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zymos · 06-30-2011, 01:45 PM

I would be happier...
...but they sent me a bottle of Liquid Dr. Iron instead!!

Ordered from AG Organics off Amazon, and paid extra to get it here quick. UPS comes pretty late to my house- I shot 'em a letter as soon as I opened the package, but they haven't got back to me yet.

Buddah Watcha · 09-06-2011, 12:50 PM

I have a bad infestation of thrips on only one out of 6 plants. They seem to only like sucking the blood of that one... I dont see anyone flying but there is a bunch under the leaves.

I sprayed the shit out of it with Spinosad Captain dead Bug for the past 3 days and they are still there. How long is it suppose to take to kill em all?

Any ideas on how to get completely rid of them? I'm thinking of doing a major defoliation on that one plant and hopefully get rid of the majority of the population...

Thanks in advance!

PistilPete · 09-06-2011, 01:45 PM

I sprayed Floramite on my girls last night and the thrips died immediately. No movement this morning either. Lots of little corpses everywhere.

Buddah Watcha - i would toss the heavily infected plant, if possible, then treat the rest.

Mezz Mezzrow · 09-06-2011, 01:51 PM

Let me tell you I have dramatically reduced a thrip infestation by adding crab shell meal to the soil. It takes months for the chitin-eating bacteria to build up but the effect is devastating on the population and feeds the plants N, P, Ca and Mg to boot. Mix it in the soil and pile it on around the base of the plant for best results.

Buddah Watcha · 09-07-2011, 12:48 PM

I sprayed again yesterday, this time a little bit more concetrate spinosad solution, and I really took my time spraying the shit out of the plant that is the worse. I did see some improvement to what it was... So I'll keep my eye open and see how it goes the next few days!

Do thrips turn yellow when they dead?

Thanks

Buddah Watcha · 09-08-2011, 12:47 PM

Good news, checked last night and couldn't really see thrips activity, prolly was able to spot 1 or 2...

I'll probably spray again in a few days to be safe!

Spinosad is the way to go indeed!

Thanks guys!

Maj.Cottonmouth · 09-22-2011, 06:18 AM

Great thread, thanks to everyone who posted their experiences. I just wanted to add a close up pic of the black dots the little bastards leave behind. I will be picking up something with spinosad in it and treating my vegging plants.

ganjaments · 09-22-2011, 11:33 PM

black dots = thrip poop

09-23-2011, 01:24 AM

nm ignore this post

Mezz Mezzrow · 09-27-2011, 03:12 PM

So are thrips a threat to hydro growers? Can they reproduce in DWC?

06-30-2011, 01:45 PM	#201
zymos Jammin'! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In front of the amps, behind the mic Posts: 1,382	I would be happier... ...but they sent me a bottle of Liquid Dr. Iron instead!! Ordered from AG Organics off Amazon, and paid extra to get it here quick. UPS comes pretty late to my house- I shot 'em a letter as soon as I opened the package, but they haven't got back to me yet.
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09-06-2011, 12:50 PM	#202
Buddah Watcha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Babylon Posts: 1,257	I have a bad infestation of thrips on only one out of 6 plants. They seem to only like sucking the blood of that one... I dont see anyone flying but there is a bunch under the leaves. I sprayed the shit out of it with Spinosad Captain dead Bug for the past 3 days and they are still there. How long is it suppose to take to kill em all? Any ideas on how to get completely rid of them? I'm thinking of doing a major defoliation on that one plant and hopefully get rid of the majority of the population... Thanks in advance!
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09-06-2011, 01:45 PM	#203
PistilPete Enjoying the ride Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,481	I sprayed Floramite on my girls last night and the thrips died immediately. No movement this morning either. Lots of little corpses everywhere. Buddah Watcha - i would toss the heavily infected plant, if possible, then treat the rest. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." - Thomas Jefferson "As long as I'm alive I'm gonna live illegal" "The laws I break aren't fit to be laws in the first place." *Connoisseur Genetics - ECSD x SSSDH Testers Fems* (June 2013) ---> https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....84#post5809184 Connoisseur Genetics - White Jones Testers Fems (Casey Jones x The White) (Jan. 2012) ---> https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=231004 Pistil Pete's Tents ---> https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=225350 (~):} Forever Grateful {:(~)**
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09-06-2011, 01:51 PM	#204
Mezz Mezzrow Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 469	Let me tell you I have dramatically reduced a thrip infestation by adding crab shell meal to the soil. It takes months for the chitin-eating bacteria to build up but the effect is devastating on the population and feeds the plants N, P, Ca and Mg to boot. Mix it in the soil and pile it on around the base of the plant for best results.
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09-07-2011, 12:48 PM	#205
Buddah Watcha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Babylon Posts: 1,257	I sprayed again yesterday, this time a little bit more concetrate spinosad solution, and I really took my time spraying the shit out of the plant that is the worse. I did see some improvement to what it was... So I'll keep my eye open and see how it goes the next few days! Do thrips turn yellow when they dead? Thanks
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09-08-2011, 12:47 PM	#206
Buddah Watcha Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Babylon Posts: 1,257	Good news, checked last night and couldn't really see thrips activity, prolly was able to spot 1 or 2... I'll probably spray again in a few days to be safe! Spinosad is the way to go indeed! Thanks guys!
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09-22-2011, 06:18 AM	#207
Maj.Cottonmouth We are Farmers Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: An Elevated Plane of Existence Posts: 3,595	Great thread, thanks to everyone who posted their experiences. I just wanted to add a close up pic of the black dots the little bastards leave behind. I will be picking up something with spinosad in it and treating my vegging plants. __________________ All My Children 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Easy Smart Pot Transplant So, in summation: The CIA, with a little help from the Nazis, accidentally helped invent hippies while they were trying to figure out how to brainwash communists.
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09-22-2011, 11:33 PM	#208
ganjaments Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 193	black dots = thrip poop
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09-23-2011, 01:24 AM	#209
MacGyver420 Guest Posts: n/a	nm ignore this post
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09-27-2011, 03:12 PM	#210
Mezz Mezzrow Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 469	So are thrips a threat to hydro growers? Can they reproduce in DWC?
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