00bladerunner
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I just recently started experimenting with beneficial bugs to help control other bugs on my plants.
The only bug I seem to get, is thrips. I constantly battle these buggers. In the past I've used the Monterey garden spray with spinosad, but I've been having a really hard time trying to get it here in Canada. No one will send it anymore.
So last few crops I used nematodes aswell as an organic spray, and was able to control the thrips pretty good, but not perfect.
I recently found a nursery that sells these predator mites. And they recommended using stratiolaelaps and cucumeris. They use them for their Rose's, and say that they work amazing. There not as expensive as the nematodes but sound like they control the thrips better. Anyone out there have any experience with stratiolaelaps or cucumeris? Or any other beneficial mite?
The only bug I seem to get, is thrips. I constantly battle these buggers. In the past I've used the Monterey garden spray with spinosad, but I've been having a really hard time trying to get it here in Canada. No one will send it anymore.
So last few crops I used nematodes aswell as an organic spray, and was able to control the thrips pretty good, but not perfect.
I recently found a nursery that sells these predator mites. And they recommended using stratiolaelaps and cucumeris. They use them for their Rose's, and say that they work amazing. There not as expensive as the nematodes but sound like they control the thrips better. Anyone out there have any experience with stratiolaelaps or cucumeris? Or any other beneficial mite?