Thrips in a perpetual tent

[Frankthetank]

Hey folks....unfortunatley I've got a plant that has thrips....none of the other plants in the tent are showing signs (as of yet) of the infestation. I just ordered some garden safe....here is my question. The infested plant is day 66 right now....and could use another 10 days to fatten up. The next plants in line are on day 43 and 42. So....would it be best to chop the oldest one now, and spray the rest as soon as possible (both plants have just started bud development, the others are in veg still)....or can I get away with waiting a few days to a week (to let the other plant mature a bit more)? This is the first time I've dealt with these little buggers...so any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[namvet25]

Best to get some Garden Safe organic spray and spray all your plants but do not spray buds on the oldest one but just the soil and leaves.Thrips usually won't bother buds so you can let her go awhile longer to fatten up but keep an eye on her.

 

[Frankthetank]

Best to get some Garden Safe organic spray and spray all your plants but do not spray buds on the oldest one but just the soil and leaves.Thrips usually won't bother buds so you can let her go awhile longer to fatten up but keep an eye on her.

Thank you very much for the quick reply, my friend. I'll get right on it.

 

[Waira]

@Frankthetank ... get me some pics mate to confirm,.... personally, I like products with spinosad in them, low odor/residue, very effective,... Thrips are very mobile, jumpers, adults can fly, so only juvies are stuck on the plant... they will actively evade you when you poke around looking for them! As an OD grower, I fight them all the time,... there are lots of choices for the early bloom/veg plants, but the one that's close should get spinosad sprays,.. be sure to use a wetting agent, and focus on the leaves, buds proper aren't food as the trich's can capture and kill them,.. they tend to feed on upper surfaces of leaves,... larvae undergo a pupation in the soil, but don't fed then, so a surface dosing of spinosad, can help nail them there if the population is at that stage,.. sounds like your infestation is low, so you may not have to, but a surface dusting of DE can make life hard for any looking to dive in!
Spinosad does break down after several days, and it's soluble so if you want to do the bud washing thing, that can help remove remaining residues (google it, there's lots of new stuff on this now)... it can also help remove the nasty debris they leave behind (poops, molt castings).... BUT let's confirm thrips first,...