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nfhiggs

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Yeah it can be pricey to order online because they all seem to insist on overnight delivery. I'm lucky and have a grow store near me that specializes in organics and stocks beneficial insects like lady bugs,nematodes,predator mites and praying mantis. I only pay $6 for 150 lady bugs and $28 for 10 million nematodes, can't remember how much for predator mites. Just picked up another pack of nematodes today and plan to inoculate a batch of soil with them as a preventive. Here's the company the store orders from.

https://tiptopbiocontrol.com/
I purchased 1500 ladybugs on Ebay back in June for $8.25 free shipping. That grow store is making a killing....
 

StonerCol

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I purchased 1500 ladybugs on Ebay back in June for $8.25 free shipping. That grow store is making a killing....
The one (possible) issue I can see is if you introduce critters into your space they might in turn attract others. It's creating/extending a food chain which is not really a good idea imo.
 

Discreetdigrowman

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Not a hard pot, octopot has a fabric root sleeve open on both ends so DE won't work. I think the battle is over, haven't seen a flyer in days and have fresh white root tips sticking out all over the root sleeve. Feeling pretty good about not having to spray poison around the garden, killed them with predators.
i see yah earth wouldnt stop them from getting in to that thats what they did to me when i ran 5 gal buckets they just went down to the holes. But i noticed through watering it washed down into the media and after a few weeks no more flyers by the holes but this was fungus gnats not root aphids i was battling i assume it would do the same
 

DocktaGreenThumb

Active Member
First, always make sure you get coco/soil/rock/cubes or any medium from a reputable source. No exceptions.

The first thing you want to do, is buy sticky yellow gnat cards inside of a holder that can be placed right above the soil. The ADULT flying aphids will get stuck, ending their shit of a life... (cocksuckers). You will be astonished at the THOUSANDS of them that you had no clue existed. This will limit the number of eggs being layed.

You want to make sure you are changing the cards once they fill up, some people don't and it slows the process.

Misinformation is brutal. You CAN'T get rid of aphids that have already infested a rootball, It's impossible. You can only hinder the scale of their reproduction.

DE is great for helping slow the flyers from being able to get out one they evolve, however they can still get in through drainage. You must also apply DE everytime you water, as it does wash away. (Not practical for coco)

You can't kill them, you can only prevent them and control them. :wall:
 

doz

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First, always make sure you get coco/soil/rock/cubes or any medium from a reputable source. No exceptions.

The first thing you want to do, is buy sticky yellow gnat cards inside of a holder that can be placed right above the soil. The ADULT flying aphids will get stuck, ending their shit of a life... (cocksuckers). You will be astonished at the THOUSANDS of them that you had no clue existed. This will limit the number of eggs being layed.

You want to make sure you are changing the cards once they fill up, some people don't and it slows the process.

Misinformation is brutal. You CAN'T get rid of aphids that have already infested a rootball, It's impossible. You can only hinder the scale of their reproduction.

DE is great for helping slow the flyers from being able to get out one they evolve, however they can still get in through drainage. You must also apply DE everytime you water, as it does wash away. (Not practical for coco)

You can't kill them, you can only prevent them and control them. :wall:
Mosquito Bits are wonderful. DE is great for controlling but MB will kill and not harm your plants (larvae). You still need yellow sticky strips for flyers.
 
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