something is eating the hairs

paperguts

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Here's an overview of the situation. I'm growing outdoors/indoors. In the morning I take the plants out for some sun and then at night I take them into the grow room for some more light. I recently took 2 plants out for flowering. The problem is that when the hairs of the flower start to form something eats them! and it looks like a really bad haircut. This is even happening on another plant that is really close to harvest, it looks like there arent even hairs on it. Second problem is that I keep on encountering these green ladybugs and they always hang out near the flower. So I'm guessing it's them? How do I solve this if I'm going all organic?

the first pic: scrawny lookin flower that has been eaten
second: eaten
third: the bud with no hairs
fourth: a flower that hasn't been eaten
fifth: the ladybug

I just want some hairy bud man!:weed:
 

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The "green ladybug" is a spotted cucumber beetle. You do not want them around at all, they love to eat the flowers. Get some onion skin and put it on your soil should get rid of them.
 
By onion skin do you mean the outerlayer that crumbles easily or the other layers that are tougher?

Thanks for the help though!
 
The outer layer of the skin should do fine if that doesn't get rid of them then use a better layer with more aroma. There are a couple other things that you can do also if this doesn't work.

Neem oil is also a really good way and probably easier, then using the onion as it can also help repel other types of insects.
 
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