Some fungus gnats have showed up, and unlike what some blog posts have said, they don’t seem to be attracted to apple cider vinegar. Has anyone found a trap that gets rid of these little things? I’ve put the plants outside for now, hoping that will dry them out and make the flies fly away.
I’ve tried a lot of methods. I haven’t eliminated them but they are no longer a nuisance.
Hydrogen peroxide 1:4 in water will kill the larvae in the soil. Unfortunately, it also kills some plants like parsley, thyme, oregano.
I add some pea gravel, sand, other grit to the surface of the soil when I bring my plants indoors. That seems to help deter them.
I see the most results with sticky yellow paper traps you can get off Amazon. They’re cheap, effective and one sheet will last about 4ish months. Helps keep the numbers of adults down.
TammyTobacco@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Either the bacteria BTI, which Mosquito Bits contains.
Or the real fix, SF Nematodes. Nematodes will live in your soil and eat various pests, depending on the kind, and SF are good at eating fungus gnats larvae. Other Nematodes can be used for fleas and stuff too.
https://www.arbico-organics.com/product/nemattack-beneficial-nematodes-sf-steinernema-feltiae
https://www.naturesgoodguys.com/products/beneficial-nematodes-sf?variant=23323522563
plantsmakemehappy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
BTI and nematodes are the answer. You can also get liquid BTI instead of dealing with mosquito bits.