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    My Battle with the Borg

    in Pest Control

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    Hi guys

    Well as we all know life isn't always perfect in Rye garden and pest get in from time to time and when they do we need to deal with them.

     

    I have been battling the borg for a while now , for those of you who don't know who the Borg are they are those little red fuckers that love to piss on my parade.... Spidermites 

     

    I have done the pyrol thing with good effect and the neem thing with good effect but as a pure organic grower it's always pissed me off that I have to turn to a pesticide even though it's organic to sort them out . On the international sites and overseas you will see there is another option which we have not been able to get in SA easily until now!!!!! Christmas has come early for me and in his sack has brought me 6000 of the best borg killers in the world , P. persimilis

     

    P. persimilis are a preditory mite that hunt kill and eat spidermites . Unlike there lesser trained allies the ladybug P. persimilis is ruthless and will decimate the spidermite plague and once done will then turn on themselves and eat each other .

     

    Back to Predators Table of Contents

     

    Phytoseiulus persimilis

    (Acarina: Phytoseiidae)

     

    Phytoseiulus persimilis, a predaceous mite, is one of the mainstays of greenhouse integrated pest management programs for control of spider mites on vegetables and ornamentals in Europe, North America, and elsewhere. This mite was accidentally introduced into Germany from Chili in 1958 and subsequently shipped to other parts of the world, including California and Florida, from Germany.

     

    Appearance

     

    Although extremely small (approximately 0.5 mm or 0.02 inches), P. persimilis can be distinguished with a hand lens. It is fast moving, orange to bright reddish orange, has a teardrop-shaped body and long legs, and is slightly larger than its prey. Immatures are a pale salmon color. Eggs are oval, approximately twice as large as the pest mite eggs.

     

    (Note: in the winter, the twospotted spider mite also develops a reddish color, although two dark spots on its abdomen usually distinguish this pest from other mites.)

     

    Habitat

     

    Greenhouses, interior plantscapes, and crops where twospotted spider mites are a problem.

     

    Pests Attacked (Host Range)

     

    This species is a specialized predator of web-spinning spider mites such as the twospotted spider mite. In fact, P. persimilis feeds, reproduces, and completes development only on mites in the subfamily Tetranychinae, although it also feeds on young thrips and can be cannabilistic when spider mite prey is unavailable.

     

    Life Cycle

     

    P. persimilis eggs hatch in 2-3 days, and although the larval stage does not feed, the subsequent nymphs and adults feed on all stages of prey. Total time from egg to adult ranges from 25.2 days at 15°C (59°F) to 5.0 days at 30°C (86°F).

     

    The adult female may lay up to 60 eggs during her 50 day-long lifetime at 17-27°C. Generation times of from seven to 17 days are possible, depending on temperature and humidity. Due to its tropical origin,P. persimilis does not have a diapause stage and is active year-round in enclosed habitats such as interior plantscapes and greenhouses.

     

    I will keep this thread updated as I go and this may be a good option for anyone wanting to take organic growing to that next level.

     

    Cheers

    GLO

    Heisenberg's PC CFL Grow

    in Grow Diaries

    Posted

    No idea what they are, bud.

     

    Just spray a little Baygon, or Doom around your grow space. Spray the soil around the plant also.

     

    I think your plant is still young enough for it not to cause any issues with your product.

     

    Pick the buggers off from the plant itself- making sure to get all of them.

     

    If they're coming from the soil, try doing a H2O2 flush.

     

    Please do not flush your ORGANIC soil with H2O2... this will decimate your microbes and fungi in your soil and more than likely kill your plant over time.... as for spraying with bygone or Doom,  that just sent shivers down my organic spine , your choice bud but I wouldn't no matter what pests I have got. 

     

    @Skolley , bud I am not trying to be mean or nasty but that's just bad advise for an organic grower.

     

    Cheers

    GLO

    Project "Alice" - Testing grounds

    in Grow Diaries

    Posted

    Aact is not a nutrient... it's a microbial inoculation. Keep it simple this is your first grow? Get yourself a bottle of biogrow and give her a feeding.  You can't absorb everything for your first grows. You have to grow your skills as well as your plants. Once you feel comfortable with a few grows then start to refine your techniques. Soil mix simple worm casting, soil, coco , lime and  perlite. Feed with biogrow and get that girl looking good.

     

    Cheers

    GLO

    bubble bags

    in Extracts & Concentrates

    Posted

    Hi guys

     I am looking  for a 5 gal 8 bag set of bubblebags and my question is ..... who has tried what and what's your opnion on them?

     

     

    I am very wary on those ebay bags and at the price vapestore charges I may as well just get the originals...

     

     

    Cheers

    Reaf

    Indoor heat issues

    in Indoor Growing

    Posted

    The one problem is.... it's not summer yet , we have had a few warm days but this is a long way of summer. Idealy you wanting your cab so be no more then 5 degrees above outside ambient temperature . Get a cooled hood and it will help a lot , don't get a cool tube as I feel they are poor reflectors .

    Cheers

    Reaf

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