leap hoppers grasshoppers and locusts they really can't be a pain in the ass once they get into
your grow room you're here with mark vowel at perfectguards.com please remember to like
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dealing with the infestation of grasshoppers and i hope this video is going to give you some type
of insight of how to deal with the problem so leaf hoppers grasshoppers and locusts are
actually all different grasshoppers and locusts are fairly similar they're actually considered to
be both grasshoppers the main difference between those is that a locust can actually create a huge
infestation you know you see locust swarms we've heard about in the bibles where they come and
destroy the entire crops these are only going to be issues for growers that are obviously growing
in major outdoor situations for the majority of growers too that are growing indoors they're not
going to be dealing with leaf hoppers grasshoppers or locusts the main growers that are going to be
dealing with them are the smaller outdoor growers that are growing in their backyard
they're not growing in a greenhouse in some type of protective environment and for the majority of
you guys i think the number one best solution for dealing with this problem is a shade cloth of some
level you guys don't have to get 30 safety costs or 50 or 70 percent you can even just get a simple
10 shade cloth those will protect your plants from quite a few bugs that are going to try to
get into your grow environment yeah you're going to be reflecting a little light away although
you always have to take into consideration where you're going to get a better yield with more light
or plants that still have their foliage and that haven't been eaten away through bugs leaf hoppers
are much smaller than grasshoppers if any of you guys are wondering the main difference between
leaf operative grasshoppers is leaf hoppers will actually suck the sap out of your leaves and will
show up in your plants through some type of malnourishment or plant deficiency of some
level the leaf hoppers will also lay their eggs in the leaves so that itself is just
another issue grasshoppers will actually lay their eggs in the first one inch of soil both pests go
dormant in the winter and then come alive when the temperature heats up so they can very well
be with you through the entire season you could use products like asmax or neem although we've
talked about already about how neem is oil based the reason why they will work though is because
these bugs eat the sap or eat the leaf because as max is a growth inhibitor it's actually going to
starve them to death in a sense because if i remember straight it forces them to
grow rapidly and they can't keep up with the amount of food they need to eat and so they
end up starving to if i remember straight of how the neem works specifically another person on the
channel recommended penny royal herb they actually said to take this herb make it a tea and then use
it as a foliar spray that this would actually work really well as a repellant for rabbits and
other larger critters more than just spider mites and aphids and the small critters as
well i actually really like this suggestion i haven't used it i actually want to implement
it i'm throwing it out there because i have done a little research and it has been known as a natural
pest repellent literally just by putting the plant outside of your house or different areas
where there's ants it will encourage the ants to not come into your home in addition women have
used this as a natural remedy to have an abortion and it has been known to be toxic so obviously
keep out of reach of children and if you do deal with it on your hands make sure to wash your hands
after messing with it just like anything if you're going to use something as a pesticide
you have to take into consideration that it also might in some level be a pesticide or
toxic to you as well grasshoppers will actually eat your entire leaf so either one of these if
left unchecked can be devastating in your room if you see a grasshopper find it and get it out of
your grow room if you can in the beginning of the season put up some type of perimeter a shade cloth
something that's going to keep a large amount of your critters out of your grow room so you
don't even have to go down the direction of using a pesticide or a fungicide yeah well you'll get it
hurt it could possibly although like i said what's worse not bringing in yield because your foliage
was eaten up or because you reflected 10 or 20 percent of the light coming into your greenhouse
that itself probably is going to be benefit on helping control the temperature and creating a
better overall grow environment these pests can be very easy to deal with if you're thoughtful
in the beginning of your season and they can be a pain in the butt because you can go outside
and if you find the right grasshopper that really loves your plant you could be
missing a huge amount of foliage fairly quickly please give this video a thumbs up like share
and subscribe because at times roots can bind together at other times we can transplant into
into the ground using a jiffy pot which is very normal jiffy pots are over at orchard home depot
we don't think that a pot that is meant to biodegrade could cause root bound issues like this