Little black guys with wings???

probally going to do that, and the whole cup of beer idea that i read on another forum.
thanks.

Occasionally a dry layer of sand is recommended as a deterrent to fungus gnats. This technique should be discouraged as the close packing nature of the sand particles reduces the quantity of oxygen which penetrates down into the root zone.


i just read that tho....
is sand not perfered now?

worse to have gnats
you can always move the sand off once the bugs are gone
you can buy sand like material that cuts them up when they walk around on it

true. thanks.

Did they look like this?

LOL that pic is hilarious!

Hey brand new here and pretty psyched I found this site. The fictional caharacter that I'll be playing, TemporarySaint, has been growing for just short of 4 years.

"I've had a long running battle with thrips and I hope that this sand method will be the difference," said the TemporarySaint.

As Stephy pointed out, "This technique should be discouraged as the close packing nature of the sand particles reduces the quantity of oxygen which penetrates down into the root zone."

The TemporarySaint agrees that in the long run this will hurt your plants. "But right now I've got to a handle a these things. I haven't been able to grow anything taller than a foot and half in about a year. I will report back. The sand is already in place. "

gnats!! look them up on googgle n see if that it

ive had things that jump too but havent seen them yet but ill post some pictures when i see those mysterious fuckers

SpruceZeus said:

Did they look like this?

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HAHAHA classic
fungus gnats are little fuckers
They can be controlled by Hypoaspis miles or biological larvicide that kills the gnats in their larval stage. Detergents and the nicotine from tobacco brewed into a toxic tea are used by some people to control fungus gnats. Another effective deterrent is a yearly bath in indesticidal soap and applying an indoor mulch to the top of your soil.
In houseplants the presence of fungus gnats may indicate overwatering. They may be feeding on roots that have sat in drain water too long and are rotting or may be attracted to fungus growing in saturated top soil. Typically draining the excess water from the plants drain pan and allowing the soil to dry will eliminate them. Fungus gnats are typically harmless to healthy plants, while their presence can be indicative of more serious problems.
I’m battling them at the moment i have sticky traps everywhere and hammering them with Bifenthrin spray you just have to keep hitting them hard for like 40 days to kill there life cyclic reed allot about chemicals that you put into the soil personally I have not done that yet i have isolated the heavily infested plant and it seams to be working

Coop25 said:

They jump, but dont seem to fly, sorry no pics, just seen 2 of them, what would they be?? and everything i have is organic, nothing from the ground , little black things

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Not sure what they are but I do know what might help! I mix some Diatomaceous Earth in my soil an sprinkle some on top. It's like dust but really it's tiny shards of sea shell from the bottom of the ocean. Any bugs that eat in the soil, hatch from there or pass through the soil will be fuct!!! Do not inhale the stuff very sore sinus for 2 weeks when I forgot to not make a poofy mess(in otherwords just throwing it around!

Here is a couple links!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth


http://www.earthworkshealth.com/products.php?gclid=CPHW9ofR9pkCFRFWagodD3pVxA

It will cut those little bastards up!!!
Now spider mites or other newsences your on your own.

GOOD LUCK

tAlmost forgot if you already have the nats get some fly paper to for the existing ones! But that stuff kills Larva an everything!

1freezy said:

tAlmost forgot if you already have the nats get some fly paper to for the existing ones! But that stuff kills Larva an everything!

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fly paper kills Larva an everything! or Diatomaceous Earth ????