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Spinosad 🐛 IPM

A natural insecticide derived from the soil bacterium Saccharopolyspora spinosa, consisting of spinosyn A and spinosyn D. Active ingredient in Captain Jack's Dead Bug.

Jeremy calls it a 'nuclear organic bomb' for thrips and spider mites in veg, but warns it is not on the commercial cannabis approved list and should never go into dense flower buds.

Discussed in: Ep 004 · Ep 018

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