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Post by H2O on Nov 21, 2010 12:20:25 GMT -5
Well hopefully they're kept at bay for a while longer now haha.
How are you doing dormancy this year? Ive already put mine in the fridge so I don't think I'll need to be worrying about thrips lol but I guess with the fridge comes other problems lol
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Post by robthered on Nov 21, 2010 12:51:30 GMT -5
The flytraps are in the fridge. It's my terrarium with my neps which is under attack  . Since spraying last night I dont really see them around. I'm gonna keep with the doses every 5 days for a few weeks to ensure they dont come back. |
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Post by frederick on Nov 21, 2010 14:16:57 GMT -5
sticky tapes are frequently used in greenhouses against thrips and other pests. The yellow ones are the right kind, they are attracted to that color more than others. Bear in mind these insects are thriving in hot and dryish conditions, so you may want to play with these parameters if possible. Also, they are strongly attracted to the scent of sugar...so mixing 1 teaspoon of sugar in the insecticide solution helps promote the ingestion of it! another trick exploiting their sugary taste is to grow a pea plant apart from your CPs; the pea is much more sugary and therefore will attract the majority of them, and making a treatment on that plant alone refrains from using an insecticide on your beloved insectivores  hope this helps! |
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Post by robthered on Nov 21, 2010 15:05:56 GMT -5
sticky tapes are frequently used in greenhouses against thrips and other pests. The yellow ones are the right kind, they are attracted to that color more than others. Bear in mind these insects are thriving in hot and dryish conditions, so you may want to play with these parameters if possible. Also, they are strongly attracted to the scent of sugar...so mixing 1 teaspoon of sugar in the insecticide solution helps promote the ingestion of it! another trick exploiting their sugary taste is to grow a pea plant apart from your CPs; the pea is much more sugary and therefore will attract the majority of them, and making a treatment on that plant alone refrains from using an insecticide on your beloved insectivores hope this helps! Awesome thanks Frederick. I'm gonna go out and buy some of those sticky tapes. Is there a certain brand or something I should get? cheers man! |
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Post by vraev on Nov 21, 2010 16:47:10 GMT -5
watch out...there are specific colors of them. Each meant to attract a specific kind of creepy crawly. BAck in those days when I got them through an onion I was trying to grow, I also read that some people use potatoes to pull them in. google it.
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Post by H2O on Nov 21, 2010 17:29:57 GMT -5
Just to clarify with the sticky traps.
Sticky traps are not used very often for fighting any pest, the main purpose of sicky traps is to monitor flying pests and biologicals you might have and the occurrence of them in that area. They're most offten used in IPM programs when bennifical biologicals are also being used.
Sticky traps will tell you if you have thrips but will not help fight them to any degree
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Post by frederick on Nov 21, 2010 21:34:07 GMT -5
hum that's right, I was wrong...I misinterpreted the section ''Prevention and control'' in my notes with the sticky traps listed for thrips hehe! In fact, I should've recalled that when I recently visited a greenhouse producing tomatoes (Savoura brand!), the lady told us that they used sticky traps to keep record of the overall population and within specific areas of the greenhouse, along with the population of a parasitoid wasp (can't recall the name) used as a natural mean of control...sounds costly, but it must be fascinating to observe!  |
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. Since spraying last night I dont really see them around. I'm gonna keep with the doses every 5 days for a few weeks to ensure they dont come back.
