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CheifnBud2
My plants are infested (somewhat) with budworm. What do i do to combat these little bastards?
Green and Gold
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Spray with BT.... bacillus thurengis (sp.)
Pick them off every day.
Keep those cabbage butterflies away from your plants, the white ones.
Accept a 5-10% loss........
I'd guess you are near some agricultural fields with lots of butterflies?
I never saw a budworm when I was growing in the NorCal mountains.
They are a problem in the Central Valley of California.
Pick them off every day.
Keep those cabbage butterflies away from your plants, the white ones.
Accept a 5-10% loss........
I'd guess you are near some agricultural fields with lots of butterflies?
I never saw a budworm when I was growing in the NorCal mountains.
They are a problem in the Central Valley of California.
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CheifnBud2
Thanks for the reply, I have recently sprayed my plants that are in early flower, the others have been harvested.
All in all lost about 1/2 of my harvest to budworm damage. Anything that was infested was clipped off the plant and thrown away.
A side note for anyone who reads this post... TRY BTI AND BTK two types of bacillus thurgensis.
All in all lost about 1/2 of my harvest to budworm damage. Anything that was infested was clipped off the plant and thrown away.
A side note for anyone who reads this post... TRY BTI AND BTK two types of bacillus thurgensis.
do what they said above plus put cedar chips around the trunk. also go to a 99 cent store or dollar store and buy mothballs and some panty hose fill up the hose with the moth balls and tie a couple to your plants depending on size.
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CheifnBud2
why cedar chips?
schwilly
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Most pests hate cedar. People used to line closets with cedar to keep moths out of clothes.
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CheifnBud2
Thanks for the replies. They have been more than helpful.
