Fungus gnats in my soil....

Lightgreen2k

Lightgreen2k

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These will go after larva. I have an order on the way with nems on the way..

Note I sprayed down my area three days in a row with that pepper spray and I have not seen a lot of them or landing on the traps. Pepper spraY is the truth...
 
Fastslappy

Fastslappy

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Lightgreen2k said:
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These will go after larva. I have an order on the way with nems on the way..

Note I sprayed down my area three days in a row with that pepper spray and I have not seen a lot of them or landing on the traps. Pepper spraY is the truth...
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Those Pred soil mites , like Rove beetles will control the flies but will not stop a infestation ,nematodes will stop the life cycle of a bad infestation ,
Soil Pred mites ,rove beetles keep the fungus flies from getting a foothold on your pots IF U start with them when u 1st up pot in new soil
 
Lightgreen2k

Lightgreen2k

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Fastslappy said:
Those Pred soil mites , like Rove beetles will control the flies but will not stop a infestation ,nematodes will stop the life cycle of a bad infestation ,
Soil Pred mites ,rove beetles keep the fungus flies from getting a foothold on your pots IF U start with them when u 1st up pot in new soil
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Im not sure where you get your predator mites from or which brand but kopperts cucumeries mince through broadmites and Gnats. As I said I have neems on the way and also scmitus also clean the soil. Depending where you live only certain predators are available.

Scmitus will stop the infestation as they live in the soil and only feed on larva and early stages of the gnat.
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Lightgreen2k

Lightgreen2k

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Fastslappy said:
Those Pred soil mites , like Rove beetles will control the flies but will not stop a infestation ,nematodes will stop the life cycle of a bad infestation ,
Soil Pred mites ,rove beetles keep the fungus flies from getting a foothold on your pots IF U start with them when u 1st up pot in new soil
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Get quality sticky traps.
I have all these products and they are working. This also goes into your daily ipm methods. I don't spray my plants with all natural oragnic material as shown a page prior.
 
hillbill

hillbill

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Dunks seem to have not been working as well as a few months ago. I've used them with effect for years. Watering Neem 5hrough seems quite effective if this grower does it every 2 weeks or so. Plants really seem to enjoy it. 1000 Fungus Gnats don't make me sweat like 1 Spider Mite.
 
Canadain Closet Gardener

Canadain Closet Gardener

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Thai_Lights said:
Where are you ordering your dunks
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I get them at a locally at a garden center.

Some Rona's have them at a really great price
https://www.rona.ca/en/kills-mosquitoes-mosquitodunks-6-pk-32019406?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151
Every store I checked didn't have any in stock.


You can get them at
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/cat/search/_/N-2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN?Ntt=dunks
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.mosquito-dunks-6-pack.1000700323.html
https://www.amazon.ca/Summit-Responsible-Solutions-Biological-Larvacide/dp/B0002ASQ4A/ref=lp_10534482011_1_1?srs=10534482011&ie=UTF8&qid=1513207691&sr=8-1

I'm assuming you're in Canada
Cheers
CCG
 
RayRay747

RayRay747

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Thai_Lights said:
Whats the best way to get rod of em? Jjst sprinkle DE on top of my mulch?
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Ive used Gnat Nix from the beginning of my grow with no issues so far. I also am using Gnatty nets. So with those two and the bug traps I have been very fortunate to not have any yet (knock on wood). I am not sure however, if Gnat Nix will be effective once you have them already. I would assume it would be because the gnats make their way up to the top of the soil and the Gnat nix basically rips them apart so that they can reproduce, etc. Good luck
 
hillbill

hillbill

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RayRay747 said:
Ive used Gnat Nix from the beginning of my grow with no issues so far. I also am using Gnatty nets. So with those two and the bug traps I have been very fortunate to not have any yet (knock on wood). I am not sure however, if Gnat Nix will be effective once you have them already. I would assume it would be because the gnats make their way up to the top of the soil and the Gnat nix basically rips them apart so that they can reproduce, etc. Good luck
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I bet a lot of cinch cord bags would do the same thing. Could be a messy situation with watering and such.
 
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