Their natural response when the eggs hatch is to go to the surface so you should be ok they shouldn't head to the bottom, just keep an eye out for adults and if they are still around use a effective spray and break the cycle. Use sand in your future grows as a preventative measure against the little buggers.
Thanks for this, was trying to explain the difference to a friend the other dayThis is the best example I can find of what to look for.
Look at the thorax first, then wing size relative to body.
They can fly around for 10+ days, so plan on keep up on monitoring and treatment for a couple weeks
Downside is if you need to water you ruin the DE
I read something here about DE altering pH. I've never noticed it problem. I just keep top dressing with it.
Can you even grow 2lb plant bro?
Did this actually work for you? I tried it once and no larvae were interested in the potatoes.
I'd say it's the toads. This poor feller looks like he's hacking on the DE though.Why do I feel like I need to go cut up a potato for the grow room?
I used 1/2" of DE successfully.
Watered to runoff - then top-dressed the DE.
I used scanmask nematodes on the next grow and never saw any pests at all.
And you can lick them if you get the right ones.I can see me trying to explain that to my Wife - "No babe, the frogs are for the grow. I need them."
