Fungus Gnats

C

Cannabisculture

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zshaw369 said:
I grow organic i have problem with gnats i have used Dont bug me ,Azamax, sticky traps i just want them gone please help.
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You are destined for bugs, natural predators in flower are your best bet. Control the bugs as much as you can in veg with insecticides(foliar app/soil drench/ and switch it up, but dont expect to be completely bug free for more than a couple months.
Mantis eat more than ladybugs but i personally like ladybugs, they eat a wide variety and if you can keep em alive they will reproduce for generations :]
Don't give up and stay persistent, fungus gnats actually eat up the fungus and dead plant matter in your soil that could be harmful to your plant so i don't mind seeing one or 2 flying around
if you see more than a few flying though you have to do something...
Hope this helps

-CC
 
Wolverine97

Wolverine97

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Cannabisculture said:
You are destined for bugs, natural predators in flower are your best bet. Control the bugs as much as you can in veg with insecticides(foliar app/soil drench/ and switch it up, but dont expect to be completely bug free for more than a couple months.
Mantis eat more than ladybugs but i personally like ladybugs, they eat a wide variety and if you can keep em alive they will reproduce for generations :]
Don't give up and stay persistent, fungus gnats actually eat up the fungus and dead plant matter in your soil that could be harmful to your plant so i don't mind seeing one or 2 flying around
if you see more than a few flying though you have to do something...
Hope this helps

-CC
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Their larvae eat young roots. They are detrimental to small clones, or seedlings. Kill them all.
 
stumpjumper

stumpjumper

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Wow I thought they were harmless. I'm glad I read this. I hear people saying they come in bags of soil stored outside.. Well the place I bought my FoxFarms from keeps them indoors and it still has a gnat population...

Where do you get this mosquito dunks at?
 
Nullis

Nullis

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Everywhere. Any Home Depot, Lowe's or other hardware store will have Mosquito Dunks, and possibly Bits. Other Bti products are sold at garden centers and grow shops as well.
 
Wolverine97

Wolverine97

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stumpjumper said:
Wow I thought they were harmless. I'm glad I read this. I hear people saying they come in bags of soil stored outside.. Well the place I bought my FoxFarms from keeps them indoors and it still has a gnat population...

Where do you get this mosquito dunks at?
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It doesn't matter if the local stores keep it inside if the stuff is improperly stored prior to shipment...
 
snew

snew

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I never had a large out break but when I read how wet surface soil was necessary, I started bottom watering, I use deep trays and I have no more problems. When I added compost tea I top water but other than that it all goes in the tray. Obviously if you have a major out break you may need to treat but I would recommend bottom watering.
 
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