Is He my Friend or Foe 🤷‍♂️

I found Him lurking on my fan leaves, I think it’s a Baby Grandaddy Long Legs that being said I think he just might be a Good Guy, What does the community think before he gets squashed :ant:



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Friend!! Free pest control ! Hes a harvestman. He is carnivorous and will eat aphids and other bugs.

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Spider = good.

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@JaneQP as a kid we were taught they were spiders. I then learned they are actually not a spider but is called a harvestman or opelions. They are carnivores. What we consider pests, he consideres dinner! Very good to have around the garden :slight_smile:

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@JaneQP @ChittyChittyBangin Thanks for chiming in, I know some spiders are Bad for Cannabis a certain one outside will web your leaves shut, spider mites you don’t want

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Speaking of which, i used to demo houses on the side and i cant tell you how many times ive had nests of these fall all.over me. There would be hundreds of em. The guys working with me would freak oit and scream like babies and id just stand there and laugh…

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They eat those too… :crazy_face::crazy_face::crazy_face:

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He’s a keeper, Nice Guest to have hopefully a few praying Mantises will also takeup residence, Ladybugs you’re also welcome

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Also got a Tropicana Cookie or Two out there, I need to check for Good Guys , I love growing Marijuana, Always Something to Learn, I’m wanting to hang some Fresh Buds to Dry

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I had an old laundry room like that. Guess who did laundry :joy::rofl:

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Definitely friend but don’t let em breed on your plants it’s a pain in the a** I’m forever doing Bud washes at harvest cos I tent to leave them and sometimes catch them and purposely put em in :laughing: get the odd spiderweb on buds with some spider species but I’d rather bud wash webs than treat harmful plant pests :saluting_face:

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Budwash I can Thank the community, When I first started growing I grew everything males females all kinds, Didn’t even know what a feminized seed was , the pot back then was seedy as Hell, I had spiders web my plant’s and almost but destroyed them, I think it was regular size spiders not spider mites, but I’m going to let this guy hang around since he’s a good one , and closely monitor my plant’s, I’m looking forward to Hanging some Buds up September, that going to be my winter stash

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@Nip I feel like you started a good thread here, anytime I see a bug or spider (besides ladybugs and praying mantis) I take them off and far away! If you don’t mind, I’ll start posting some bugs I find on my plants in this thread to see if their friends or foes! lol

@JaneQP @ChittyChittyBangin Do you know anything about this guy?? Just found him tonight while spraying some diluted H2O2.

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Never saw that scary beast before. Let me tag in @Lacewing to see if they can identify.

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Isnt that a stink bug?

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Thats a stink bug. Foe sure :crazy_face::crazy_face::crazy_face::crazy_face: they arent allowed in near my grow room

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Feel Free to post any type bug , you see This is part of Growing and Learning

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Get Rid of it , Stink Bug’s will destroy plant’s, Bad Guy, Seriously anyone know how to kill them? There tough Captain Jack’s didn’t phase them , I had to use Sevin something i didn’t want to use

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We had them in our vegetable garden, They have ferocious appetites, Only thing I know my grandmother used to Dust them with Seven , I’m not sure anything else i know will kill them, I don’t like using alot of shit on mymarijuana plant’s but will use Sevin before I lose my plant’s

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