sato108
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Did he get into your stash too? I feel like there must be some reggae playing in his head. He looks blazed.
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40AmpstoFreedom
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Same problem in my last to grow spots. Can't kill what comes from the sewers ;\ Consistent drain bleaching really helps.
AmericanGrower508
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I had a white 1 in my veg area the other day. Doing a tear down/ rebuild so he won't be getting in again. I don't mind the frog but what else is getting in. Time to seal it up
Heisengrow
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They dont really do any harm but they can be annoying.i had fruit flys one time so bad it was crazy.no pest strip killed em all dead as fuck in 2 days
blowincherrypie
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looking healthy as shit bro
socaljoe
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Thanks. Growing outdoors presents its own challenges, so I'm just hoping to keep the ladies healthy so they can get fat and stinky.looking healthy as shit bro
40AmpstoFreedom
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Too paranoid to let them live so I nukem all, lol. I couldn't find any competent science on whether they hurt them or not. Remember though fungus gnats and fruit flies don't hurt plants either according to a lot of people, the larvae do as well as the diseases they may pass on to the plants. Kind of a technicality there if you ask me. All I know is they were hanging around my plants way too much for my comfort.
socaljoe
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Right now I'd say it's the heat. I'm in the desert, so it's hot and dry all summer. Growing in coco coir, I feel like I need to be a little more on top of watering regularly to keep things optimal vs soil which is more forgiving.
And of course the budworms once flowering starts. They're a huge pain in the ass.
growslut
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Those are my biggest problems at the moment, too. 102 today but the weed plants seem to tolerate the heat much better than the veggie garden. Noticed budworm eggs this morning so plan to spray with Spinosad this evening.
Do you have an effective method for dealing with budworms?
Bodyne
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I hate them pecker gnats, what we always called em. Flying round a houndog's pecker all day long. They bug me, literally, can't stand em. Good to know they aren't anything but a nuisance, had good luck with the no pest strips also
Bodyne
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I read Subcool's deal where he uses the spinosad as a dirt drench, that may nick the problem, 4 tablespoons per gallon. The thread is on this site I believe.
dandyrandy
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I've stood in the orchard on a hot evening and watched dragonflies swooping through the air eating tons of the buggers.
socaljoe
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BT works well for me. That and picking as many eggs as I can before they hatch.
Lurpin
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I use spinosad systemically, and it seems to work in non clay mediums. There is a journal around about it in the bodhi thread. It says that clay content significantly hinders systemic uptake, but I suppose if you use it as a top dressing that may work better. I use coco and I've used it as a top dressing and in my nutrient tanks.
AmericanGrower508
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They are more than a nuisance, the flyers are a nuisance but the lava will attack your roots. Get some gnatrol, use it as a soil drench put yellow sticky strips on top of soil. I also hang fly paper since they are 6 for a buck to catch the flyers
Dawgfunk
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Dunno if u can see it but day 53 and I’m finding nanners...not super stoked. Maybe a light leak, maybe cuz it’s been in the high 90s recently but think i’m gonna pull her tomorrow after dark, got a visit from the landlord tomorrow night and don’t really wanna have to explain the stank 
CannaBruh
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Steinernema feltiae Beneficial Nematodes & Hypoaspis miles work great for fungus gnat larvae problems.
Have had success fighting off gnat larvae with both, the Hypoaspis miles is loaded in some coco bricks I've found, that coco I've not had problems with gnats. With other coco I had gnat larvae problems, SF nematodes wiped them out after an application or two.
@Dawgfunk I wouldn't trip on those bananas bro, your temps are high and that plant is getting close. I'm seeing some sporadic bananas on some things in these hotter days as well.
Have had success fighting off gnat larvae with both, the Hypoaspis miles is loaded in some coco bricks I've found, that coco I've not had problems with gnats. With other coco I had gnat larvae problems, SF nematodes wiped them out after an application or two.
@Dawgfunk I wouldn't trip on those bananas bro, your temps are high and that plant is getting close. I'm seeing some sporadic bananas on some things in these hotter days as well.
