Bug Problems(please read)

[bluecraze08]

we are getting a 400w hps system with a 400w mh conversion bulb and were worrying about bugs getting on the lights and messing them up?? we know that finger prints can mess it up but would bugs(moths,mosquitoes, and other stuff that flies) effect it?? if so what can we do to prevent this??

bluecraze08 Reviewed by bluecraze08 on 03-29-2006. Bug Problems(please read) we are getting a 400w hps system with a 400w mh conversion bulb and were worrying about bugs getting on the lights and messing them up?? we know that finger prints can mess it up but would bugs(moths,mosquitoes, and other stuff that flies) effect it?? if so what can we do to prevent this?? Rating: 5

[rodekyll]

A bug isn't going to get within spitting distance of a 400w MH bulb. It's simply too hot for them while it's on, and bugs aren't attracted to it when it's off.

You might attract bugs to the garden though. I use flypaper to control them and change it when it gets fuzzy with little black flies. I also allow spiders in the grow room and introduce ladybugs if I have to. Those critters really work out on the insects! There are chemical solutions to the problem too, but I don't want to be sucking up insecticide with my smoke -- I started growing because of paraquat rumors back in the 70s.

Prevent bugs in the garden by NEVER going straight from anyone else's grow area to yours, and vice-versa. If you share clones with someone else, isolate them from your area for 4-6 weeks to allow any bugs to hatch out of the soil or hatch out of the plants themselves. I don't think I've ever had bugs that I couldn't trace back to someone else's grow operation. Mostly those tiny black flies, although I've had mites too.

[turtle420]

I started growing because of paraquat rumors back in the 70s.

Please expand Rodekyll... was that a chemical? Something weed was laced with?