I just ordered 1500. I'm desperately wanting these gone
pest Id confirm = know next level of mode attack and if it is even a pest vs good bug
If you can’t confirm what species theres no point to go and buy lady bugs when u don’t even know if that bug is a pest or a bad thing. Being these mites were on hot peppers it also questions if they are anything to worry about. a big tip for ya never bring in outdoor plants or nursery plants into ur indoor Inless quarried and Ipm scanned, I would even dip/spray also. Just like entry’s grow room I wear cover alls and take a shower if been outdoors or retail/ect. brining in pest by traffic and dirty clothes/plants is one of the biggest issues but also intaking air that is not filtered.
key with Ipm and being a responsible gardener is ID Confirm the bug and also have a ipk generally no matter what to make sure bugs do not exceeed the pest pressure or ever become a issue. waiting till pest existed or obvious populations is way harder to win vs doing lower dosages weekly of a biocontrol .
to answer anyone who suggest a one product way ( as a key) and using dangerous pesticides like avid to kill stuff, 1 : they didn’t pest Id confirm the bug , 2 suggesting such products as a key and not explaing they can only use it once in a cycle, reality is you will still need to use many other products to suceed for ipm or at least a good mode of attack to win and also using products like that or majority of traditional pesticides fail is the reason pest are harder to control/eliminate is growers having mindsets of getting harder in ag regions is because people go straight to these products and don’t follow instructions and think it will kill the bugs 100%, to explain this by simple terms well that 1% bugs that do that survive this nasty miticides and than theres a good chance they will become resistant and result is the safer pesticides wont work cause u produced a monster
you can argue ” you use forbid” = well yes I did ( this round, many things but..) but I also wore a chemical suite, chemical grade full face respirator with organic/chemical grade filter with bio chem gloves on anything that’s class And danger level. I make sure i have a class c measure, waste bucket and stirrer and even dedicated sprayer just for my super deadly. I rinse all my class c onto cement vs pouring into grass .
was it worth it for me to use forbid 4f= yes cause I used it against hemp russet mites ( from ur pictures that’s not ur enemy ) , but I only used it when the plants was young stage and only applied it once ( stresses the fuck out of ur plant , and I apppied at 50% rate ) & after that I applied every 3-7 days a diff product in rational Ipm ( key is knowing products are diff and diff modes of attack, also if it works for that specific bug )
why buy stuff that is dangerous for a easily conquered issues? , that method promotes resilience and if you are not good about your ppe and also safety you are putting yourself and consumer in a dangerous position . Thing is we have modern day biocontrols like Grandevo , spinosad , venerate and many more effective but do diff modes of attack to keep the pest of never winning. the cost factor but also using
buying lady bugs and all this before knowing ur bug is like buying car parts and not confirming it’s actually the part or it’s loose and even if it’s that part. just pissing in the wind per say and also To protect your garden through whole cycle it’s good to weekly scan via scope and also confirm you are not under attack but also have a weekly spray to guratee all soft bodied bugs are being taken down and if they do come into ur garden there food is “poisonous “ to the bug.
this is why I suggest biocontrols like Grandevo/venerate vs traditional pesticides ( If pest there and under 3rd week of bloom use both and combo sprays ) . The highlight you will not have the tissue stress , it protects against majority of all soft bodied species and the mode of action is attracting the bugs to the terps of the heat killed fungus ( Grandevo/venerate/botaniguard ) and they consume it and results on a non resistant attack and also is safe for bees/humans.
