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Upon more research, it appears they do feed on plants, though they shouldn’t be able to complete a life cycle indoors under normal conditions. They need an aquatic environment for their egg/larval stage.
I spoke to Arbico and they suggested BTi soil soak (and some in the self-watering pot bases). In my case, it is used with the NemaAttack…
a-a-ron, myokgarden and ohigrow -
I wrote that awkwardly – according to the entomologist they should not be a concern for “houseplants”
krommm -
For those wondering, the fine folks at the entomology lab in my state were kind enough to ID both insects. The first is an undetermined species of phorid fly, and the second is a midge- apparently an aquatic pest more than something I should be concerned with. Another photo of one of the midges pictured below
Papa, ohigrow and mr-grow -
Right, I know O3 oxidative stress is a killer, but I’m wondering if there is a “therapeutic” level where the benefits outweigh the damage done to the plant.
I ended up applying Athena IPM this morning and am going to go the chemical route (along with heat sterilizing my repotting media), but I’m definitely going to be running some experiments…
Pete77 and krommm -
If my memory is correct he was using it for smell, probably at a much lower PPM – but either way I think you’re right that he had it running in the grow room, or maybe into the exhaust.
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