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What Threat Level would you rate Broad Mites 1-10? Concider damage, control, prevention, and how ann

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John1234 said:
 
If it was really that simple, and a cheap and effective material could be used to control a wide range of bugs, I would think there would be at least one example of someone objectively implementing this on scale.
 
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there are plenty of them such as O,O-Diethyl O-[4-methyl-6-(propan-2-yl)pyrimidin-2-yl] phosphorothioate,
or O,O-diethyl O-3,5,6-trichloropyridin-2-yl phosphorothioate, 
 
but the key is being able to eat the things after they have come in contact with the nasty chemicals...
 
most of the stuff that just kills every living creature in a broad spectrum isn't safe to even look at, let alone spray on something you want to eat later...  that's the price we must pay, individually targeted, non toxic solutions as opposed to one that does it all.  convenient in this case causes severe birth defects, vision and hearing loss, cancer, and often death when ingested... 
 
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Threat level: 1.5 (typically wont kill plants, just looks bad)
Location: every where except Antarctica
Control: No controls for the vegetable leafminers are recommended. Many insecticides have poor activity against these insects and often insecticide applications will make problems worse, by differentially destroying natural enemies.
Biological Control:AACT, Predatory insects. Spiders like Orb Weavers catch the adults in webs.
Prevention: Keep your grow area clean of leaf litter and allow for predatory insects to roam your garden.
Damage caused: Tunneling in leaves
 
They alll but killed my first crop I found that spraying the plants early in the morning with a solution of Neem Oil, water and dish soap worked well
 
How do you guys keep birds away? I'm growing on my fire escape (NYC)in city picker boxes and this morning I woke up and all the leaves on my plants were gone I suspect birds or raccoons not 100% sure but I'm leaning towards the birds [emoji20]


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This is cross-posted in the PDreadie glog----So sue me.... :confused:
 
Here's a mystery: I have a number of various peppers growing on the property, a total of 6 that I have potted, the rest in the dirt. I have no aphids or other pests that I know of on ANY of them except one: My potted PDreadie. Something is dining on the leaves, but only on the PDreadie plant. I have a Rocoto Amarillo and an Aji White Lightning Bolt directly next to it, and an Aji Amarillo, Aji Lemon Drop and an Aji Mango in pots within a few feet, but none of them infected.
 
I can visually not find a worm or mite or other pest on these leaves. The other PDreadie, out in the garden about 30 yards away has no sign of infestation.
 
Is there a chinense-specific pest that prefers Scotch Bonnets? This little bastard takes large chunks out of the leaves, then moves on to another leaf without finishing the one it was on.
 
Befuddled on the tundra.....me.
 
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Thanks for any enlightenment
 
stettoman said:
This is cross-posted in the PDreadie glog----So sue me.... :confused:
 
Here's a mystery: I have a number of various peppers growing on the property, a total of 6 that I have potted, the rest in the dirt. I have no aphids or other pests that I know of on ANY of them except one: My potted PDreadie. Something is dining on the leaves, but only on the PDreadie plant. I have a Rocoto Amarillo and an Aji White Lightning Bolt directly next to it, and an Aji Amarillo, Aji Lemon Drop and an Aji Mango in pots within a few feet, but none of them infected.
 
I can visually not find a worm or mite or other pest on these leaves. The other PDreadie, out in the garden about 30 yards away has no sign of infestation.
 
Is there a chinense-specific pest that prefers Scotch Bonnets? This little bastard takes large chunks out of the leaves, then moves on to another leaf without finishing the one it was on.
 
Befuddled on the tundra.....me.
 
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Thanks for any enlightenment
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     My guess would be a hornworm caterpillar. They have really good camouflage and hide during the day. Try to look for one after the sun goes down. They are sneaky, but really fun to kill. 
 
Hybrid_Mode_01 said:
 
 
     My guess would be a hornworm caterpillar. They have really good camouflage and hide during the day. Try to look for one after the sun goes down. They are sneaky, but really fun to kill. 
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Came here to search the pest guide for Tomato Hornworm and only found this post.  I hate those big ugly bastards and wanted to come vent.
 
Sinn said:
oops sorry second try 
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If nobody has responded to you here is my two cents. Cut worms they are in the soil. They come out at night. Larvae stage of some type of moth. I hate them we getting in the desert too.
 
Hi guys, I found this happy family living in my Caribbean Red plant. I'm pretty new to growing peppers but they're aphids, right? I've read about using soap, would this be ordinary dishwasher soap? (ie: Fairy Liquid or similar). Any other tips? Thanks guys!
 
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Arakh said:
Hi guys, I found this happy family living in my Caribbean Red plant. I'm pretty new to growing peppers but they're aphids, right? I've read about using soap, would this be ordinary dishwasher soap? (ie: Fairy Liquid or similar). Any other tips? Thanks guys!
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No! Absolutely not! See my post here:
http://thehotpepper.com/topic/65239-bugs-on-leaves/?p=1478338
 
In fairness, your plants may survive depending on the harshness of the dishwater soap. But it's far, far from ideal. Very phytotoxic as compared to simple fatty acid soaps, so why would you?
 
Want another tip? Make sure the leaves do not dry for a while. Keep them humid. E.g. cover them with plastic for half an hour. The insecticide effect is extremely strongly correlated to the duration the soap is still wet or as a surrogate variable, the humidity of the location they're allowed to dry in. Our best guess at why soap works is via suffocation and this takes at least a couple of minutes, maybe 10-20 for full suffocation. If you let the plants air dry immediately you might not even notice any reduction in aphid numbers. It's very important.
 
Please help identify this problem and how to combat it. It started with one plant and in one night it move to four others.
 

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Elpicante said:
Please help identify this problem and how to combat it. It started with one plant and in one night it move to four others.
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I hate to say it but it looks like TMV - Tabacco Mosaic Virus. I may be wrong but if it is you need to trash the plants
 
Elpicante said:
Please help identify this problem and how to combat it. It started with one plant and in one night it move to four others.
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My guess would be sunburn, but it's just that: a guess.
 
Curious if anyone has ever used the apple cider vinegar/dish soap mixture to get rid of gnats?
 
I am growing two OW Jalepenos Kratky style, but I have the very upmost root ball contained in a cup with soil and the roots hang down through a hole. The gnats have found safe haven in the soil cups and they are beginning to spread to my tomato and OW Bhut. If the Apple cider vinegar method takes a long time to take effect I might opt for a more store bought chemical method. I'm not going to be harvesting anything soon at all. Months actually, but if the vinegar method works fairly well I will use it as I have the materials laying around
 
Thanks!
 
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