by Alex Robles

Biological predators are my first line of defense and best answer for pest management in my gardens.  I don’t have to worry about pest developing a resistance to them like I would with certain pesticides.  But I do know that a certain number of pests have to be in the garden for predators to want to stay and feed, Green Lacewings are no different.  There are about 1,200 green lacewing species are known worldwide.  They are great general predators that will attacks insects and insect eggs, such as aphids, small caterpillars, mites, whitefly, scale, mealybug, thrips, psyllids, and other soft-bodied insects.

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by Alex Robles

If you’ve never had root aphids before, count yourself lucky.  They are sinister little bastard that can be easily misdiagnosed.  Since “knowing is half the battle”, I want to share everything I’ve learned about them.

What are they:

The Root Aphid is in the Phylloxera family of insects, more specifically it is from the Pemphigus species and feeds on a lot of different plant roots.

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by Alex Robles

Spider mites are one of the most common pests that cannabis growers are going to run into.  If they’re left unchallenged and allowed to get comfortable they will be devastating to a crop.  So instead of doing battle with these little bastards I suggest developing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program suited to your conditions.  A good place to start is to have clean grow area, don’t give pests a reason to want to hang out. The next step is to know your enemy.

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