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Happyjack42
Happyjack42started grow question 2 months ago
Howdy I got thrips! The question is, what would you do at this stage of flower?
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question 2 months ago
One issue with predatory mites in late flower is they can get stuck in the sticky trichomes. There is no easy solution. One option would be to use a contact kill pesticide but wipe it on the big fan leaves where they hang out vs spray, it would knock the adults dead and doing that multiple times till harvest would keep them in check. The risk of it touching the buds is the main draw back. but some pesticides have a short half life and are gone by the time you need to harvest so any of they rated for use in flower could work. just don't spray. wipe/paint it on the leaves. Sticky traps are best static options with no issues of making the buds weird with chemicals or mites. Can also treat the soil line with some DE or spray on some pesticide. this way the young ones coming out of the soil will be targeted. BTi/BTk I think targets the thrips in the soil so that's a easy and safe method of killing them. Use a strong concentration of it. Nematodes are also an option. This is also a good lesson on having some form of IPM or integrated pest management system in place. Introduce the mites/BTi early in veg so they can chill out and wait for a tasty meal. I saw some thrip dmg on my outdoor plants and got a bunch of mites in little sachets, they cleared em all up but again not in bloom was in early veg.
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AsNoriu
AsNoriuanswered grow question 2 months ago
i can only agree to Shinsimilla, natural predators all the way. i got triphs at late stage, think week 4 of flower and at the end my hatrvest was heavily damaged and way smaller than it should be. you can try to drag it to early harvest, but better find alternatives in your country i was buying from here : https://dragonfli.co.uk/collections/thrips
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Papa_T
Papa_Tanswered grow question 2 months ago
Try using some blue sticky cards. I see you’re already using the yellow ones. The blue ones attract thrips. Also you could sprinkle some diatomaceous earth on top of your soil and it will act like barbed wires and shred em up. Plus DE is a great source of silica for the plant.
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Shinsimilla
Shinsimillaanswered grow question 2 months ago
IMO your only option in flower is predatory mites. cucumeris and swirskii are what you will need to look for. If anyone advises to spray anything, please ignore them. Some products may be safe to spray in flower, but what you add is not what gives the issue, it's the water that causes the problems. Your flower is like a sponge and can hold a lot of moisture and take a long time to dry and often leads to budrot.
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