little winged bastards

headbangaboogy

Member

• May 31, 2010

• #1

i have been taken over by tiny flying bugs, they dont bother my ladies they tend to stay in the soil, I think becuase there just laying eggs in it. i have tried neem oil but it doesnt seem to have been working at all, any suggestoins?

 

jjbt420

Active Member

• May 31, 2010

• #2

yea i got the solution brother.... just add some sand (playground sand) to the top of your soil. a little less than an inch and u will no longer have those nasty gnatts!

 

OZUT

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #3

They're more of a nuisance than anything else...Like jjbt said, sand is your best solution

 

A

aficionado

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #4

The fungus gnats are not what you should be worried about - its their babies that are the real pain. They eat new tender root chutes if given the opportunity.

 

Murfy

Well-Known Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #5

try setting out a glass of beer

 

bLITzkRIEg420

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #6

If you do the sand trick you will have to seal off the holes at the bottom of the pot until you water or they will just come out of the bottom of the pot...

 

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dog

Well-Known Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #7

glass of red wine works well lol

 

headbangaboogy

Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #8

im working with a flower box if that changes anything. just out of curiosity what will the alcohol do? should i use a zinfandel or a sauvignon haha

 

A

aficionado

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #9

I hear a little Barry White and some "mood" HPS lighting works well with that wine - you can have them gnats doing circus tricks for you in no time.

 

jondamon

Well-Known Member

• Jun 1, 2010

• #10

Something which works really well is GNAT OFF or SPINOSAD.
These are 2 tried and tested ways that i have found to deal with these pesky gnats.

As said earlier the sand only works if you can block the bottom drainage holes in your pots.


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