BWG707
Well-Known Member
I've tried to research this and couldn't find any answers. I'm wondering if there is a certain time frame when the moths lay their eggs. I'm in NorCal and I started seeing budworms in Sept., that's when my buds started to fatten up. I noticed the worms seem to attack the ripest/densest buds first. Now a week into Oct. I still have a few plants that haven't finished yet, they started to flower 2 to 3 wks after my other plants. These late flowering plants have had no signs of budworms at all. I've also noticed that budworms seem to prefer some strains over others. My Girl Scout Cookie plants have barely been touched by them, after harvesting 2 GSC's I only found one very small area of damage, that's it. It seems that there is a window of time when these moths lay their eggs. It would be very helpful to know if and when budworm season starts and ends. Would love to hear some feedback on this. Thanks.