Thrips during 5 week flowering!! Spinosad??? Please help.

[Toadie27]

Just identified thrips on my ladies. I would say 5 weeks or so. Had them indoor and moved outdoor and they started flowering so decided to move them in my flowering room. Any info would be much appreciated!!

 

[Cboat38]

Those actually look like two spotted spider mites…yikes

 

[Toadie27]

Shit. Not sure best route to take. Maybe wipe all leaves with neem oil and avoid flowers?

 

[DrDukePHD]

Newbie here but citric acid based sprays/products or introduce predators. That seems to be the general consensus around here when you're that far into flower.

Sorry Toadie that sucks man.

 

[Toadie27]

I agree. Not trying to introduce predators. Trifecta seems like a good product to try and test.

 

[obijohn]

Spinosad will kill the fuckers. always does the trick for me

 

[Toadie27]

Noted. Do you apply to leaves and avoid buds?

 

[Toadie27]

Fuckers come out of nowhere.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Spinosad will kill the fuckers. always does the trick for me

You don't want to smoke Spinosad.

 

[Toadie27]

That was my thought process Padawan.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

That was my thought process Padawan.

Citric acid. 2-3 tsp per quart. 2 tsp would be fine. But it will burn the pistils.

I'm a fan of predators though too.

 

[DoubleAtotheRON]

Agree.. not Thrips, but yeah mites (poss spider)

 

[Toadie27]

Much appreciated. Will go that route and see what comes of it.

 

[Toadie27]

I am as well. Had a ton of lady bugs during early spring just because I live in an older farm house. Worked great for me considering I had no issues with pests. But now mid summer have no beneficial insects. Wife wouldn’t be to keen on more lady bugs .

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I am as well. Had a ton of lady bugs during early spring just because I live in an older farm house. Worked great for me considering I had no issues with pests. But now mid summer have no beneficial insects. Wife wouldn’t be to keen on more lady bugs .

There's predator mites that stay on the plant. But you've got a pretty serious outbreak. If I added predators to those I'd at least spray them first. But I try to do any spraying in veg.

 

[Cboat38]

I used praying mantis I also used lady bugs and predator mites but praying mantis is the most aggressive but takes the longest to hatch, citric acid works I would start of 1 tsp because you can burn the shit out of your plants with it

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I used praying mantis I also used lady bugs and predator mites but praying mantis is the most aggressive but takes the longest to hatch, citric acid works I would start of 1 tsp because you can burn the shit out of your plants with it

I hatched mantis once. They're hella cool, but they didn't like my low RH.

 

[Toadie27]

Would it be suggested to wipe all leaves and avoid buds? Hopefully contain a bit till I can harvest?

 

[PadawanWarrior]

Would it be suggested to wipe all leaves and avoid buds? Hopefully contain a bit till I can harvest?

That will help. And I'd be tempted to do that too instead of spraying if it's not a giant plant.

 

[Toadie27]

Here are the ladies. Had to move them indoors due to early flowering on my miscalculation. Timing is everything as we all know.