Yeah I should patent that name.
Basic idea is that any bugs loose enough to be able to be "tapped" off a plant are loose enough to be vacuumed off. I always vacuum up spiders (shame on me) so I'm no stranger to the concept. If it works on thrips, it might work well on whitefly, aphids....
Vacuum nozzle needs widening in order to reduce vacuum pressure, no point sucking the leaves off the plant! And a jar to see the spoils is essential in the long run too...
But for initial tests, I can miss out the jar.
Luckily my vacuum cleaner (yeah we call them hoovers here in the UK...) has a very low suction setting intended for curtains. Or bugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qu6rqUexm0
....tests ongoing....of course, it's typical that I couldn't find a single thrip today, after picking maybe fifteen off yesterday. Maybe they heard me coming!
Basic idea is that any bugs loose enough to be able to be "tapped" off a plant are loose enough to be vacuumed off. I always vacuum up spiders (shame on me) so I'm no stranger to the concept. If it works on thrips, it might work well on whitefly, aphids....
Vacuum nozzle needs widening in order to reduce vacuum pressure, no point sucking the leaves off the plant! And a jar to see the spoils is essential in the long run too...
But for initial tests, I can miss out the jar.
Luckily my vacuum cleaner (yeah we call them hoovers here in the UK...) has a very low suction setting intended for curtains. Or bugs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qu6rqUexm0
....tests ongoing....of course, it's typical that I couldn't find a single thrip today, after picking maybe fifteen off yesterday. Maybe they heard me coming!