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dr.kenbongwater · 02-07-2006, 06:52 PM

i used a bottle of safers insecticidle soap and its not aggressive enough is there anything else that will work? I don't want to lose this strain so i have killed off the original moms keeping the different clones in a 2foot by four foot ebb and flow. I am not sure if the moms even had itI killed them because i didn't prune them right and they got out of hand in height.

02-07-2006, 07:00 PM

I used safers soap and it seemed to get rid of most of them, but there was always a few slithering around. THe safers left weird spots on the leaves and took a month for the smell to go away.

I also tried a garlic, cayenne pepper spray. Seemed to worked, but made my plant smell like a fastfood joint.

I spent hours outside in the blistering summer sun just hand picking at those little bastards. I havent gotten any since goin indoors.

Brownpants · 02-07-2006, 07:04 PM

Here is a thread that can help.

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...ghlight=thrips

This thread is good too!

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...ghlight=thrips

At least they aren't mites....Those bastards are tough.

dr.kenbongwater · 02-07-2006, 07:17 PM

yeah its frickin weird the ground is like frozen tundra and i get tthrips i think i got them from the growstore or a bag of there sunshine mix or grow rocks its to cold here for me to track them in thank you for replies, yeah i also have some weird spotting its like the salt buildup from the soap or something
yeah haha thats what i keep saying well atleast it aint ,mites my luck though that will be next weeks problem

dr.kenbongwater · 02-08-2006, 03:56 AM

anyone ever heard of carbaryl? is it safe

02-08-2006, 06:32 AM

Mites, fungas gnats = all out mother fuggin WAR !!!

Nuke the bastards. Pyrethrine bombs.

Then laugh at the carcasses in a few hours....and stomp their lifeless heads in ....

I hang No Pest Strips but had to resort to Gnatrol one week from harvest after getting invaded by fungus gnats. Fuggers. I killed them all......

minds_I · 02-08-2006, 01:45 PM

Hello all,

I have thrips at the moment. I am hating it badly. The worst of it is I am about out and it may be a long time before I have more.

I just got done spraying with neem oil. I also did a soil drench as well.

The plant that will be ready to harvest this week or next was sprayed with the neem oil as well but not drenched.

I know most would say not to use neem this close to harvest but I water cure so this should nto present a problem. I hope. I have also put a 1 inch layer of fine sand on top of the soil. I need to find a way to protect the holes at the bottom of the pot as I have noticed they congragate around there also.

I was using the NPS and will bring them back out tomorrow. I am trying to hit them with two weapons. I am also thinking of nicotene spray again-this time using extra cigerettes to brew it. I also put serious garlic oil and pepper juice in the spray.

I may even get a pyrethrin TR fogger if I must. The last resort is to break everything down and sterilize everything. ARRRGGG!

I also spent an hour cleaning my cabinet and shed. I vacuumed and sprayed bleachwater (10%) everywhere. I did this 6 days ago also.

I will say this-I will take better precautions to not get them again to be sure.

minds_I

02-08-2006, 02:00 PM

The best and safest method to elliminate spider mites and thrips is to:
Get 5-6 of the most potent strongest chili peppers that you can find red or green ones.

Blend them up with 2 cups of warm water and strain.

Spray the chili solution onto your leaves (top and underside of leaves). Try to avoid the buds, but if it gets onto the buds its ok, NOTHING will happen to the buds.

You can spray this onto seedling, vegging, flowering plants, buds and its fine, Does no harm to the plant - JUST THE MITES AND THRIPS.
Repeat for a few days until the mites are dead.

Caution: do not get the solution on your hands, or in your eyes.

this tip is from Wernard Positronic seeds.

