Re: Fruit Flies!! - Ants

Jess - when I have ants take over a pot, I get that Bulls-Eye Bioinsecticide
(organic) from Gardens Alive.  Mix a couple ounces in a gallon milk jug of
water and drench the pot good.  That takes care of that little problem.
That organic Anti-Fuego soil drench stuff works too, but the Bulls-Eye is
better.

On 2/27/08, Cathy Carpenter <cathy.c@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
> Drying out would also interfere with those amphibians....
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Feb 27, 2008, at 9:11 AM, Jesse Bell wrote:
>
> > Yellow sticky paper is what I have used. Works like a charm. And let
> > the
> > plants get really dry before watering again. They like that wet
> > soil. I
> > lost a plant one year to those pesky things.
> >
> > Another problem I seem to get...ants that set up housekeeping in my
> > potted plants during the summer, and then move them inside for the
> > winter...when I water they come pouring out of the pot. And I
> > thought I
> > had taken care of all that. But this last weekend...when winter is
> > almost OVER...I drenched and watered a plant that looked dry and out
> > come the ants. Ughhhh.
> >
> >
> >
> > Betsy Kelson <bkelson@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >  I think Kitty is right. Fungus gnats love our houses in the winter. I
> > suggest to customers that they out out traps to monitor the
> > infestation and
> > to see if popualtions are going down.
> > Sticky traps work well, but so does something sweet like Coke, Apple
> > Vinegar, Red wine in saucers for drowning.
> > Let the plants dry out a little longer so that you do not give the
> > gnats
> > what they need to breed
> >
> > betsy
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kitty"
> > To:
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fruit Flies!!
> >
> >
> >> Fruit flies? Could they be fungus gnats? I don't think they live long
> > but
> >> have repeated generations so it seems so. Clear out all possible
> >> sources.
> >> Check for breeding places like moist potted plants. Drench w gnatrol.
> >> Sticky lures help but don't go to the source.
> >>
> >>
> >> Kitty
> >> neIN, Zone 5
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Cathy Carpenter"
> >> To:
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:44 PM
> >> Subject: [CHAT] Fruit Flies!!
> >>
> >>
> >>> Help! For the first time in my life, my home is infested with fruit
> >>> flies. Any suggestions as to dealing with them, short of fumigating
> >>> the house? (Not an option, because of the fish and amphibians.)
> >>> Would
> >>> some kind of sticky lure work?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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