I feel for you man! Jeez, those fly tapes are frickin’ covered…ugh.
that your recent intervention knocks 'em back.
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Me neither, but using my USB microscope, I still got work to do.
Ladybugs still in tent, moving on multiple surfaces.
Culled a plant, from tent life and placed in quarantine.
Aphid toxic Soap utilized, heavily on remaining clone single stubble/bud.
Not sure if the ten Ladybugs found and relocated to this plant, like the soap. Probably will cull the plant and Neem the soil. Solo cup resident candidates available.
Couple of weeks with inspection and culling and I will order 1500 for total annihilation of any bug fodder.
I am impressed with the ladybug activity and would recommend overkill (1500, can be released in multiple deployment actions).
IMO
Definitely worth the cost (and shipping) to get free labor from ladybugs.
Cheaper, cleaner, and more proactive than chemicals
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No homes no food, hard living. I dont have to kill flies. Clean and DRY kitchen no food around, they go away.
Bottom watering (dry top), using molasses sparingly (if used), and restraint with food scraps (if used) are preventative.
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I back one of the other members. I’ve been using Grower Ally Crop Defender 3 since it came out, Before Crop Defender 3 came out, I used their spider mite and fungicide sprays, Crop defender is a super easy product to use and can be used all the way to harvest. I spray once a week til the plants are dripping.
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Thanks growmies for giving us your solutions and ideas.
@Jaysittinback I like the old-school methodology there - no homes / no food / hard living!!
I want to think that common sense, KISS principle can be a big part of beating the pests.
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