???are these fungus gnats??? - need confirmation fast!!!!
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scroglodyte
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yes........gnats. crush up mosquito dunks and top dress your pots. dry up your grow, too,
HighlandHenry
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Those look different than the fungus gnats I get from time to time. That looks like a much fatter body. The wings look a little different too. Strange.
Scrog knows his stuff though. So I would say they are fuckus gnats too.
Scrog knows his stuff though. So I would say they are fuckus gnats too.
scroglodyte
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i think they are.............the real ones taste like licorice. check it out. i never seen a gnat up that close before.
Metasynth
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So they ARE fruit flies? And NOT fungus gnats? Score one more for Meta!.....That's exactly it!!!!
How do I eradicate them? Same way?
Not sure how to get rid of them, but a quick google search led me to this page...looks like it has some decent ideas...
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Fruit-Flies
Metasynth
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I think i confirmed that they are not fungus gnats, and are instead fruit flies.
2xM
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SpicySativa
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Those aren't fungus gnats (at least not the ones we get out here in CA). Fungus gnats have slender bodies, like miniature Mosquitos.
HeartlandHank
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My experience with fruit flies... you have to remove whatever it is that brough them there. I have had fruit flies from
... rotting fruit (imagine that)
... little bits of food stuck in drains (chlorine powder/salt? packets helped)
... multiple damp kitchen rags left in a bucket for a long time
... a mop head that NEVER gets dry
... certain wet dog/cat food that has been out for about 24 hours.
You just gotta find what it is that they are going for and get rid of it. It's usually something pretty simple.
If you have something that is both holding moisture and rotting, preservative free, that is probably your source.
I've never heard of fruit flies going at grow media though. ?.
Did you drop a slice of pizza behind the reservoir? Maybe a dog/cat got in your garbage and dragged something somewhere?
... rotting fruit (imagine that)
... little bits of food stuck in drains (chlorine powder/salt? packets helped)
... multiple damp kitchen rags left in a bucket for a long time
... a mop head that NEVER gets dry
... certain wet dog/cat food that has been out for about 24 hours.
You just gotta find what it is that they are going for and get rid of it. It's usually something pretty simple.
If you have something that is both holding moisture and rotting, preservative free, that is probably your source.
I've never heard of fruit flies going at grow media though. ?.
Did you drop a slice of pizza behind the reservoir? Maybe a dog/cat got in your garbage and dragged something somewhere?
