TXskunkKush
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Spinosad for the thrips and EPA says it’s food safe. . . And not light reactive. . . Could also purchase ladybugs.
Yellow specks in late flower
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Spinosad is impossible to find in Canada
TXskunkKush
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Ouch, does Amazon reliever in Canada? I didn’t want to search hardware stores so I just ordered of the big A.
PadawanWarrior
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Food safe doesn't mean it's safe to smoke. I wouldn't use it in flower.
xtsho
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It was under review back in 2018.
Re-evaluation Note REV2018-07, Re-evaluation Project Plan for Spinosad - Canada.ca
In Canada, spinosad is under re-evaluation by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). The PMRA re-evaluates registered pesticides to determine whether the use of these products continues to be acceptable in terms of value, human health and the environment according to current...
Apparently it's still under review. That doesn't mean there is a stop sale order or anything. And it looks like they're just determining the maximum residue limit (MRL).
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-maximum-residue-limit/2021/spinosad.html
I wish that stuff was banned across the entire North American continent. It's not the small number of cannabis growers using it but the masses of people spraying it all around their yard and garden. Vegetables, flowers , and everything. Spinosad is highly toxic to bees and other beneficial insects, butterflies, etc... It's no wonder the bee populations are collapsing, the Monarch Butterfly could be extinct within the decade, and a host of other issues detrimental to the ecosystem can all be traced to the use of products like spinosad.
We're killing the planet slowly day by day. When the bees go so does the food supply. I hope I'm not around when that happens. When it does people won't be worried about getting rid of some bugs on their cannabis plants they'll be worried about getting something to eat.
xtsho
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Exactly. Cannabis isn't a cucumber or tomato you wash off before eating.
PadawanWarrior
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There needs to be a laughing love reaction, lol.It was under review back in 2018.
Re-evaluation Note REV2018-07, Re-evaluation Project Plan for Spinosad - Canada.ca
In Canada, spinosad is under re-evaluation by Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA). The PMRA re-evaluates registered pesticides to determine whether the use of these products continues to be acceptable in terms of value, human health and the environment according to current...www.canada.ca
Apparently it's still under review. That doesn't mean there is a stop sale order or anything. And it looks like they're just determining the maximum residue limit (MRL).
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/pesticides-pest-management/public/consultations/proposed-maximum-residue-limit/2021/spinosad.html
I wish that stuff was banned across the entire North American continent. It's not the small number of cannabis growers using it but the masses of people spraying it all around their yard and garden. Vegetables, flowers , and everything. Spinosad is highly toxic to bees and other beneficial insects, butterflies, etc... It's no wonder the bee populations are collapsing, the Monarch Butterfly could be extinct within the decade, and a host of other issues detrimental to the ecosystem can all be traced to the use of products like spinosad.
We're killing the planet slowly day by day. When the bees go so does the food supply. I hope I'm not around when that happens. When it does people won't be worried about getting rid of some bugs on their cannabis plants they'll be worried about getting something to eat.
I think the citric acid is taking care of the adults. I will keep spraying ever second day until the life cycle runs is course.
Also found the culprit eating the leaves on my one plant. I think the damage is already been done on that plant but it is ready to be harvested anyways. The rest of the garden got a spray with BTK as a precautionary measure.
Also found the culprit eating the leaves on my one plant. I think the damage is already been done on that plant but it is ready to be harvested anyways. The rest of the garden got a spray with BTK as a precautionary measure.
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HydoDan
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Glad to hear you're getting a handle on it..
