Ahh man, I know you're feelin' it homie, but 1 single salvo of fire wll not win this war, alas,... If you see only a few, it's possible you've flushed some out of hiding, which is a good sign; remember, these fuckers are ninjas, highly mobile. To give some perspective, at the orchid nursery we were free to use full atomics, often combos of them, with the turbo-death-mist fan (treats the entire 100' greenhouse)and even then after a week we may see a hot spot here and there, and have to treat locally. (Sorry I didn't bring this up before, bro) You, Grasshoppah, or should I say Grassmokah, are going to have to Ninja them back by frequently scanning for stragglers. Also, the true source of the thrips hasn't been confirmed yet, right? If there's any of the suspect soil left to inspect, up close with a magnifier, do so... Also, did you make that alcohol/soap spray to treat the general area? the insect. soap isn't the best for this, as it makes a residual mess everywhere, and unless the bugs get a proper soak of it, they may not die... with the alcohol soln. made with mild soap as descibed, and a small spritzer bottle (one of those mini pump types that are 2-4 ozs), you can sniper shoot where you see them on the plant; this soln. is way harsher on the bugs than soap alone. The soil soaking was done with the insect. soap? Hmmmm, I suspect that the soil can dilute and spread out the soln. enough that it may not coat the bugs enough to kill them; please ask around about the pyrethrin powder for the soil, assuming it's the source.... Some of our troubles with these bugs was sourced to the other greenhouses next to ours- thanks neighbor!! So, keep other proximity sources in mind too, Chief...It's quite possible to kill nearly all of them, only to have more move in later, from elsewhere.... I worry about repeated applications of the insect. soap and the neem, burning leaves and root damage.... I wish I could tell you more from personal experience using these products, but I don't have much of it (again, ask around); I learned to use that alch. soln at work, and never went back. (the insect. soap is also a sufficant like the neem, BTW) Not to say you can't overdo it with the alch. soln. either, hence the mini sprayer to keep volumes and coverage area down. (of couse, don't treat the soil with the alch. soln spray)... Brother, try not to grind too hard on this; it sounds like the infestation wasn't severe to begin with (uh, right?), so that will go a long way toward winning the war. Those sticky paper things, often used to trap gnats, whiteflys, etc., will trap the occasional hapless thrip too, and aid in spotting what you don't actually lay eyes on, just to assess what kinda numbers remain. Put'm at the base of the soil, near entryways/windows, other suspect areas and see what gets bagged. They're cheap, too! They're used industry-wide in agriculture, sometimes just to trap samples of bug populations simply to see what's around, good, bad, or indifferent; consider it just one more tool in your belt... Also, read the labeling about retreating, maybe spray the plants down with water only to reduce residue build-up that may lead to burning...then retreat. Hmm what else, did I mention asking around? (lol) Send a PM to Muddy-san, since nobody else has chimed in about the pyrethrin, and he'll have good advise and/or refer to others as well, (and refer him to this part of the thread, too).... meantime, keep ninjing, mon amie!
Oh, and thanks for the input about the seeds,.... I find it disturbing that you were getting such high %males out of feminized seeds from stitch,....
you vermin 
in your face!- Give us an update on what you're seeing, mate!
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Hell The Wife said it would be a killer strain name so now I know what name I will use to honor Lady Reb 
Was going to use Mountain Momma but... Sister Discipline it is!! 
), they can jump on you like fleas onto a dog! (LOL) I know I sound paranoid, but my experience with these little six-legged d-bags warrants me to share that paranoia! One horror story at the nursery involved an extremely rare/nonreplacable $8000+ client orchid that had finally bloomed after 5 years of sweating it; we moved it to the reception area, called the client to come on down (they were practically touching themselves with excitement), and overnight the flowers were hammered (full of translucent and pale brown zit-spots), leaving us with a giant steaming bag of apologies to present to the client,... mmmm I can't tell you what a stellar brownie-snacking moment
, I thought I was an ankle-hoisting slut for this :brow: I may have to move next door just to mooch samples!:smokebuds:
