Kokua ur the man I got some sour d clones and they had thripes and i didnt inspect them as them came from a friend that grows alot of plants. I read ur thread and went and got some monterey garden insect spray. So tonite everything gets treated.

[Dr. G]

Originally Posted by Grat3fulh3ad

I'll second that... spinosad kicks thrip asses....

ill third that fo sho

Does Ladybugs handle it, or just keep the population low?

[sunnyside]

I introduced 18,000 ladybugs into my 3x4 space over a period of a few weeks way way way more than you are supposed to use. The only thing I got was a hole in my pocket and 18,000 ladybug corpses to clean up. They didn't do a darn thing for the thrips. Don't get me wrong ladybugs have their place in pest control, just not with thrips.

I also tried pirate bugs, nematodes, thrips predator mites, blue sticky traps, pyrethrins, neem oils, insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils, diatomaceous earth, etc... I used foggers, I used sprays, I even dunked the plants at one point. I cleaned my room out completely of all plants and equipment and cleaned the walls, floors, etc...and NOTHING got rid of the thrips. Until I found spinosad.

All you folks are welcome to spin your wheels all you want. There is but one CURE for thrips, and it is spinosad.

Don't go through the trials and failures that I had to go through to find the answer...I have given this to you...TAKE IT!

If spinosad (monteray garden insect spray or bullseye) is not available at your local hydro or garden shop, then order it online. It is cheap and it's not like your ordering lights or huge hydro set ups. You are ordering an omri approved organic pest control product.

[nycdfan042]

^^ yea dood..lady bugs rock..but if you wanna kill those fuckers..with a vengeance... spinosad! FTW

[false]

can someone tell me what products are available in the vancouver B.C. area that contain spinosad? thanks in advance .

[sunnyside]

don't know about where to buy in vancouver...there are 25+ hydro stores within a 30 minute radius so you should just look around. Common names to ask for are Bulls-Eye, monteray garden insect spray, and Entrust.

[false]

none of the stores in vancouver have ever heard of it before . is this product only available in the U.S.? and if so does anybody know where to order it online?

[nycdfan042]

well, theeeyre BAAaack!! haha i had to use my trusty old spinosad again!!!! just wet the hoes down....ia ctually added three teaspoons to my gallon of nutrients....i figure it cant hurt to foliar feeed whilst killing those thrip fuckers!!!
man they came back with a vengance, while i was attentively looking after my beautiful sage x deep chunk and NYCD and mazar seeds, i noticed megga spotting on my veg area! i dlip over my leaves to find lil micro worms from beige to black.....i didnt see that many of them(i inspected alotta the leaves) but i only found a few!! buti sprayed the entire area anyways..carpet and everything!!! ill be feeeding some of them a mix of nutes and spinosad right on the root zone to kill any eggs

thanks again kokua this thread deserves a major BUMP!

These bastards just wont go away. I got them for the first time on my plants in veg and it seems to be getting worse by the day. The problem is I can not see them. I been spraying my plants with fox farms dont bug me, it works for everything else but does not seem to work for these suckas. I guess I have no choice, I have to get that spinosad. Anyone know any websites where I could order this product?