If it were your Pedro, what would you do?
by Efficient_Guava_4673
If it were your Pedro, what would you do?
by Efficient_Guava_4673
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Thrips. If I were that cactus, I’d go swimming in Catpn Jacks Dead Bug
Those are thrips. They’ll suck and bite on new growth. I spray with capt jack spinosad at night every other day for a week
Thrips. Just had them inside and outside. Thank you for reminding me to use some systemics and dead bug spray today!
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Is there an alternative to captain Jack in Europe? I couldn’t find It, and mine also have thrips. I’ve been spraying with isopropyl alcohol, but I want a true solution.
Thrips are little baby bugs but don’t let their size fool you. They’re a menace
Thrips are pretty common outdoors. If I were to go up to one of my native passionflower vines or an elderberry bush, they’d be everywhere. But that’s also a whole functioning ecosystem, unlike cactus farming. When cultivating plants, they’re considered a sap sucking menace and can transmit viruses. Nasty little buggers.
They lay eggs Inside the plant tissue so your goal is to kill the breeding population of adults. Spray your preferred pesticide: some prefer spinosad, I’m currently using a 3-in-one antifungal and imidacloprid spray for spider mites. Works for thrips though too. I’d spray again once every 3 days, 3-5 times. Or you could do a systemic imidacloprid on your next watering (if you’re not eating your cacti). Just cause thrips are hard to identify by species, egg hatching time can be from 2-4 days depending on growing conditions and species. So the every 3 days is to catch the new hatches, and the repeat is just to catch any that might’ve happened to breed in that time
try predatory mites, worked for me without chemicals.
Dusting with sulfur and diatomaceous earth on the tips
Thrips larvae
Abamectin works great for me against all mites and insects.