest time. Thanks so much for your help!

edit: also, i found a bunch of dead caterpillars and noticed one alive after i pulled a piece of brown flower off- things are freaking nasty.

Cheers to all

One question , are my outdoor mountain plants ready to harvest ? pictures uploaded where that shows the whole plant where done on 22.sep/15 . the bud picture are older , was done 8 days ago.they where planted at the end of May transported outside in June dont remb. the day .2 different plants seeds bag .europe. thank you in advance for any reply .

bang bang said:

Cheers to all

One question , are my outdoor mountain plants ready to harvest View attachment 3505515 ? pictures uploaded where that shows the whole plant where done on 22.sep/15 . the bud picture are older , was done 8 days ago.they where planted at the end of May transported outside in June dont remb. the day .2 different plants seeds bag .europe. thank you in advance for any reply .

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Your in the wrong section pal, but I'd say let it keep going gl!

I use 5% Sevin Dust from sprout and don't get pests anymore. Once you have bud worms, especially borers, you'll be picking them off beyond harvest. At harvest I just rinse the dust off and slap fans on my girls for about 12 hours to prevent molding.

bang bang said:

Cheers to all

One question , are my outdoor mountain plants ready to harvest View attachment 3505515 ? pictures uploaded where that shows the whole plant where done on 22.sep/15 . the bud picture are older , was done 8 days ago.they where planted at the end of May transported outside in June dont remb. the day .2 different plants seeds bag .europe. thank you in advance for any reply .

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Harvest when the majority of the trichomes are clouldy/milky looking. Don't jump the gun and start pulling plants because you see a couple of amber trichomes.

Sevin dust in flowering? No bueno.

Damn bud worms.

Any clues on what these little dots are? Seem like eggs, they pop between your fingernails and are filled with goo.

FresnoFarmer said:

Sevin dust in flowering? No bueno.

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It washes right off with no ill effects at harvest/when it rains. It doesn't hurt a crop at all. I've had no pests and some great results using Sevin Dust.

hlpdsk said:

Any clues on what these little dots are? Seem like eggs, they pop between your fingernails and are filled with goo.

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Yup those sure are the moth eggs

Thanks for the confirmation. Picked up some BT, wish it wasn't so late in the game but i'd rather deal with trying to rinse off this stuff than get killed by caterpillars. Hopefully I am still a couple of weeks out...

hlpdsk said:

Thanks for the confirmation. Picked up some BT, wish it wasn't so late in the game but i'd rather deal with trying to rinse off this stuff than get killed by caterpillars. Hopefully I am still a couple of weeks out...

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Same boat here. Sprayed last week. Stopped those fuckers quick! Now to find a good plant wash....

budlover13 said:

Same boat here. Sprayed last week. Stopped those fuckers quick! Now to find a good plant wash....

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If anyone said to me after on a first grow to name 1 thing that ud never expect growing out doors, is 1. BUD WORMS spray them dead

I used Neem oil(from Home Depot not cold pressed) and BT with no success. Hydro store told me about AzaPlus and it has worked like a charm.

I applied Safer BT once. Picked worms for about 4 days before spraying 30 Oz of solution to 3 plants. 10 Oz per plant +/-. No sign of worms whatsoever now.