worms? eating tops

[SouthernGuerilla]

I have something that looks like a tiny tiny silk worm that has some sort of web and is eating the fresh new sets of leaves on a few of my plants. HELP!

plants are outdoors.

SouthernGuerilla Reviewed by SouthernGuerilla on 07-21-2008. worms? eating tops I have something that looks like a tiny tiny silk worm that has some sort of web and is eating the fresh new sets of leaves on a few of my plants. HELP! :( plants are outdoors. Rating: 5

[a420seeker]

I have something that looks like a tiny tiny silk worm that has some sort of web and is eating the fresh new sets of leaves on a few of my plants. HELP!

plants are outdoors.

Get a handfull of cigarette butts and steep them in hot not boiling but good hot tap water and soak for about an hour strain and put in spritzer bottle and spray the plant top to bottom don't soak the plant just mist it really good that should take care of it.

[SouthernGuerilla]

when you say handfull how many do you mean 10, 20?
and how much water, 1 cup full?
Thanks.

[shadow218]

i would really suggest using something more natural like neem oil its like $10 for a bottle that can make you basically unlimited of the stuff, you can get it at any kind of organic market look in the faq for stinkys guides she has the recipee in there

[SouthernGuerilla]

i would really suggest using something more natural like neem oil its like $10 for a bottle that can make you basically unlimited of the stuff, you can get it at any kind of organic market look in the faq for stinkys guides she has the recipee in there

tobacco is natural.

I've been using neem oil but then it rains :\

[stinkyattic]

try both in the same spray bottle! Use your tobacco juice as the 'water' in the neem + water mix if you like.
Neem should dry to a very water-resistant film. It's an oil, and nice and sticky.

With caterpillars, manually picking them off is sometimes the only way to guarantee their absence.

[a420seeker]

when you say handfull how many do you mean 10, 20?
and how much water, 1 cup full?
Thanks.

10 -20 is fine and about 2-3 cups of water will do. the only worm that wont be affected by this is the Tobacco worm so it is safe to say all your basic insect problems should go away.

[SouthernGuerilla]

try both in the same spray bottle! Use your tobacco juice as the 'water' in the neem + water mix if you like.
Neem should dry to a very water-resistant film. It's an oil, and nice and sticky.

With caterpillars, manually picking them off is sometimes the only way to guarantee their absence.

I noticed that most of the neem oil washed off with the last rain or two we had, but I can still see some of the oil on the leaves.

These are tiny white caterpillars with black heads/eyes. They're about 1cm long or so and about as thick as horse hair.

Thanks.

10 -20 is fine and about 2-3 cups of water will do. the only worm that wont be affected by this is the Tobacco worm so it is safe to say all your basic insect problems should go away.

I should probably go buy a cheap can of dip or a cheap bag of chewing tobacco.

Thanks again.

[Teazintoo]

So I can use the neem right on through flowering and it will take care of the spider mites,whiteflies and all those pesty buggers?How close to harvest can you spray?

[SouthernGuerilla]

So I can use the neem right on through flowering and it will take care of the spider mites,whiteflies and all those pesty buggers?How close to harvest can you spray?

On the neem oil bottle it says you can use on fruits and veggies up til day of harvest. I believe stinkyattic has suggested two weeks prior to harvest.

If you did it up til day of harvest I would water cure my buds. Neem oil stinks and I can only imagine what it smokes like.

Just FYI, next time make a new thread or search / lurk about for the answer to your question. Hijacker

Neem oil will kill bugs, fungi, and bacteria.