I promise that is is very effective and works every time.
Dont make a large batch of this as it does go off after a short while,

Guest423 · 02-08-2006, 02:15 PM

i tried all the safers and pepper before and it helped but didn't totally work. if you ever get mites,thrips, ect. the best way to go is using beneficial insects. what you need for thrips is an insect called predator nematode....do a search on them they work awesome.....if you need a web address i know where you can get 1,000,000 of them for $19.95.....if your humidity is 70-85% then you'll want to look at the cucumeris they are a different insect for higher humidity....hope this helps!!

p.s. you can get rid of mites in a few days with predator mites for future reference

peace

Wrecked · 02-08-2006, 03:16 PM

Well I first think mites are easier to deal with than thrips well thats just me as i easily killed my mite prblem... I have battled thrips for a while and with what you are doing you are spraying only killing the adults. There is a egg a nd nyph cyle that cant be kille din those sprays. You have to kill the egg larvae stage to fix the prooblem.. I was going to throw away every plant i had for a while and not grw for 3 month and then start back up but didnt want to losse my moms so i decicded to battle.
Chili is good clogs my sprayer though and works on the adults. You can see teh egssunderneath your leaves...
I am cleaener now than ever before with dealing with these fuckers and they spread quick.
Organocide is a larvacide that works for thrip larvae. Another larvacide is gnatrol. I would suggest using them both and work on th elarvae. As you will never solve the problem without it. I spray also with bang and some 91% iso and battled a teriible infestaton to almost nothing if any but they are some sneaky fuckers more tricky than the mite for me.
Also at lowes home depot they hae some bti mosquito dunks that i place in the water. Thrips seem to reproduce around water and teh dunks have been in my setup while i fixed teh prolem and i think they defiinitly helped. I tried almost 10-15 different products before i found out what was working in my setup. They can be frustrating to say the leastm so i feel your pain stay on top of it... Hope you kil them fuckers... I also have no clue of where i got them... PeAcE

https://ipmofalaska.homestead.com/files/thrips.html
https://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7429.html

