Thrips. Lame.

[BagseedSamurai]

Found these tonight under microscope. My suspicions were correct.

My plan:
Attack with neem and Diatomaceous earth until I can afford spinosad.

Suggestions welcome.

 

[FoCo(No.Co)]

Spinosad will indeed destroy them completely. Its not expensive man, are you in college or something?

Shit I have a bunch of Monterrey laying around....

 

[Lazyman]

Spinosad didn't do shit for my trips. bayer tree & shrub is imidacloprid 1.47%. Foliar spray mixed at 1 ml per gallon, mixed with DM Saturator at 30ml/g. They came back 3 weeks later, so that's how long its effective. Do your last spray at week 5 next time and its smooth sailing til harvest.

 

[BagseedSamurai]

are you in college or something?

Yep!

Isn't spinosad harmful to humans and animals?

 

[BagseedSamurai]

Spinosad didn't do shit for my trips. bayer tree & shrub is imidacloprid 1.47%. Foliar spray mixed at 1 ml per gallon, mixed with DM Saturator at 30ml/g. They came back 3 weeks later, so that's how long its effective. Do your last spray at week 5 next time and its smooth sailing til harvest.

Imidacloprid?!

 

[JamieShoes]

Spinosad will indeed destroy them completely. Its not expensive man, are you in college or something?

Shit I have a bunch of Monterrey laying around....

a mouthful of abuse about being poor?


LOL you know NOTHING!

 

[SOTF420]

The thrip is so cute don't kill it

 

[BagseedSamurai]

Cute, nothing. They are eating my plants!

 

[cyber echo]

Kill it with fire!!!!

I hear nicotine juice is a great pesticide...
Dunno how useful it would be on those tho, or if it is safe to use..

 

[sneakinman13]

spinosad work'd perfect for me. in under 24 hours. all gone....
i use imid for a root aphid preventative aswell. stuff works great!
good luck and be safe

 

[SOTF420]

Cute, nothing. They are eating my plants!

Hey man fuckin thrips gotta eat too bro!

 

[JamieShoes]

step away from the bowl of SWT

 

[BagseedSamurai]

Hey man fuckin thrips gotta eat too bro!

Unfortunately for them, I am higher on the food chain and they are not only eating, but destroying and threaten to do much more destruction.

I'd offer them a compromise..

but..

They seem to be ignoring my plea for negotiation.

 

[SOTF420]

step away from the bowl of SWT

I am one with the thrips tonight.

 

[BagseedSamurai]

Good. Can you go eat the tomatos outside instead, then? lol.

 

[JamieShoes]

SOTF, you are the thrip lord....



to the OP sorry for my daft comments in your thread bro, I really hope you get it sorted... I'm not at one with the mighty thrip, as far as I'm concerned, it can get ti fuck as they say in the Scotland

 

[BagseedSamurai]

That's okay, JamieShoes. I'm feeling medicated, so I thought it was funny.

I am going to search for local biological control. Possibly Neem dunk and D.E. at the soil layer.

 

[SOTF420]

Ladybugs are your answer for adult thrips, trust me.

I didn't want to say it before but you forced my hand. Ladybugs will redeem you.

Or Amblyseius Cucumeris, or Pirate Bugs google it.

 

[Lazyman]

Ladybugs in a room with unsealed hoods will commit suicide very quickly and stink up the place with their smoldering carcasses.

 

[SOTF420]

This is very true Lazyman, they are quite depressed little bugs and it's just so sad to see them go even with their spotty reputations.