LITTLE GREEN CATERPILLAR

[MID TOWN]

I found two of these little caterpillar lookin things. They're about 1/4" to 3/8" long and they were burrowed into small little bottom nugs. The only reason I notticed them is because the little nugs that they were in were dead and moulding.


If anyone knows what they are or how to get rid of them, the info would be much appreciated!



THANKS, MID

 

[zoolander]

Midtown I posted this before in another thread that I had them from a bag of coco I left outside and they screwed up my Grape Krush bad. I have no answer for ya but hope the best for ya on gettin rid of them

 

[GET MO]

KILL them ALL as fast as you can! These little mofuckas DesTroY crops! My folks lost almost 3 lbs too them! I dont know the best method, but in the meen time pick them off and stay on top of it... Try going to the local nursery and bring one of um with you, probly get some caterpillar killer or something cuz Im pretty sure they are in the same family, pretty sure they turn into moths. In the california foothills they hang down from oak trees in the spring. Good Luck.

 

[MynameStitch]

You have any leaves that is zig zag like? Ya, they do eat the shit out of your crop. How many plants affected as there are a lot of ways you can get rid of them......

Hand picking is one way..... you want to take the safest since your so far into flower......

I can give ya some ways, but need to know how many plants ya have before I go typing something long term that you can't use cause you got to many plants or something lol

 

[MID TOWN]

I have 16 girls about 30 days into flower. So far I've only noticeed 2 of them but I havn't exactly gone searching yet. I just notticed them today.

 

[Habibi]

wow, having them indoors is very rare.

they seem to be the only bugs that fuck with my outdoor garden but i keep my plants sprayed with safers BT caterpillar killer that stuff keeps caterpillars away. its an organic bacteria that only killers caterpillars works like a charm. only other way is to hand pick them

 

[MID TOWN]

Ok I went through all my girls and only found 3 more so I'm hoping that thats it but if anyone has anymore ideas Im open to suggestions.

 

[toodles]

You might try "BT" or Bacillus Thuringiensis I used to use it on vegetables like cabbage and broccoli for worms just like the one shown. It works very well and is safe for people. You can eat the vegetables the same day.

I would think it was safe for weed too but don't know. Essentially, it's a bacteria that "eats" the worm from the inside out.

Toodles

From the internet:

Mode of Action

When conditions for bacterial growth are not optimal Bt, like many bacteria, forms spores. Spores are the dormant stage of the bacterial life cycle, when the organism waits for better growing conditions. Unlike many other bacteria, when Bt creates spores it also creates a protein crystal. This crystal is the toxic component of Bt.

After the insect ingests Bt, the crystal is dissolved in the insect's alkaline gut. Then the insect's digestive enzymes break down the crystal structure and activate Bt's insecticidal component, called the delta-endotoxin. The delta-endotoxin binds to the cells lining the midgut membrane and creates pores in the membrane, upsetting the gut's ion balance. The insect soon stops feeding and starves to death. If the insect is not susceptible to the direct action of the delta-endotoxin, death occurs after Bt starts vegetative growth inside the insect's gut. The spore germinates after the gut membrane is broken; it then reproduces and makes more spores. This body-wide infection eventually kills the insect.8