stoneypenguin
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Ive had fungus gnats for sometime now and have tried a number of things to reduce them, but the bastards always come back.
Ive heard Mosquito dunks work well, but Im not sure exactly how to use them. Is it safe to feed them directly to the plants? If it is how much should I use per gallon for it to be effective? (there no recommendation the package for watering plants directly with it.)
Or should I have just have an open water container in the room let the adults find the stuff?
UPDATE:
Ive heard Mosquito dunks work well, but Im not sure exactly how to use them. Is it safe to feed them directly to the plants? If it is how much should I use per gallon for it to be effective? (there no recommendation the package for watering plants directly with it.)
Or should I have just have an open water container in the room let the adults find the stuff?
UPDATE:
I ended up breaking up 1/4 of a dunk into 2 gallons of distilled water, let it sit overnight, and just flushed with the stuff. I was due for a flush at the time anyway since I had been feeding consistently for 2 weeks.
Within a day I started to notice fewer adults and now I haven’t seen any for at least 2 weeks. I was planning on following up by crushing the dunks and putting them on top of the soil, but they died so fast it wasn’t necessary. The dunks didnt have any negative impact on the plants and they seem to be doing even better after the flush itself.
I can’t confirm it killed the larva too, but I am assuming no more adult gnats = no more babies. Hoping they have a fairly short life span.
I would strongly recommend these for anyone who is having issues with gnats.