Yeah! It's Bud Worm Season. Pics

BuddhaBud

BuddhaBud

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I'm growing outdoor, and definitely dont wanna get those fuckers - yall said you have a good chance of gettin them if ur not prepared, what do I do to keep the little stoners off?
 
MartinezTree

MartinezTree

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2 of my white widow plants go infected with worms and both the plants turned brown. The weed can be used for somethin like cookies or hash
 
jberry

jberry

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my plants were moved outside late, they are just forming small flowers and others are just showing hairs.
i'm already getting worms on the more developed buds. i believe that it is these white moths with a single dot on their wing laying the eggs.

anyhow, i will spray the BT but i was also concidering buying some sort of bug netting to cut and drape over each individual plant to prevent any more moths from landing and laying eggs...

Do you think this will work?
Is there any reason why i couldnt do this?

not sure where to buy the netting though?
 
volcomrider157

volcomrider157

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I have these bud worms already and i dont even have buds lol, I have a feeling there is a lot of them too...sounds like BT is the best choice for getting rid of them...i cut a few out today and they are bright BRIGHT red....do they ever come out of the stalk...like at night or something?
 
Grandma Gudenhi

Grandma Gudenhi

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Stolas said:
srry if it has already been posted but how exactly do you prepare for these and does anyone know their exact name?
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I've tried to research this online and it's not easy.
Here's what I've found:
There's a caterpillar called a Hemp Borer (Grapholita delineana) that appears to be the culprit. They are also called hemp leaf rollers and hemp seed eaters.
The damage they do mostly fits the description given but I haven't been able to catch a moth to compare it to pics, and I can't find a pic of the caterpillar.
There is also something called a budworm (Heliothis armigera and Heliothis viriplaca). The damage seems more exact but I can't find a picture of the moth or caterpillar.
 
jberry

jberry

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im telling you, the ones in my greater area are white with a single purple/brownish dot on their wing.
 
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gsljacobb

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What is the best way to totally avoid the situation before it comes? Seems to be inevitable, little bastards! Please let me in on your secrets!
 
Grandma Gudenhi

Grandma Gudenhi

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jberry said:
im telling you, the ones in my greater area are white with a single purple/brownish dot on their wing.
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Do you know the name of them? Preferably the scientific name. I'd like to find a pic and read what there is to say about them.
I haven't seen any moths like those in my garden. Mine just look very small and light brownish, but I haven't been able to catch one and look closely.
 
Grandma Gudenhi

Grandma Gudenhi

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I found a good life cycle pic of the African Bollworm aka Heliothis (Helicoverpa) armigera. It says they're in Africa but I also seen another web site that said they were a problem in the cotton in the US.
Take a look and see if it's it. It's not the moth I thought it was, but then I think I've also seen these in my garden. It would explain why I have different looking caterpillars, because they are in different life stages. I thought so.
http://www.infonet-biovision.org/print/ct/76/pests
 
jberry

jberry

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nope, i call them DEATH MOTHS lol. they land , lay eggs, and take off.
i only see them here and there... same lil suckers every year tho, and my dad gets the same ones 200 miles away from here :(

next year im investing in a screen house, i think thats the true preventive measure.
 
Grandma Gudenhi

Grandma Gudenhi

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My problem is I don't like to put anything on my plants that may effect the final product. When I smoke bud grown by other people and it makes my tongue tingle. Even safer soap makes bud taste like crap. I guess I've been smoking my clean organic bud for so long that I've become super sensitive to anything funky in my bud.
I'm thinking pheromone traps or netting. If I see alot of moth like things, maybe garlic spray.
I'm not even sure if it will be a big problem this season as we used nematodes in our soil so it should have killed them in the pupae stage, but my neighbors also grow and they did nothing to prevent the moths.
I also use beneficial bugs but what do you use for moths? We do have wasps but not alot. If we end up with alot of caterpillars, I think I'll get some preying mantis and try them.
 
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keith83

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Oh shit bud worms? Never thought of that. But hell i live in PA so what are the chances? What the hell is BT? This is my first year. So i am trying to learn as much as possible before i run into this problem.
 
volcomrider157

volcomrider157

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bud worms are eveywhere im pretty sure...I'm going to use this stuff called azamax its organic and used once every 10 days...three applications and all the bugs and eggs die inside and out....and doesnt affect the smoke at all...so i've been told. i'm going to get some very soon cuz i have a shit ton of bud worms that will be a problem soon if i dont stop them now.
 
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