Tiny gnat looking bugs on plants

i had them on every plant, 16 total, 1/2 inch of sand and they never came back!

how long do you leave the sand on. I just noticed some nats a few days ago and i have been doing my research do decide a course of action. I like the sand idea because it seems like the easiest way to get rid of the gnats without having to introduce any pesticides. In my research i learned that a gnats entire life cycle lasts about a week. Is it safe to assume that i should leave the sand on there for just a little over a week and then remove it? I heard the sand makes watering a bit of a bitch. so i definitely want it to be something that i use for the gnats and then get rid of.
Thanks for the help guys. this thread answered alot of my questions
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Hey, Thanks for all that info. I went to the nearest Dollar General and picked up that sticky ribbon stuff. I pulled it out of the roll a little and set it directly onto the soil. I did two more thesame way. I caught 10 little bastards so far in just a few minutes. If they keep getting caught in that stuff , they wont have a chance to reproduce cause they will all be sticky skeletons on the fly paper and not on my sticky bud.... LOL... Thanks for that info.

Gnats are most commonly found around fruit, saturated house plants, compost piles, and other rotting, smelly food or plants.

Make sure house plants stay damp, but not wet, and they must have the proper drainage. Gnats just love over-watered house plants.

Since they are attracted to the scent of vinegar, fill a jar with vinegar and poke holes in the lid. The gnats will climb into the jar, but they won't be able to climb out.

gognats and pure spray green is all you need for any critters. gognats kills adult gnats and the cedar smell deters them. pure spray green kills everything even mites. it kills babies, adults, and eggs. if you make strong solution it will even kill ghetto roaches and fire ants. both are organic and omri listed

Organic and efficient diatomaceous earth, your local nursery will have it. 2 days no more. Kills their babies as well when they hatch.

I have had gnats in every bag of ffof for the past few years, just means its high in organic material. Keeping a bag of D.E. around is a MUST!

Im glad to get as much info as possible on all this. This is my first time and just want it to go right. Those pesky bugs just make it so hard to water and fertilize. They always seem to want to attack your face when you get near your own plant. LoL. Pretty bad when you try to grow something for yourself and something else is already using it. Once again Thanks for all the info. Ive got wine so I think it will go in next. Then I will try all other things mentioned after I go to the Co-oP. Thanks to all of you.
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i use sand in my house plants and it was the only thing that worked. I just left the sand. I dont want any chance of them bastards coming back

Yeah, I think I will try the sand pretty soon. The fly traps have caught hundreds so far but still see them roaming about my soil. Thanks again... Still trying to work the bugs out... lol..
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I did the sand thing, but you must cover the holes in the bottom of pot or treat them with something. I saw the gnats would avoid the sand covered top and fly down to the bottom holes to breed.

1 tsp neem oil mixed with 1 tsp soap in 1 gallon water and drench the soil with that. It kills the larvae. I use Dr. Bronner's Lavender Castille soap, as it is organic and will not kill other microorganisms. I have the Gognats as well, but the smell kinda bugs me. Gnats are pretty easy to control if not eradicate. I have had them each of my 4 grows and they really did not wreck the grows at all. I am praying to God not to get spider mites, as they have a bad rep.

Yes it works great!!!!!

chrismg84 said:

i had a gnat problem a few weeks ago, i used hydrogen peroxide, which i diluted more with water on the soil, let the soil remain dryer longer than normal, and had a few ladybugs around my plants for a few days, I'm not sure if the ladybugs helped, but doing those things i went from have lots of gnats to none at all in about a week.

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my leafs are curled and bud has no smell or hairs!,also there real hard, found tiny black n brown bugs in them! wut are they n is there a home remady to get rid of'm??

is they dont fly and arnt usually in the soil there most likely spider mites, try sticking a diesel stack in your grow room and smoke them out LOL or use a flame thrower, but yeah gnats dont do much harm i dont think just annoying as fuck anyone ever heard of mixing a gallon of water with a small about of hydrogen peroxide?

Azamax, in 30 mins they're all dead and you wont ever see them again.

johndoe2216751 said:

anyone else done this?

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Light layer of sand helps because the sand has sharp edges.. they do not like that
I also use yellow strips but i also put a dish or dish of soapy water in there..

johndoe2216751 said:

anyone else done this?

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All the time for years, the only way to grow in soil, Its a Must.