Spotted wilt virus and other tospoviruses spread by thrips

[oceangrownkush]

So it looks as if I have an outbreak of thrips in my mother room.. The forums said Spinosad would work, I have completed my 2nd application and it did not destroy the population.. I also am seeing some yellowing on my plants, this yellowing would seem to be similar to "tomato spotted wilt virus" in appearance, but I'm not sure if this particular virus affects Cannabis.. I'm not quite wilting yet, but yellowing/spotting..

So I tried the Spinosad treatments, today its time to get a new sprayer and wet everything fully with Avid... I will do one application today and another in 4 days next Monday.. I will then drench the root systems of all my mothers with Kontos.

I am taking my visual cues from here;
http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/58777/Thrip-viruses-veg-crops.pdf

If anyone has experience bringing plants back to health after a thrips outbreak please chime in.. I'm curious if Cannabis is affected negatively by these viruses? The pictures I have seen look pretty haggard.. Going fully nuclear to (hopefully) end my pest problem once and for all, then with the maintenance sprays of cold pressed neem / Triact70 / Epsom Salts / IC3 oil..

If anyone has any experience growing Cannabis after contracting a tospovirus please let me know if its devastating to the crops..

Thank you

 

[joe fresh]

IME the absolute BEST product for thrips is to use a release fogger, like doctor doom bug bomb fogger in a can....if you do it right it kills off the whole population, if you dont do it right you may have to repeat ...but man this is the best for thrips....better than avid imo...avid is good for mites but thrips i like my doc doom bug bomb...

but to my knowledge thrips dont spread viruses as do fungus gnats...you may have more than one problem on your hands...

for the wilting i would strongly suggest wilt guard and regen-a-root from CX hydro...when used together they can keep things nice till harvest, or if used ling enough turn your plants around...90% of wilting problems have to do with the roots

 

[jackson233]

Hey Ocean,

Old thread but I was wondering whatever happened with your fight against the tospovirus. My last 3 grows have ended once flowering starts and the wilting and bleaching begins.

I understand the virus can be spread by thrips, but is it possible that my cooking soil could be contaminated? After having cleaned well etc. between grows I am still trying to find a common factor that keeps infecting my plants. Any advice or wisdom would be appreciated!

 

[Skip]

I spray Dr. Bronners peppermint soap with water on the soil and a more diluted version to spray on the leaves for thrips. That seems to work fine. Looks like it dissolves the thrips. Predators also help. I don't use harsh chemicals on my plants.

My understanding is that thrips will eat spider mites, and so can be used as predator if you keep them in check.

Once you have a big infestation however, it might be more difficult to control.

Also removing bottom leaves helps cause that's where they congregate and lay eggs.

 

[Sam_Skunkman]

Orius insidiosus, Orius laevigatus, (predatory bugs) see them below.

Verticillium lecanii-m (entomopathogenic fungus) for veg plants.

Preditor nematodes: Steinernema feltiae, Steinernema carpocapsae & Heterorhabditis heliothedis, for soil and rockwool.

Lacewing - Chrysoperla rufilabris, Chrysoperla carnea, Chrysoperla comanche. Use eggs or larva.

Preditor Mites: Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (formerly known as Hypoaspis aculeifer), Stratiolaelaps scimitus (formerly known as Hypoaspis miles), Macrocheles robustulus, Amblyseius swirskii, Amblydromalus limonicus (also known as Typhlodromalus limonicus), Neoseiulus cucumeris (Formerly known as Amblyseius cucumeris).

Thrips do spread viruses and bacterial pathogens as well as fungal.
-SamS

Orius:

 

[oceangrownkush]

Orius insidiosus, Orius laevigatus, (predatory bugs) see them below.

Verticillium lecanii-m (entomopathogenic fungus) for veg plants.

Preditor nematodes: Steinernema feltiae, Steinernema carpocapsae & Heterorhabditis heliothedis, for soil and rockwool.

Lacewing - Chrysoperla rufilabris, Chrysoperla carnea, Chrysoperla comanche. Use eggs or larva.

Preditor Mites: Gaeolaelaps aculeifer (formerly known as Hypoaspis aculeifer), Stratiolaelaps scimitus (formerly known as Hypoaspis miles), Macrocheles robustulus, Amblyseius swirskii, Amblydromalus limonicus (also known as Typhlodromalus limonicus), Neoseiulus cucumeris (Formerly known as Amblyseius cucumeris).

Thrips do spread viruses and bacterial pathogens as well as fungal.
-SamS

Orius:

Fucking AWESOME info thank you!