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Ladybug vs Fungi nats

DevilsBud
DevilsBudstarted grow question 2 years ago
Anybody else using ladybug🐞 to get rid of fungi nats i catch a couple see if they can guard my plants let me know if you have experience with ore ever try ❓ Made video of my warrior
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 2 years ago
they are great, and not just for fungus gnats. it's good to kill them at different stages of life cycle at the same time -- look into any product with Bacillus thuringiensis Israelensis -- Mosquito bits and dunks are one brand.. searching for the bacteria may bring up a cheaper generic... a rose is a rose, in this case. Anyway, this stuff has been used on our food crops for decades. You mix it in with your irrigation or top dress with bits and water in. It will kill the larva. your predator bugs will kill the adults... this bti stuff is good for killing most larva of any kind we'll see in the soil. if the ladybugs run off, some yellow sticky trps will help kill the adults too, but obviously not a good idea with ladbugs around. Ladybugs will move on if not enough food.
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Itsgnomegrown
Itsgnomegrownanswered grow question 2 years ago
Another thing to mention would be some nematodes before I forget. They have low doses I think 15 million and 20 million packs. There great for fungus gnats larva. If you added some of them with the lady bugs it should die off. Could be like me and never be able to get rid of them from living near the water so close. The inch of perlite or gravel seems to work the best IMO.
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Itsgnomegrown
Itsgnomegrownanswered grow question 2 years ago
I’ve had ladybugs before and it helps but not always. If you put about an inch of perlite on top they’ll never touch the soil and die out. Or small pebbles. It’s best because if they do lay eggs they dry out before they hatch the roots. Took me three harvest’s to find a solution. Good luck hope it helps.
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