WTH is this worm?

[fullauto]

I have relatively no experience with pests in my cab until tonite. I was checkin and feeding the clan tonite and one of my 2 week old duurty dragons had some crazy lookin web thru and around the leaves. Lookin at it close it had black spots thru the web and i could get my damn little scope to focus on it. I found two 1/2" long light green worms with a dark green stripe crawlin on the leaves and they could move! they avoided the tweezers a time or two until i got'em.Tried to take a pic but i couldn't focus that great. I ffound the same deal on one of my big pollen donor medusas-on both plants looks like they chewed some leaves. I ended up deep sixing the little duurty dragon as she was covered with this web-this all popped up in 2 days since i fed'em-they weren't there before. I took a couple of the leaves off my medusa that was affected and killed the 2 worms i found crawlin on that one.Anyone know what they are? I was thinkin loopers from a pic i saw but not sure.

 

[pher]

Damn worms! Sorry to hear this Fullauto! Never seen these before. Good luck getting rid of them.
:smokebuds:


JM, where are ya bro?

 

[KindredSpirit]

Could they be cabbage looper worms? I have no idea if they attack canna, but they've been eating the shite out of my broccoli and kale.

Any rogue moths flying around your grow area lately?

 

[fullauto]

Thanks guys! I'm not sure Kindred-them little suckers kinda looked like your pic-i saw a pic of the loopers in jorge cervants mj book in the pests section. It is very possible a small rogue moth got in their,in fact i know there was a tiny one in there a while ago.When i found the first one he was curled up in the crneter of a leave-blended right in. I don't know-do they spin a small web like that like a silk worm maybe?

 

[fullauto]

After alittle searchin on the net all i could come up with is budworms? They do make a small web around leaves and flowers according to what i've read. There usually an outdoor problem i thought? Could be i have multiple pests-the worm and spidermites but having experience with neither i don't know. I eliminated the affected 2 week old plant completely and seperated the flowering male to a different cab. I got some neem oil for my veggie garden,be watchin the next day or two to see what pops up-i'm hopin i got the offenders but i don't know.

 

[Joe Dirt]

I would dust them down good with DE. It has been extremely effective for any worms I've used it against.

 

[stonemaster]

There is a product called Di Pell(?) It is a bacteria that just kills worms, safe to eat by the spoonfull.

 

[KindredSpirit]

I would dust them down good with DE. It has been extremely effective for any worms I've used it against.

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DE FTW!

If they were some type of looper, you should be able to look at the leaves and see where the moths have laid their eggs. They look like little schlongs sprouting straight out from the leaf

 

[fullauto]

The leave i tried to scope last nite looked like little white/clear eggs attached to it but it was tough to tell.I'm gonna run to the garden shop and see if they got any of this DE. Is it safe for early flower? Goin on another bug hunt tonite and then dutin just to bew safe.Thanks guys!

 

[Joe Dirt]

DE is not a poison, use it at any phase... Diatomaceous Earth... it is in both Home Depot and Lowes in my area... shouldn't be too hard to find.