Thanks man! Yesterday my bro wattered them a little to much i guess i will let them dry for one day.Environmental control. Make sure humidity isn't too high, don't keep the top of the medium went, and if the problem is too bad, put some diatomaceous earth on top of the medium and feed from the bottom for a few days until the top dries out and the gnats no longer have an optimal environment.
Sticky traps (yellow) are a few dollars. Use them. Lifesavers.
It's crazy how quick they can multiply. Good luck.Thanks man! Yesterday my bro wattered them a little to much i guess i will let them dry for one day.
Mosquito dunksThanks man! Yesterday my bro wattered them a little to much i guess i will let them dry for one day.
Would you share your sesame oil mix ratios or do you use it neat?I rarely have issues with gnats but when I did I would just spray the surface of the substrate with neem oil every few days. I don't use neem oil anymore and have since switched to sesame oil which is completely edible, organic, and won't harm your plants. Plus I have it in my kitchen cupboard. It's the active ingredient in several organic insecticides and can be purchased at the grocery store for $5 or less.
But the best way to control gnats is to eliminate the conditions in which they thrive. Overwatering is usually the culprit.
1.5 tsp per quart. You don't need to drench just get the top 1/4 inch or so wet with a sprayer.Would you share your sesame oil mix ratios or do you use it neat?
Gnats are really easy to get rid of. They're more of a nuisance than anything. Especially if your veg tent is in your computer room and they keep flying around the screen at night. Little bastards drive me crazy. Fortunately I rarely get them and when I do I eradicate them in a few days. I've heard of using steel wool.Many use different products for these little suckers quite successfully. I have read a bunch of articles about using steel wool to control these pests. Cover the medium with it and just keep feeding as normal. The idea is the knats can't get to the medium to lay eggs and the larvae can't make it through the steel wool when they emerg. This apparently works well and costs next to nothing so might just be worth trying. Good luck.
That Bonide is just Neem oil. But it works the way you used it and that's all that matters.Here's what i used
I sprayed it on the soil just enought to seep down a bit, the next day i watered as i normally would. I kept a fan close by blowing air near the top soil. After the top soil dryed from watering, i did another spray for the top soil. Also added the little yellow stickys.. a week later i have no gnats
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