rckymtnhighlady
New member
I found grasshoppers eating my plants. what should I do to get rid of them? I thought I was trippin but they are there.
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grasshoppers
- Thread starter rckymtnhighlady
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Welcome to ICmag...grasshoppers?? iv never heard of em eating ur weed....is there just one or more and are they a real threat?? try pickin em off...im not sure wot u can use to kill em off...nemm may haelp detur them as it is an insect repellent...im sure Growdoc will stop by with a suggestion...peace
lester gas
Member
thump the little dewds to the ground then stomp them into mulch. tis cruel but if you do this several days in a row you will help your plants bigtime. We find 3 or 4 kinds: big greens (destructive!) little greens, little brown uns, and big fat nasty brown locusts. If you have a self watered spot by the stream that grows alot of nettle and mugwort there might be thousands feeding on those plants and ya just have to accept the destruction. Have heard about spores that you can buy that seriously mess up hoppers of everykind but have never tried them . This season in our high mountain sites is the worst hopper action and damage i've seen in 30 years of being into the ' hobby '. Good luck and know that they rarely kill a good sized plant.
g13
Member
have this problem as well .i found this doing a google serch .Garlic Oil Spray
To make: Combine 3 ounces of minced garlic cloves with 1 ounce of mineral oil. Let soak for 24 hours or longer. Strain.
Next mix 1 teaspoon of fish emulsion with 16 ounces of water. Add 1 tablespoon of castille soap to this.
Now slowly combine the fish emulsion water with the garlic oil. Kept in a sealed glass container this mixture will stay viable for several months. To use: Mix 2 tablespoons of garlic oil with 1 pint of water and spray.
also they say you can use neem oil to help control them. here is the link .hope this helps,g13
http://www.ghorganics.com/page12.html
To make: Combine 3 ounces of minced garlic cloves with 1 ounce of mineral oil. Let soak for 24 hours or longer. Strain.
Next mix 1 teaspoon of fish emulsion with 16 ounces of water. Add 1 tablespoon of castille soap to this.
Now slowly combine the fish emulsion water with the garlic oil. Kept in a sealed glass container this mixture will stay viable for several months. To use: Mix 2 tablespoons of garlic oil with 1 pint of water and spray.
also they say you can use neem oil to help control them. here is the link .hope this helps,g13
http://www.ghorganics.com/page12.html
G
Guest
Yeh i used neem before. It works good just don't use it into flowering. Don't mix to strong as it can burn the plant in the sun. Good Luck Jubei
i read they dont like chili powder so this morning i dumped some on a small plant i could care less about and i'll see if it works
