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BUDWORM CONTROL

 
  1. BUDWORM LIFE CYCLE
  2. BUDWORMS TARGET FRESH FLOWERS AND LEAVES
  3. BEST BUDWORM SPRAY
  4. ORGANIC BUDWORM SPRAY FOR VEGETABLE GARDENS
  5. FOGGING FOR BUDWORMS IS SUPER EASY AND EFFICIENT
  6. CONTACT US



There are many kinds of budworms including tobacco, petunia, rose, spruce and geranium. All are bad in that they’ll target the flowering buds and rapidly destroy the new growth.


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BUDWORM LIFE CYCLE ^

Budworms are the larval stage of a small moth which will live it’s life on flowering plants. The adult stage (moth) will be found lingering around plants they want to target. They are drawn to these plants because of pheromones left by previous activity so once a yard or plant gets activity, more activity will surely follow.

TOBACCO BUDWORM DAMAGE
View of damaged leaves of tobacco plant covered with budworm droppings and a feeding larvae.

Mating females will lay eggs on the targeted plant all summer and fall and depending on where you live, the eggs will either hatch late in the year or the following spring. This will also depend on when the plant blossoms. So for a rose budworms, the cycle will play out over and over during the course of one summer.

From the eggs will crawl small caterpillars which feed upon the young bud of the host plant. This larvae stage can range in color from cream to tan to brown to green.

Budworm larvae will feed for 1-2 months and once they get their fill, they’ll migrate down to the ground under the host plant where they’ll pupate and emerge as the adult moth. Adults mate, lay eggs and die in late fall and early winter.

Budworm pupae will typically hatch after a month or two so most active infestations will have 2-3 generations per summer. Any pupae in the ground come the fall and winter will hibernate waiting for the new year and the new spring before they emerge.

Larvae stages are small, around 1/4″, but can grow to 1/2″ or more before pupating. Because of their small size and ability to “match” the color of their host plant, budworms can be hard to find or see. Unfortunately their damage to is easy to notice as is their droppings.

 

BUDWORMS TARGET FRESH FLOWERS AND LEAVES ^

Budworms most like to feed on young flowering buds. They’ll ravish the flower as quick as it grows causing unsightly damage and though this damage usually isn’t enough to cause the plant to die, eventually the leaves and stems of the host plant will stop growing. If the plant stops producing new buds, the worms will move to the leaves of the host plant. Typical sign of damage will be brown spots, disappearing buds or leaves, black pellets (their feces) and the feeding worm.

 

BEST BUDWORM SPRAY ^

Fortunately budworms are easy to control with the right product. For non edible plants like jasmine, roses or geraniums, MAXXTHOR is highly active on all budworm species and one treatment will knock them out. Be sure to treat all parts of the plant as well as the ground underneath. This insures you’ll get the migrating budworms moving to the soil to pupate.

Add 1/2 oz of Maxxthor per gallon of water and expect to get 500-1000 sq/ft of coverage per mixed gallon.


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Make your applications with any standard PUMP SPRAYER.

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For large yards where you expect to spraying 5 or more gallons of mixed material, use a HOSE END SPRAYER. Using our sprayer, you’ll need to add 2.5 oz of Maxxthor to the sprayer and then fill it with water to the 5 gallon line. Use the entire tank over 2500-5000 sq/ft of plants.


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ORGANIC BUDWORM SPRAY FOR VEGETABLE GARDENS
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If the host plant will yield fruit or vegetables or if it’s a species you’ll harvest like the tobacco plant, use an organic gardening approved product like INSECTICIDAL SOAP. This concentrate can safely be applied to any plant that will yield fruits or vegetables yet it’s strong enough to take care of most any pest including budworms. Spray twice a month when budworms are active during the budding season for your plants.

Add 2.5 oz of concentrate per gallon of water for every 500-1000 sq/ft. using a standard pump sprayer. When using our HOSE END SPRAYER (seen above), add the concentrate to the sprayer without water, hook it to your hose and spray. When you add enough concentrate to fill the sprayer to the 5 gallon line, you’ll need to spray that amount over 1500-3000 sq/ft of plants.



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FOGGING FOR BUDWORMS IS SUPER EASY AND EFFICIENT
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For large gardens, liquid spraying may not be cost effective. Any garden area over 2500 will be easier to treat by fogging with the BITHOR. Being water based, this product is labeled for use in fogging machines and very effective on mosquitoes, gnats and other yard pests including budworms.

Use 2 oz per gallon in our big fogger; 1/4 oz per 32 oz of water in our minifogger.

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So for small yards 2500 sq/ft or less, our MINI-FOGGER is well suited. It has a 32 oz holding tank so when using Bithor, you’ll only need to add .25 oz of concentrate per tank of mixed product. Use the full tank to treat 2500-5000 sq/ft of plants.

MINI FOGGER 5330
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For large lots 1/4 to 1 acre, our BUGSPRAY FOGGER is better suited. It has a gallon sized holding tank so when using , you’ll need to add 2oz to the tank with 1 gallon of water. The gallon of mixture can then be used to fog over 10,000 to 20,000 sq/ft of plants. This fogger can pump out the treatment quickly; about 1 gallon per 5 minutes.


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CONTACT US ^

Give us a call if you need further help. Our toll free is 1-800-877-7290 and we’re open Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM. On Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM and on Saturday, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time).

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