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Professor Puff.n.Tuff
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The sticky yellow traps will help with the adults. If you are in soil then I would suggest taking about the top 1/2 inch out and replacing it with sand. This will prevent the adults from being able to lay more eggs in the soil.
Get several of the sticky traps. There cheap and it will help the population growth.
If you are doing hydro, get even more traps, from the research that I have done this is about as much as you can do once they have began a population in your medium.
Get several of the sticky traps. There cheap and it will help the population growth.
If you are doing hydro, get even more traps, from the research that I have done this is about as much as you can do once they have began a population in your medium.
well sadly I had a problem with super tiny little knats a while back, and had the hardiest time ever getting rid of them 100%.
A. Bleech all drains. mild solution mixed with warm water and then pour down all your drains. They breed their notoriusly.
B. They are probably the ones that lay their larva in the soil, which then eat at the roots of your plants, stunting them! Best solution is to cover the top of your soil with a thin layer of sand or realy small peebles (even perlite could work). I used sand.
C. Get the old school fly hang strips, but instead lay them horizontal (sideways) over your soil/containers. Works 10 times better and you get them as soon as they take their first flight.
D. check windows. oddly enough they can breed, live, and/or slip in through those too. Crazy little buggers. I found a bunch there as well.
There are other methods to treat the soil for the larva but natural old sand is the best IMO.
Also, you are likely slightly over-watering if you have these, as they need wet dark places to breed and can not live in the soil unless the soil remains damp.
hope that helps!
A. Bleech all drains. mild solution mixed with warm water and then pour down all your drains. They breed their notoriusly.
B. They are probably the ones that lay their larva in the soil, which then eat at the roots of your plants, stunting them! Best solution is to cover the top of your soil with a thin layer of sand or realy small peebles (even perlite could work). I used sand.
C. Get the old school fly hang strips, but instead lay them horizontal (sideways) over your soil/containers. Works 10 times better and you get them as soon as they take their first flight.
D. check windows. oddly enough they can breed, live, and/or slip in through those too. Crazy little buggers. I found a bunch there as well.
There are other methods to treat the soil for the larva but natural old sand is the best IMO.
Also, you are likely slightly over-watering if you have these, as they need wet dark places to breed and can not live in the soil unless the soil remains damp.
hope that helps!
Professor Puff.n.Tuff
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Thanks homie.Prof puff beat me to it. I took to long typing.
Nice reply Prof!
You were much more in depth. Good job...
Professor Puff.n.Tuff
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Yeah, I have been meaning to get some ladybugs too.
Good Luck!!!
Good Luck!!!