This little mfer wreaked havoc on my jalapeño plant overnight. Just glad he didn’t get to my habs.
by TheLastGinger420
4 Comments
Independent_Way_7846
Well, tbh I personally find it very hard to locate eggs. I find those by chance- sometimes. So what I usually do is once I know they have arrived on a plant, I go out every evening with a blacklight flashlight and the cats will glow. I can find them while they’re pretty small so there’s minimal damage.
Doing this every night is important bc, like you said, they can wreak havoc overnight. Once they don’t seem to be there for a few consecutive nights, you can reduce the frequency but they will come back so don’t stop searching throughout the season.
Edited to say: once they’re on one plant, it’s safe to assume they’re on the others nearby or in the same bed. So check those too.
5H17SH0W
Jesus!! He’s huge! Eggs? I’d be worried about face-huggers. I think they lay them under the leaves, right?
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Well, tbh I personally find it very hard to locate eggs. I find those by chance- sometimes. So what I usually do is once I know they have arrived on a plant, I go out every evening with a blacklight flashlight and the cats will glow. I can find them while they’re pretty small so there’s minimal damage.
Doing this every night is important bc, like you said, they can wreak havoc overnight. Once they don’t seem to be there for a few consecutive nights, you can reduce the frequency but they will come back so don’t stop searching throughout the season.
Edited to say: once they’re on one plant, it’s safe to assume they’re on the others nearby or in the same bed. So check those too.
Jesus!! He’s huge! Eggs? I’d be worried about face-huggers. I think they lay them under the leaves, right?
Edit: spelling
Kill it with fire 🔥
Crazy, I pulled one off my habanero this morning!