what is this bug

litljohn

litljohn

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ive been battling a small spider mite infest recently and realized that i have another pest.out of nowere i had 100's of little black nats every were in my bud tent.i think they might be fungus nats but not sure.i got a no pest strip and it seems to be killing alot of them i one day so far.any advice or thoughts of what these things are so i can prevent them in the future.
 
litljohn

litljohn

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is anyone out ther,i could really use some help,i could take some pics but i dought youll be able to see the nats at all.
 
litljohn

litljohn

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heres some pics of the bud room.3 hindu kush's,1 northernlights x big bud,1 la women,1 super skunk,and oneraspberry cough,thers at diffrent stages of flower,betweena few days and 3 1/2 weeks into flower.these are a pile o dead nats ,sorry about the quality,the nats in the tent started dieing but the nats in the dirt are still alive so i moved no pest strip on pots
 

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dingbang

dingbang

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litljohn said:
what will the sand do?
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apparently the silica granules are sharper edged than most insects prefer. i have used this method in a pinch and it did very little to stop them. no matter how gently you water there is always a small amount of soil and perlite that will push to the top as the sand settles and in a few waterings the gnats have new homes on white sand beaches.
pyrethrin is what i now use and gnats are not an issue anymore.


litljohn said:
should i wait longer between waterings and let the soil dry more?
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i would. not only should it reduce the amount of gnats it would also "temper" your girls and get them healthy and strong, rather than bloated and inefficient.

litljohn said:
what cause these nats
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i got mine FREE with the purchase of one bag of Miracle Grow Organic Choice Compost.
 
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prof. chaos

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dingbang said:
apparently the silica granules are sharper edged than most insects prefer. i have used this method in a pinch and it did very little to stop them. no matter how gently you water there is always a small amount of soil and perlite that will push to the top as the sand settles and in a few waterings the gnats have new homes on white sand beaches.
pyrethrin is what i now use and gnats are not an issue anymore.




i would. not only should it reduce the amount of gnats it would also "temper" your girls and get them healthy and strong, rather than bloated and inefficient.



i got mine FREE with the purchase of one bag of Miracle Grow Organic Choice Compost.
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thats kind of funny cause i got some 3 day old sprouts growing and there are gnats in the cab and i too am using that mg organic compost. i guess that where it comes from. ill be watching this cause i need to kill them also.
 
JN811

JN811

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ya they are often in organic soils especially MG. I will never buy that shit again! Had like 3 diffrent kinds of bugs in there...
 
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