Growaway69
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Sprayed with Dr doom 3 in 1 formula 420 twice but can't seem to stop the feasting
What's making these holes
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ProPheT 216
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Dry d.e. they won't be back if they get into it. Dust your plants with a feather duster at sun down, and spray them off at sun up once
Growaway69
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Same thing cannot find any solid evidence of bugs or any one specific kind of bug. I only get to see them first light and like 5/6 pm on, but I feel like it happens during mid day hrs. I'm about to spray again it seems to help for only a day or two though
Growaway69
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I had put d.e on soil but not plant you mean dust the dry d.e. onto the the plant with the feather duster, than in the am rinse the d.e. off? Just Wana make sure I'm understanding you correctly
ProPheT 216
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Yes
Really don't even gotta rinse it, but if you dust it real good you may wanna rinse the bottom of the leavs so she can breath good.
Growaway69
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Right on I'll give it a try
Kerowacked
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I’d try a beetle trap, they’re big bites.
ProPheT 216
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If they get it in their kinks, or eat it off themselves to try to clean up they r dead.
Like powder to us, like a pile of tiny razors to a bug. They will dry up and die
Like powder to us, like a pile of tiny razors to a bug. They will dry up and die
Growaway69
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I'm gonna attach a photo but something like this??? Too much, not enough? ...didn't have a duster so I pulled some feathers from my turkeys ass lol worked great
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xtsho
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Dr Doom 3 in 1 is just extremely expensive canola oil.
You need to make contact with the pests when you spray it as the way it works they need to be coated in it. Bugs that come along after it's sprayed may not be affected by it as you've found out. Neem oil would be better as it is unappealing to bugs that come along after it's been sprayed on leaf surfaces and they'll go somewhere to find a meal that tastes better. Sesame oil is also a good oil to use as a deterrent.
Reading the label of Dr Doom it's 96% canola oil. The other 4% is going to be a stabilizer and surfactant. You can mix it yourself with some store bought canola oil and a few drops of soap. You can get 48 oz bottles of canola oil at the grocery store for under $5 vs $25 for a quart of Doom.
You need to make contact with the pests when you spray it as the way it works they need to be coated in it. Bugs that come along after it's sprayed may not be affected by it as you've found out. Neem oil would be better as it is unappealing to bugs that come along after it's been sprayed on leaf surfaces and they'll go somewhere to find a meal that tastes better. Sesame oil is also a good oil to use as a deterrent.
Reading the label of Dr Doom it's 96% canola oil. The other 4% is going to be a stabilizer and surfactant. You can mix it yourself with some store bought canola oil and a few drops of soap. You can get 48 oz bottles of canola oil at the grocery store for under $5 vs $25 for a quart of Doom.
Tuned
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If you are in southern ont like i am then it probably is earwigs. They just started to appear here but they are not adult size yet, still small so that would explain the small holes. When they become adults, one will take half of a leaf.
Your de dusting will work on earwigs. I like to pile the de around the base of the trunk at the soil. They are crawling bugs and there is only one way up.
Your de dusting will work on earwigs. I like to pile the de around the base of the trunk at the soil. They are crawling bugs and there is only one way up.
Growaway69
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Hollatchaboy
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I'd do citric acid if it were me.
Billytheluther
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Spray it down with soap first
DancesWithWeeds
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DE for sure, even if you use something else, too. I dust with it often, at least once a week during veg.
I played lazy man and bought the 3-1 Premium lol.. Ive never used canola oil sprays before, would they be safe to use in early flowering?