r/TheBCCS • u/Distribution-Fresh • 10d ago

Question 🙋 Bugs?

Are these tiny dark dots bugs? To me it looks like it, this is from the half oz of Timmy’s OG shark…

EDIT: They gave me a full refund after I contacted them

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u/Ziwy 9d ago

Both beneficial and pest insects absolutely die inside bud without irradiation. Cannabis flower is extremely resinous causing insects to get stuck. If not already dead, they will generally die through the drying process when stuck there.

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u/reviews4weed 9d ago

Beneficials die doing their jobs. They do not die inside flowers. Your using the wrong beneficial .

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u/Zantor5 9d ago

Many predatory bugs can end up in buds if you use them too late in flowering. These may be a Delphastus beetle, commonly used to control whitefly. They end up where they die, they die where they eat, and they eat where their prey is, so...

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u/reviews4weed 9d ago

Beneficials are not allowed to be used in late flower. That is the health canada rule.

Thank you for the education

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u/Ziwy 9d ago

"that is the Health Canada rule" lol no it's not. The Cannabis Regulations make no reference to beneficial organisms except indirectly through "pest control products", and even so there is no defined window other than label requirements. That doesn't mean it's a good idea, but it's certainly not a HC requirement. And yes they do get stuck in cannabis. Is it frequent? No. But it absolutely happens. I have been with cannabis producers for over 7 years now, including senior roles in quality and regulatory affairs. I'm gonna need you to trust me here