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niceguykenny posted an update
Hey DGC! Any success stories with using BTI for fungus gnats? Want to nip this in the bud!
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Nice Guy Kenny!!! yooooooooo 🤘😁👍
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Mosquito bits works like a charm for me. I measured and soaked them according to directions, strain them out, then used the water to soak my soil. I waited until after a pretty significant dryback before watering thoroughly. No more fungus gnats. Now a light top dress after transplant has become standard practice for me.
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@budwinjones Thanks man! Good idea. I just transplanted and I want to do it at a preventative too!
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The BT will help knock them back but not get rid of them. Got to break their life cycle to do that. Hydrogen peroxide is quicker and more effective killer of eggs, larvae and pupa. But that’s not even enough to eliminate them if the surface of the media stays wet.
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@jmystro What’s up, Mystro! Just got my 4×8 going. Trying to keep everything super clean. Thanks for the info.
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@niceguykenny The gnats can’t lay eggs in any random puddle. Their larvae need a food source (roots and other organic matter). That’s why it’s so important to keep the surface of the media dry. 3% hydrogen peroxide will wipe them out at a ratio of 1:4 peroxide to water. Make sure to give them some Recharge soon after.
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If you use them at the first sign of a fungus gnat problem you should be able to get rid of them quickly with the dunks in my experience with them!
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@wrath420 Nice! Definitely want to keep everything clean from the start
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@undefined You can also use them as a preventative measure against the dreaded fungus gnats that plague our gardens from time to time! I do a watering of them after I transplant into new soil just to be on the safe side in case the soil had eggs or larvae in it already!
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What up, I havent tried these. I have had great success with wdg3000 from buildasoil.
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