Re: Battling fungus gnats

OH YEH...I forgot about that. It really DOES do a good job of getting
rid of those little pests. I used the Knock out Gnats from Gardens Alive
a few years back.




----- Original Message ----
From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 5:13:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Battling fungus gnats

That's what I used, but when they used the trade name Gnatrol. Same stuff. 
A good drench and they were done.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Battling fungus gnats


> That Knock Off Gnat stuff from Gardens Alive works great, I believe it 
> does
> have Bt in it.
>
> On 3/24/08, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Good advice. I'd forgotten that, David.
>>
>> On Mar 24, 2008, at 12:54 PM, David Franzman wrote:
>>
>> > Cyndy, here's two things you can do. Try to find Bt at your local
>> > nursery. You make a solution of that and pour it into the soil. It's
>> > great stuff and natural. Second disrupt the soil with your fingers to
>> > about a half an inch down. I originally Marge Talt told us about that a
>> > decade ago or so. It really works. It messes up their reproduction. Use
>> > your fingers like a hoe through the soil.
>> >
>> >
>> > DF
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: "Johnson, Cyndi D Civ USAF AFMC 95 CG/SCSRT"
>> > <cyndi.johnson@edwards.af.mil>
>> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 9:05:52 AM
>> > Subject: [CHAT] Battling fungus gnats
>> >
>> > My office plants are infested with fungus gnats.  I got rid of the
>> > spider mites, but someone imported the gnats and they've spread to my
>> > office.  I can report that dosing the soil with hydrogen peroxide does
>> > not work. Neither does houseplant insecticide (I think its active
>> > ingredient is neem). Watering them sparingly from the bottom to dry out
>> > the soil on top - to the point where they look wilted half the day -
>> > has
>> > also not worked. I've been using water from a jug in which I dropped
>> > one
>> > of those mosquito dunks (supposed to be bt israelensis, effective
>> > against gnats) but that hasn't put a dent in them yet. However I've had
>> > those dunks around for literally years so maybe they are too old.  I've
>> > bought a newer type called Mosquito Bits, and some sticky traps. I
>> > looked for Gnatrol, but I can only get it mail-order and supposedly it
>> > is the same ingredient as the Mosquito Bits.  I might also get some
>> > sand
>> > and try topping the soil with that, I heard they can't get through the
>> > sand to lay eggs. Hmmm.
>> > Every time we get someone new on this floor they bring in plants with
>> > bugs.  Argh.
>> >
>> > Cyndi
>> >
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>> Heat Zone 10
>> Sunset Zone 25
>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
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