Already sprayed down all plants with mammoth P canncontrol, should I get a bottle of azamax? I’ve heard spraying with h2o2 helps as well. I want to stop them before they spread. I have BTI on hand, should I spray with that too? Oh, all my plants are still seedlings, only 3 levels of leaves max.
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Oh, I would prefer a bio alternative to chemical, like a good source for nematodes, predatory mites and pirate bugs, I like to fight nature with nature when I can
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I’ve used spinosad with good results. I had to do 2 applications but it got rid of em. Its listed as organic.
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How many days apart did you apply it? I can get the Bonide captain jacks dead bug brew at home depot. Its a 32oz spray bottle of spinosad.
My plants are small, I ain’t messing around with thrips.
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I second this, but go with Monterey Garden Insect Spray if you can find it. Spinosad in concentrate. Wiped out my thrips this past summer. Fuck a thrip. Positive vibes…
~nugzz
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First crunch berry
Second sorbet dreams
I got a few clones back from a friend who is moving and I think I now know where they came from…
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I did 2 applications 2 weeks apart.
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Purple gorilla glue kush clones, I gave them to him a few months ago. But he’s moving and can’t hold them for a minute, so gave them back to me to hold for a few weeks while he gets settled.
Dumb ass me didn’t quarantine. My own fault.
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At least you are mature enough to take responsibility; I see people constantly blaming the source of their cuts for pests/diseases. Thrips are an easy pest to combat. I always look at pests/diseases that are new to me as just another opportunity to learn anyway. Positive vibes…
~nugzz
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I had them once ten years ago and azamaxed the hell out of my area and got rid of them, but that aza makes your plants all crinkly and brittle… I don’t want to use it unless I have to.
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Fortunately you’re in an early invasion stage, hit them hard … 
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Every 4 days for 4 treatments got rid of my mites and thrips using Safer’s End all soap spray with 10ml/L canola oil added. 500ml bottle of concentrate makes 10L of mix for the price of 1L of the pre-mixed stuff. Just need an old spray bottle to spray it with.
You should just mix up a bucket of the stuff and dunk them in. Best coverage ever. I have a few thrips myself but hunt them down so just a few. Should spray tho I guess especially as I’m starting new plants.
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Ive seen a few ppl say that captain jacks doesnt have enough spinosad in it so it doesnt work well.
Get azamax or spinosad concentrate and theyll be gone in a couple sprays a wk apart.
Then spray monthly as a preventative
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I used the Montgomery spinosad, Follow the directions based on the pest. I believe it was 2-3 sprays within a week or 10 days for thrips, but follow directions and it works!
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Do the spinosad treatments make your leaves all crispy and weird like the azomax?
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I dont remember noticing any change honestly.
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I’ve only sprayed azamax once. I think that was the stuff that made my syringes for nutes bind up. Certain way to mix it I believe.
