Fungus Gnats.

[Scubasteve420]

Way too many suggestions. The first reply was the correct one. No pest strips, period. They are $5 each and work for everything! It's so crazy to read about people using all these crazy time consuming and costly methods when all you have to do is hang a 6" "air freshener" in your garden and everything with more than 2 legs is dead in a couple of days with absolutely zero harm to your plants.

This guy wasn't kidding!!! I went through all that other nonsense of trying to fight them the organic way because I didn't want to harm the plants. I just put one of these up yesterday and now it's looking real nice!!!.
My question is does this stuff go into the plants then into my lungs? I'm a little nervous about that.

Thanks

 

[Skryptz]

wtf potatoes? 4 real?

 

[Dirtyboy]

wtf potatoes? 4 real?

What happens is the gnats lay there eggs on the potato slices and you then take the slices out before the eggs hatch. Eventually you will kill them all because the adults live for 3 days or some shit.

 

[Relaxed]

Let me guess your not using FF ocean forrest soil? Gnats are very rare when switching to that soil plus all the other plant benefits. Noticed how light the pots were vs. other soils. most likely not having constant moisture so knats cant reproduce has been the ticket. PLus the pest strips and some spray with neem oil...gone.......

 

[BasementGuerrilla]

Way too many suggestions. The first reply was the correct one. No pest strips, period. They are $5 each and work for everything! It's so crazy to read about people using all these crazy time consuming and costly methods when all you have to do is hang a 6" "air freshener" in your garden and everything with more than 2 legs is dead in a couple of days with absolutely zero harm to your plants.

This guy wasn't kidding!!! I went through all that other nonsense of trying to fight them the organic way because I didn't want to harm the plants. I just put one of these up yesterday and now it's looking real nice!!!.
My question is does this stuff go into the plants then into my lungs? I'm a little nervous about that.

Thanks

I like to wipe my leaves off with a clean damp sponge after treatment. And, I spend less than 1 hour per day in the garden when using this product. If you are really worried about exposure, a dust mask couldn't hurt. Bottom line, just spend the minimal amount of time possible in your garden during the time you are using them. I don't think you should use these 24/7 for preventative. Put them in 7 days for mites and 7-14 days for fungus gnats depending on severity of infestation. Then, remove them, bag them for future use, and clean your leaves. I don't use them on plants beyond week 2 of flower.