02-07-2006, 06:52 PM	#1
dr.kenbongwater New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 17	getting rid of thrips i used a bottle of safers insecticidle soap and its not aggressive enough is there anything else that will work? I don't want to lose this strain so i have killed off the original moms keeping the different clones in a 2foot by four foot ebb and flow. I am not sure if the moms even had itI killed them because i didn't prune them right and they got out of hand in height.
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02-07-2006, 07:00 PM	#2
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	I used safers soap and it seemed to get rid of most of them, but there was always a few slithering around. THe safers left weird spots on the leaves and took a month for the smell to go away. I also tried a garlic, cayenne pepper spray. Seemed to worked, but made my plant smell like a fastfood joint. I spent hours outside in the blistering summer sun just hand picking at those little bastards. I havent gotten any since goin indoors.
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02-07-2006, 07:04 PM	#3
Brownpants When government fears the people you have Liberty, When people fear the government you have Tyranny. Join Date: May 2005 Location: North America Posts: 510	Here is a thread that can help. https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...ghlight=thrips This thread is good too! https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.p...ghlight=thrips At least they aren't mites....Those bastards are tough. __________________ Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. -- Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh Last edited by Brownpants; 02-07-2006 at 07:14 PM.. Reason: added link
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02-07-2006, 07:17 PM	#4
dr.kenbongwater New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 17	yeah its frickin weird the ground is like frozen tundra and i get tthrips i think i got them from the growstore or a bag of there sunshine mix or grow rocks its to cold here for me to track them in thank you for replies, yeah i also have some weird spotting its like the salt buildup from the soap or something yeah haha thats what i keep saying well atleast it aint ,mites my luck though that will be next weeks problem Last edited by dr.kenbongwater; 02-07-2006 at 07:19 PM..
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02-08-2006, 03:56 AM	#5
dr.kenbongwater New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 17	anyone ever heard of carbaryl? is it safe
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02-08-2006, 06:32 AM	#6
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Mites, fungas gnats = all out mother fuggin WAR !!! Nuke the bastards. Pyrethrine bombs. Then laugh at the carcasses in a few hours....and stomp their lifeless heads in .... I hang No Pest Strips but had to resort to Gnatrol one week from harvest after getting invaded by fungus gnats. Fuggers. I killed them all......
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02-08-2006, 01:45 PM	#7
minds_I The Emperor is not only naked but batshit crazy. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norcal USA Posts: 5,269	Hello all, I have thrips at the moment. I am hating it badly. The worst of it is I am about out and it may be a long time before I have more. I just got done spraying with neem oil. I also did a soil drench as well. The plant that will be ready to harvest this week or next was sprayed with the neem oil as well but not drenched. I know most would say not to use neem this close to harvest but I water cure so this should nto present a problem. I hope. I have also put a 1 inch layer of fine sand on top of the soil. I need to find a way to protect the holes at the bottom of the pot as I have noticed they congragate around there also. I was using the NPS and will bring them back out tomorrow. I am trying to hit them with two weapons. I am also thinking of nicotene spray again-this time using extra cigerettes to brew it. I also put serious garlic oil and pepper juice in the spray. I may even get a pyrethrin TR fogger if I must. The last resort is to break everything down and sterilize everything. ARRRGGG! I also spent an hour cleaning my cabinet and shed. I vacuumed and sprayed bleachwater (10%) everywhere. I did this 6 days ago also. I will say this-I will take better precautions to not get them again to be sure. minds_I __________________ His contempt for objective truth is the rejection of democratic accountability, an implicit demand that his supporters place undying faith in him. Because the only measure of truth he accepts is what he claims at any given moment, the power his supporters vest in him is unlimited. Sound familiar? If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures. In the United States, under our Constitution, a free press is a check on politicians of all parties. If we are to demand that other countries respect the tradition of a free press we must also practice that here at home. Let the people know the facts, and the country will be safe.
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02-08-2006, 02:00 PM	#8
Ronley Guest Posts: n/a	The best and safest method to elliminate spider mites and thrips is to: Get 5-6 of the most potent strongest chili peppers that you can find red or green ones. Blend them up with 2 cups of warm water and strain. Spray the chili solution onto your leaves (top and underside of leaves). Try to avoid the buds, but if it gets onto the buds its ok, NOTHING will happen to the buds. You can spray this onto seedling, vegging, flowering plants, buds and its fine, Does no harm to the plant - JUST THE MITES AND THRIPS. Repeat for a few days until the mites are dead. Caution: do not get the solution on your hands, or in your eyes. this tip is from Wernard Positronic seeds. I promise that is is very effective and works every time. Dont make a large batch of this as it does go off after a short while,
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02-08-2006, 02:15 PM	#9
Guest423 Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,304	i tried all the safers and pepper before and it helped but didn't totally work. if you ever get mites,thrips, ect. the best way to go is using beneficial insects. what you need for thrips is an insect called predator nematode....do a search on them they work awesome.....if you need a web address i know where you can get 1,000,000 of them for $19.95.....if your humidity is 70-85% then you'll want to look at the cucumeris they are a different insect for higher humidity....hope this helps!! p.s. you can get rid of mites in a few days with predator mites for future reference peace
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02-08-2006, 03:16 PM	#10
Wrecked Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 650	Well I first think mites are easier to deal with than thrips well thats just me as i easily killed my mite prblem... I have battled thrips for a while and with what you are doing you are spraying only killing the adults. There is a egg a nd nyph cyle that cant be kille din those sprays. You have to kill the egg larvae stage to fix the prooblem.. I was going to throw away every plant i had for a while and not grw for 3 month and then start back up but didnt want to losse my moms so i decicded to battle. Chili is good clogs my sprayer though and works on the adults. You can see teh egssunderneath your leaves... I am cleaener now than ever before with dealing with these fuckers and they spread quick. Organocide is a larvacide that works for thrip larvae. Another larvacide is gnatrol. I would suggest using them both and work on th elarvae. As you will never solve the problem without it. I spray also with bang and some 91% iso and battled a teriible infestaton to almost nothing if any but they are some sneaky fuckers more tricky than the mite for me. Also at lowes home depot they hae some bti mosquito dunks that i place in the water. Thrips seem to reproduce around water and teh dunks have been in my setup while i fixed teh prolem and i think they defiinitly helped. I tried almost 10-15 different products before i found out what was working in my setup. They can be frustrating to say the leastm so i feel your pain stay on top of it... Hope you kil them fuckers... I also have no clue of where i got them... PeAcE https://ipmofalaska.homestead.com/files/thrips.html https://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7429.html
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