Integrated Pest Management for the Beginner Cannabis Grower
One blight that every cannabis cultivator faces at some point is pests. The term pest can describe many nuisances but primarily entails...
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Sep 28, 20234 min read
Hypochlorous acid and cannabis growing
In this age of cannabis cultivation, you’ll find many products for the different issues cultivators face. You’ll also find many...
Apr 5, 202212 min read
How to keep bugs off weed plants: Marijuana pest control techniques
Marijuana pest control is something gardeners have had to deal with for centuries. Whether they are birds, insects, mammals, or even...
Jan 27, 20224 min read
Gophers and moles on marijuana plants
Moles and gophers are animals that run underground. They often go unseen and tend to surface in dark spaces. They can be harmful to your...
Oct 21, 20216 min read
Aphids on marijuana plants
Aphids are winged insects that hide on the underside of your marijuana plants’ leaves, using their piercing mouths to bite a hole in your...
Sep 21, 20214 min read
Mealybugs on marijuana plants
Mealybugs are an interesting type of insect in that their male and female counterparts function extremely differently. They even look...
Sep 16, 20213 min read
Snails and slugs on marijuana plants
You have definitely seen these before. Slugs are gooey and around one inch long with astute antennae. Snails are just slugs with a shell...
Sep 13, 20217 min read
Protecting marijuana plants from animal pests
One of the most serious enemies of marijuana plants is bigger pests such as cats, dogs, and rodents. This also includes wild animals like...
Sep 9, 20215 min read
Russet Mites
Russet mites are tiny but powerful. Their ability to destroy your precious marijuana plants comes from the fact that there’s never just...
Sep 9, 20218 min read
Fungus gnats on marijuana plants
Fungus gnats on cannabis plants are a common problem for soil growers, but if you know what to do they’re actually easy to get rid of....
Sep 3, 202110 min read
Spider mites on weed plants
Of all the possible invaders getting into your marijuana crop, spider mites on weed are by far the worst. They’re a common cannabis...
Aug 27, 20214 min read
Cutworms on marijuana plants
Cutworms have the worst effect on younger marijuana seedlings . These pests can completely destroy them in just one night. They are a...
Aug 14, 20215 min read
Dual Purpose Controls For Pests And Disease
Dual purpose products to control pests and diseases on marijuana plants: Cinnamon Oil and Tea Clove Oil Coriander Oil Garlic...
Aug 14, 20214 min read
Caterpillars on marijuana plants
Caterpillars love marijuana plants! Corn Borer and Hemp Borer are the two most destructive caterpillars. These pests will diminish the...
Jul 22, 20213 min read
Leaf miners on marijuana plants
Leaf miners are a type of insect that has a unique style of damaging your marijuana plants: they burrow between the two epidural layers...
Jul 4, 20216 min read
Rats and mice on marijuana plants
Rats and mice are rodents that scavenge for their food. Marijuana plants are an example of such rodent food. Rats and mice on...
Jun 7, 20213 min read
Thrips on marijuana plants
Thrips are small (smaller than 0.06” in length), insects with wings that feed off of the liquids of the marijuana plant through poking a...
Jun 3, 20214 min read
Birds on marijuana plants
Birds have their pros and cons when it comes to your marijuana garden. They do some good by gobbling up unwanted critters on your...
May 16, 20215 min read
Crickets and grasshopper on marijuana plants
Crickets and grasshoppers are a particularly damaging pest to marijuana plants, especially when it comes to field crickets and mole...
May 13, 20215 min read
Deer and marijuana plants
When you planted your marijuana garden, you probably didn’t account for the local deer population. Do deers eat marijuana plants. It is...
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