I mean ladybugs and such. I have read H2O2 only works on small soft bodied insects, but wondered what you may know about H2O2 as a pesticide. I have only begun to look at I formation, i did know about its fungicide activity, i didn’t know it worked as an insecticide as well. I have enough large animal predators, if only I could spray them away… 
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Yes, this will drive insects away and keep them away. It will also kill any eggs aphids have laid.
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You’re the man, @Farmer_Dan!
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About 80 days of time lapse. Two angles.
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I love how you can see the weather pattern! It’s interesting to watch their growth spurts
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Yeah, I watched those and wonder what it was exactly. Maybe an ideal day, maybe it was the day after a watering event, or fertilizer, or one of the biostimulants. I did miss a couple of days in the video by accident, so those will be a bigger jump. I haven’t matched up my logs to the video. That’ll be a good winter project.
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Email sent.
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First time ever getting russet mites. Super bummed, I blame my giant plants for welcoming all manner of birds to inhabit them…
I hit them with a double dose of Grandevo. Bought some sulfur to spray tomorrow, major soak of all plants. Then I plan to do a normal dose of Grandevo every 3 days until I run out. Before I run out, I plan to order Swirski mites to release on the afflicted rows and their neighboring rows and hope they carry me through the final 2 or 3 weeks.
Anyone have any hash oil friendly recommendations?
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@jarrodmason you should definitely meet @Farmer_Dan, another amazing outdoor farmer.
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Hey @Farmer_Dan, we growers are all mourning alongside you. A this stage it’s very hard for me to recommend you spraying anything…bummer for sure!
Thanks for posting these. A lot of growers would simply hide these pics and facts. It’s a testament to your character!
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It was beyond my control on this one, just one of those forces of nature. Maybe I need one of those bird cannons? I am sure my neigh ors would love that. Lol
Perhaps full bird exclusion? Not going to happen.
I think preventative predator mites may be the key here. I’ll do a August 1st release from now on. Apparently 25,000/acre is the preventative rate, which is pretty cheap.
I’ll be using this bacterial insecticide, it probably won’t eradicate them, but I just need suppression so they don’t spread too far over the next few weeks.
Good thing it all goes to hash and I work on averages. 
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Have you thought about using a bird net set up several feet above your crop?
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With enough T-posts, anything is possible.
It is still no guarantee against a windborne pest. Those little bastards are crazy…
I think preventative predatory mite applications will be in order. Starting with the clone trays before planting.
I’ll keep this posted with how Grandevo is doing. I have also heard good things about Botanigard 22WP. It is a pathogethic fungus of arthropods.
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@Farmer_Dan Much love brother! Outdoor isn’t for the faint of heart. Look forward to connecting with you on here.
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For your russet mites, besides Botanigard (Beauveria bassiana), consider Metarhizium anisopliae (Met52) and or Isaria (Paecilomyces) fumosoroseus (PFR97) if allowed by regulation.
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Great news!
It appears sulfur (and Grandevo) has really put the screws to these little RM bastards. I’d venture a guess of 80% reduction to the adult population.
I applied 3lbs per acre of both sulfur and Grandevo in 60 gallons of spray in the first pass. Second pass will be 3lbs in a smaller volume with faster delivery. I don’t think my back can take 7 hours twice per week. With this sort of knockdown, I hope a more concentrated but faster spray time will be enough.
I am adding some DE to the mix for today’s dose, just one more mode of action.
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Pfftt… Russet mites ain’t that tough. Next year there will be no issue, with a touch of prevention.
Chugging along. A lot of loose ends to tie before harvest. I am hoping to pull 2.5-4.5 rows around the 24th. I am afraid I will not have the space for the entire crop to dry, so I need an early start with the earliest cultivars.
William’s Wonder
Granddaddy Purple
Note: White speckles are residual diatomaceous earth. I am guessing it will all wash away in the upcoming rain. Most of it has worn off just from morning dew accumulation.
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The harpin protein is a byproduct of insect. It tricks the plant into thinking it’s under attack and stimulates the (SARS) Systemic Acquired Response System. The plant produces more trichromes to beef up its defense as a means of self preservation. I had one strain that got so sticky i couldn’t roll joints because after the first hit you couldn’t get a hit off of it. Perfect for concentrates though.
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