Larvae in my soil!!!!

parajana

parajana

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There are about thousands in my soil i used diatomaceous earth in my soil and still there!! I want to stay on the organic side of pesticides but if need be ill travel to the other one!!!! can anyone tell me what they are i had a recent problem with fungus gnats are they still there.!!!! although i have not seen any flying around!:peace:
 
MuaySmoke

MuaySmoke

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I don't use organics, but from what I've read on here, they're needed for the decomposition process of the natural nutes and shit. If that's not it, then you have a case of fungus gnats.

If you can, post up some pics so we can take a look.
 
BIG Gs BUD

BIG Gs BUD

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yes its gnats i had the same problemo i used cling film and put it air tight arounf my plant pots and water them from the bottom. hope this helps
 
spiked1

spiked1

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You need to let the soil dry out, so only water when you really need to, this usually gets rid of them.
How did you apply the diatomaceous earth, your supposed to sprinkle a thin layer on the top of the soil, not mix it in.
 
parajana

parajana

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spiked1 said:
You need to let the soil dry out, so only water when you really need to, this usually gets rid of them.
How did you apply the diatomaceous earth, your supposed to sprinkle a thin layer on the top of the soil, not mix it in.
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Yeah i mixes it in! DARN!!! should i redo it;-)
 
spiked1

spiked1

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The diatomaceous earth has very sharp edges that cuts the bodies to shreds as they try to get to the surface, that's why it needs to be on top.
You could still put some on top, enough to cover the whole surface but dont over do it.
 
kevin

kevin

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don't try boric acid, it messes up the ph big time. i've tried it before, thought if could kill roaches....
 
spiked1

spiked1

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Yeah, the only 2 uses I know for boric acid is to mix it with sugar to kill cockies or as a flux when melting metals to remove the scum, so it must be pretty potent.
 
BrummieFarmer

BrummieFarmer

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if they are like micro-fleas that you only really see when you water, they jump like fleas to avoid the water or if you blow them gently they will jump up. If you have springtails dont worry. They are little garbage collectors. Nothing to worry about.
 
parajana

parajana

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BrummieFarmer said:
if they are like micro-fleas that you only really see when you water, they jump like fleas to avoid the water or if you blow them gently they will jump up. If you have springtails dont worry. They are little garbage collectors. Nothing to worry about.
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they are clear almost white looking very small to difficult to see to the naked eye unless yore up close!! i have been giving my plant some "oregonism" thats what its called could it be from that or just plain fungus gnat larvae
 
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