[Mikell]

The Bug Factory is in Naniamo.

They're good people, owned by Biobest now and have better pricing than NIC. Shipping time/cost for the West Coast is gold.

This goes for any beneficial order, but scope anything you buy from them. The first batch of cucumeris I ordered were dead in the water, maybe 1000 live mites in a tube. I called, explained how I came to that count, and they reshipped very quickly. The next order was prime, well above count if anything.

Originally Posted by Pangea

West coast source of PBH(rice hulls)
https://www.westcreekfarms.com/

I found that the other week. I never emailed to ask directly, but they appear to be a GH/nursery supplier?

Originally Posted by diffusing

https://torontobrewing.ca/index.php/b...ice-hulls.html

ill take 6 diff cuts, and 3 sacks of gingers plz. you can keep the soul.

It doesn't count if the shipping exceeds the cost of the order I can get it across the border for the same price.

[bigbag]

with beneficial bugs, what happens to there excrement and dead bodies...? one would think they/it would remain in the flowers to some extent...?

[HiFiGanja]

Originally Posted by bigbag

with beneficial bugs, what happens to there excrement and dead bodies...? one would think they/it would remain in the flowers to some extent...?

It'll be like smoking shrimp. Hmmm chitosan

[Pangea]

Originally Posted by Mikell

The Bug Factory is in Naniamo.

I found that the other week. I never emailed to ask directly, but they appear to be a GH/nursery supplier?

Yeah, not sure what there policies are, but they have the compressed 3.8 bales. I havent ordered from them or used the product, never had enough scratch to make it worth while for the freight.

[Mikell]

That would be the other issue.

Applying beneficials to flowering plants wouldn't be recommended. Full control usually takes a few weeks depending on the beneficial, population size released, target pest, pest population, environmental conditions, etc.

[SeedsOfFreedom]

Originally Posted by bigbag

with beneficial bugs, what happens to there excrement and dead bodies...? one would think they/it would remain in the flowers to some extent...?

With predator mites, I have found if released in veg before starting flowering, the predators have the upper hand by early flowering. They both remain at some amount until harvest, but usually the pests are nearly gone. The predators are starving for food by the time flowers really start, and populations of predators drop off.

As for decay and feces left on flowers, I don`t think it could be much worse than out door herb . Most of the battle between the bugs happens on the leaves anyway, and the alternatives to predators are much worse to smoke in my opinion.

I swear by predators for thrips and spider mites, best part is never spraying plants! SeedsOfFreedom can also say we have had no part in breeding supermites with resistances to sprays.

[bigbag]

good stuff to know, thanks

[Mikell]

On the subject of spraying


newdirectionsaromatics.ca

[diffusing]

was going to start a new thread, but it will fit well here I think.

any suggested "recipes" that people find effective for pest control using essential oils?

[Mikell]

Individual concentrations (re: concentration for each oil alone, not mixed together)

Neem, 1-2%

Rosemary, 1-2%

Peppermint, 0.25%

Emulsifier/Surfactant
Thermx-70
Bronners


Honestly wish I had more bugs to play with. All I can do these days is test for phytotoxicity. I was pinching aphids in a dream last night. Squish goes you. Much preferable to the other night, waking up to the image of root aphids crawling everywhere. Flailed around like an epileptic for a second, then ran and checked the room...