Cannabis

Cannabis and Biological Control

The production of Cannabis has sky rocketed in Canada ever since it was legalized in 2018. This includes the use of biological pest controls, an alternative and environmentally friendly option compared to treating with pesticides. These bio-controls will search your crop consuming the unwanted pest you have in your facility. The main cannabis pests to look out for are spider mites, thrips, aphids, fungus gnats, and mealybugs. Some other pests that may appear are whiteflies, broad mites and hemp russet mites, however if you treat your crop preventatively these pests will unlikely cause a problem. Most bio-controls are pest specific or have a preferred pest preference. Please see protocol below to know what product to use on each pest.

Cannabis Solutions by pests:

Cannabis aphid

Rice root aphid

Fungus gnats
(Sciarid flies)

Shore flies

Leaf miners

Brown soft scale

Citrus mealybug

Long-tailed
mealybug

Hemp russet mite

Broad mite

Spider mite

Greenhouse Whitefly

Western flower
thrips

Onion thrips

Tobacco whitefly

Protocol:

Spider Mite Control Products

Spider Mite Control Products Preventative Curative Repeat Applications Notes

Spical Ultimite

One sachet per plant

n/a

Every 3-4 weeks

Not recommended to apply past week 2 of flower

Spidex Vital

n/a

100 mites per sq. meter (approx. one light)

Bi-weekly or as needed

Use Spidex Boost in situations where you need to avoid getting carrier material on foliage/buds

Spidex Boost

n/a

One sachet per sq. meter (approx. one light)

Bi-weekly or as needed

Use this product to avoid getting carrier material on plants during flower.


Thrips Control Products

Thrips Control Products Preventative Curative Repeat Applications Note

Swirski Ulti-Mite

One sachet per plant

One sachet per plant combined with Thripor or Horiver

Every 3-4 weeks

Not recommended to apply past week 2 of flower

Thripor

n/a

40 insects per sq. meter (approx. one light)

Bi-weekly or as needed

Not recommended to apply past week 3 of flower, as they will get stuck in resin.

Horiver Sticky Cards (10x25cm blue)

One card per square meter (approx. one light)

Two cards per square meter (approx. one light)

Replace cards when full

For best results place cards approx. 18" (46cm) above canopy.

Entomite

400 mites per square meter (approx. one light)

n/a

Once per crop cycle

Only to be used as a supplementary control in combination with Swirski Ulti-mite. Will not adequately control thrips as a stand alone product.


Fungus Gnat Control Products

Fungus Gnat Control Products Preventative Curative Repeat Applications Notes

Entomite

300 mites per square meter (approx. 1 light)

400 mites per square meter (approx 1. light) in combination with Horiver sticky cards hung under canopy

Preventative - once per crop cycle.

 

Curative - every six weeks on mothers and reapply each transplant stage

Only to be used as a supplementary control in combination with Swirski Ulti-Mite, will not adequately control thrips as a stand alone product.

Horiver Sticky Cards (10x25cm yellow)

n/a

Two cards per square meter (approx 1 light) - hung underneath canopy near soil line

Replace cards when full

n/a

Entonem

n/a

500,000 per meter square (approx. 1 light)

Re-apply weekly for 3-4 weeks.

Use in conjunction with Entomite for best results.


Aphid Control Products

Aphid Control Products Preventative Curative Repeat Applications Notes

Chrysopa-L

n/a

50 insects per square meter (approx. 1 light)

Weekly or bi-weekly as needed

Aphids are extremely difficult to completely eradicate using biologicals only.

Aphipar-M

n/a

10-20 wasps per square meter (approx. 1 light)

Weekly or biweekly as needed

Aphids are extremely difficult to completely eradicate using biologicals only.


Scale/Mealybug Control Products

Scale/Mealybug Control Products Preventative Curative Repeat Applications Notes

Cryptobug-L

n/a

40 insects per square meter (approx. 1 light)

Weekly or bi-weekly as needed

n/a


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