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Ok....I haven't seen any bugs really. I thought I might have seen 1 whitefly at somepoint also a long skinny thripe looking thing once. What is this? Whats the best treatment? Im about 4-5 weeks into flower. They are healthy overall and roots are looking great. Just the damn spots....
I found the problem.....thrip's. Are they a serious pest? Well off to the store to get something for it
Yes, they're a pain in the ass. Diatomaceous Earth keeps the numbers down to where they don't do any real damage, and you can use it right up until harvest, just don't get it on the buds because it will stick to them. I have thrips and I haven't bug bombed becasue I grow tomatoes and peppers indoors and believe it or not they pollinate the fruit... but the DE plus neem oil keeps everything under control.
Well I used fox farm pyrethrum based spray, at what point is it no longer a good idea to spray if I have returning problems? I also cut off the leaves with feeding marks which allowed allot more light to get to the bud sites anyways. It wasnt a whole lot, 7 or 8 leaves.
use safer's insecticidal soap
I wanted something a little stronger....also I think the spray I used has no residue and breaks down after sometime..not sure how long though.
You can look it up, but I'm pretty sure 'real' (organic) pyrerthrum breaks down fast in bright light- plus there's the difference between real pyrethurm from chrysanthemum plants and synthetic pyrethrins/pyrethroids such as permethrin... and if it has an activator added to it- Raid is based on synthetic pys, but activated, and is obviously not something you want to use on crops.
Thats why I went with the foxfarm brand....they make me feel safe...Iv heard from the day before harvest to 2 weeks before, ill error on the safe side and go with 2 weeks. Its not a bad pest problem anyways.