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Fungus Gnats Infestation !!

Royalmanola
Royalmanolastarted grow question 3 years ago
I have big issues with Fungus Gnats right now, I see however no babies or eggs in the soil, I successfully got rid of them a week and a half ago by stoping watering, but I fed nutrients a week later and they got MUCH worse, there is at least 15 of them How can I get rid of flies?
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 3 years ago
Sticky traps to catch the adults and apply a coating of pumice to cover the soil, specifically the size commonly sold for the bonsai hobby. Pumice is a lightweight stone that due to its porosity is able to absorb excess moisture. When layered on top of the soil, it makes passage in and out of the top layer of soil much more difficult for the fungus gnats and can deter or prevent them from laying eggs. If using this method, wait for three weeks before removing the pumice to ensure that the fungus gnat life cycle has been completely interrupted. Some people will use neem oil, but I always use caution with it as it can make your buds taste awful. So only during veg is best and never put it on the soil. Another method to kill the eggs is to use a mix of hydrogen peroxide and water. But since your in soil it might do more harm then good by killing all the good bacteria as well.
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Skinnytalls420
Skinnytalls420answered grow question 3 years ago
Boil some water and pour it in a cup with a tea bag then smoke a cigarette half way and put it in the cup with boiled water and tea bag let it cool down then spray the plants with the water
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Chow_13
Chow_13answered grow question 3 years ago
I have also seen people lay down a small plate of damp soil when they apply the pumice to the plants. Then that soil gets changed every 2 days as the eggs take around 3 days to hatch. Happy Growing
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