Monterey Gardens Spinosad/budworms

[obijohnshinobi]

Northern Ca here, and a week ago saw a brown worm on top of a main cola. Picked it off, did some research, and found out what it was. For several days I inspected the buds and saw nothing. Wednesday I saw another and some damage.

Who here has used Monterey Gardens Spinosad? I used it Thursday, soaking the buds after seeing a worm . Friday morning more worms and the top of a big cola was severed from the plant. Sprayed again. Today I lost a whole branch and saw several worms, including a baby one. All the other ones I saw were close to an inch long

Hydro shop guy says it takes several days for them to ingest the stuff and dehydrate. For those that use it, that seem to be the case? I have 2 weeks at least to go and don't like the buzz the plant provised right now...all clear trics for the most part and the buzz isn't stoney. It's a very intense head high without the relaxing part and just seems kind of rough

Guess I wanna know...should I keep using Spinosad every few days and hope for the best, and wait out the 2 + weeks. Or chop and cut my losses. I'm used to spraying once and everything being dead

 

[obijohnshinobi]

Also...are the eggs white and laid on the tips of the tiny leaves on the top part of buds? Seeing some of that lately.

So I'm looking for the practical use of Spinosad from someone who's used it for worms. So far it seems I'm pissing into the wind

 

[DHF]

Munterey garden spray`s for thrips and aphids , and although it`s supposed ta eradicate bud-boring worms/caterpillars , seems like if it was workin you wouldn`t keep losin buds and limbs............BT caterpillar spray`s whatchas need before yas lose yer whole plant......

Bacillus Thurengensis(sp) Thuricide(sp) , Safer`s caterpillar spray........

I`m sure there`s a local version if you`re in NorCal.......Hit the local Farm Co-op immediately .......

Good luck......DHF............

 

[russjcan]

Orchard Supply Hardware has it in Cali

 

[obijohnshinobi]

Hmmm..the grow shop guy said this stuff was better than BT. Aren't they both essentially bacterial agents that pretty much work the same?

 

[compost]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinosad

 

[GET MO]

I been usin safer catterpillar killer with good results, just gotta use it every couple days or at least once a week or they come back..