Fruitilicious
Member
Ok so just about finishing my 1st coco grow, and pretty much from the start i had a few of these little black fly's, there wernt bothering me so i didn't do anything about it. Now im a week from harvest and my grow room is infested with them not to mention they are flying around the rest of my house to! there are hundreds of them stuck in all my sticky buds and it doesnt look to tasty anymore! I read a few thread that had mentioned them and preventions, but i thought i would make this thread so it can be stickyed so all coco newbies can prevent this from happening to them!
What are fungas gnats?
Fungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived flies. The larvae of fungus gnats feed on plant roots and fungi, which aids in the decomposition of organic matter. The adults are 2–5 mm long and are important pollinators that can help spread mushroom spores as well as plant pollen.
How to PREVENT them?
Fungas gnats lay larvae in the top inch or two of moist soil. they then hatch and fly around to breed before returning to the CoCo to lay more eggs. To prevent this, simply dress the top of your coco with an inch of perlite, vercumlite or sand ( so that it stays dry) and then they will not survive here. I also recommend getting a sticky fly trap to hang in your room to catch any straglers before they end up in your buds!
So there you go, please every one who grows coco, TOP DRESS YOUR POTS! and it will prevent an outbreak of mostly harmless, but annoying gnats!
What are fungas gnats?
Fungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived flies. The larvae of fungus gnats feed on plant roots and fungi, which aids in the decomposition of organic matter. The adults are 2–5 mm long and are important pollinators that can help spread mushroom spores as well as plant pollen.
How to PREVENT them?
Fungas gnats lay larvae in the top inch or two of moist soil. they then hatch and fly around to breed before returning to the CoCo to lay more eggs. To prevent this, simply dress the top of your coco with an inch of perlite, vercumlite or sand ( so that it stays dry) and then they will not survive here. I also recommend getting a sticky fly trap to hang in your room to catch any straglers before they end up in your buds!
So there you go, please every one who grows coco, TOP DRESS YOUR POTS! and it will prevent an outbreak of mostly harmless, but annoying gnats!