Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

[mikeandnaomi]

Take Down by Monterey

 

[Ryandoe11]

thee mother plant...

 

[veggiegardener]

Now is the critical time to spray Bt. Buds are beginning to form, and those caterpillars will burrow into them and destroy your beautiful buds.

 

[Laney]

Now is the critical time to spray Bt. Buds are beginning to form, and those caterpillars will burrow into them and destroy your beautiful buds.

Yep, I'm alternating weekly applications with azamax, spinosad and bt. I've never had budworms and don't plan on letting them take up residence in my lovely buds. I'm going to continue until 2 weeks from harvest.

 

[FresnoFarmer]

I am alternating neem(for rust fungus), BT, and seaweed extract now......i'm out in my gardens early every morning trying to find any worms I can and squish their ass lol....so far I have only found one grub. Squished his ass with a stick lol.

 

[Laney]

I absolutely smacked down a butterfly when I was out there this morning. Never did that before

 

[FresnoFarmer]

I absolutely smacked down a butterfly when I was out there this morning. Never did that before

I've had to do it 2 or 3 times....it sucks. But it was my buds or him......he had to go lol

 

[Laney]

I usually only spray once per week for insects as I've mentioned. So I sprayed Monday evening with spinosad (Monteray) and last night and this morning we had a real downpour (2.6" in my rain gauge!). Did it all wash off? Do I need to reapply?

 

[Ryandoe11]

Ive never seen thos bitches on my buds??

 

[HUSTLERBOY20]

Now is the critical time to spray Bt. Buds are beginning to form, and those caterpillars will burrow into them and destroy your beautiful buds.

Ya unless your greenhouse is popping out buds a lot earlier then the rest of the group and you don't realize until your buds have brown patches in them..!!! I had to cut shit down early to save what I could before they eat it all..


What I want to know is how bugs get stuck or deterred from eating or getting trapped on the buds but caterpillars can mozy around free of any hang ups...I think I need stickier shit

 

[HUSTLERBOY20]

I usually only spray once per week for insects as I've mentioned. So I sprayed Monday evening with spinosad (Monteray) and last night and this morning we had a real downpour (2.6" in my rain gauge!). Did it all wash off? Do I need to reapply?

Are you in Cali ? I had sunflowers kissing the dirt because of the rain..thank god for my GH

 

[FresnoFarmer]

I usually only spray once per week for insects as I've mentioned. So I sprayed Monday evening with spinosad (Monteray) and last night and this morning we had a real downpour (2.6" in my rain gauge!). Did it all wash off? Do I need to reapply?

all my bottles say if there is heavy rain to reapply

 

[FresnoFarmer]

I wish I had rain lol

 

[FresnoFarmer]

Ya unless your greenhouse is popping out buds a lot earlier then the rest of the group and you don't realize until your buds have brown patches in them..!!! I had to cut shit down early to save what I could before they eat it all..


What I want to know is how bugs get stuck or deterred from eating or getting trapped on the buds but caterpillars can mozy around free of any hang ups...I think I need stickier shit

Look into buying some Tanglefoot.......They will get stuck for sure then

 

[St1cky1cky]

Found 2 eggs last night on my only plant that isnt protected by screen (No room). l have been spraying with BT (safer Cat. Killer). All of the girls protected by screen havent found a single egg, fingers crossed!!. My question is, do the moths/butterfly's only lay eggs at night in the dark? I check on my girls several times a day and have never seen a butterfly or moth roaming during the day.

 

[Laney]

I have seen butterflies and skippers during the day. Caught one on my plants today and yesterday. I've been spraying so haven't seen eggs (saw one thing that might have been an egg but not sure - looked flat like a hockey puck but microscopic and yellow). Moths come out more at night but you can see them during the day, too.

 

[FresnoFarmer]

Found 2 eggs last night on my only plant that isnt protected by screen (No room). l have been spraying with BT (safer Cat. Killer). All of the girls protected by screen havent found a single egg, fingers crossed!!. My question is, do the moths/butterfly's only lay eggs at night in the dark? I check on my girls several times a day and have never seen a butterfly or moth roaming during the day.

They lay eggs when ever you give them the window bro lol....i have to go out there about every 2-3 hours and check to see if they are chillin in my garden sometimes.....I always bring a sandal lol......They are out during the night the most tho.....I think the heat from the plants attracts them.....that is just a guess though

 

[veggiegardener]

Spraying Bt regularly provides some residual protection as some will survive in the interior of each bud. I've seen small buds(pea sized) turn brown. When I pull off the tiny brown bud, I'll often find a desiccated worm underneath, where he tasted Bt. Thoroughness is the key. Bt can be mixed with foliar nutrients like Fish and seaweed emulsions. Foliar feeding really makes a difference.

 

[FresnoFarmer]

Spraying Bt regularly provides some residual protection as some will survive in the interior of each bud. I've seen small buds(pea sized) turn brown. When I pull off the tiny brown bud, I'll often find a desiccated worm underneath, where he tasted Bt. Thoroughness is the key. Bt can be mixed with foliar nutrients like Fish and seaweed emulsions. Foliar feeding really makes a difference.

I totally agree with you on foliar feeding....And WOW!! Thanks!! I didn't know I could foliar feed with the bt in the mix. That is some very useful information.

 

[HUSTLERBOY20]

Look into buying some Tanglefoot.......They will get stuck for sure then

Not if the butterflies lay eggs above the strip