Indoor bug issue?!?

[JuNX]

Ok....so ive been lazy today and didnt go to the store. I will get pictures of these bugs here later tonight (waiting for my friend with his good cameras to come over) but those beauty plants have a few bugs in the soil that look like tiny fruit flies. They are starting to show up because the smell is getting stronger. Any clue? and solution?

[Seaovjapan]

if there flys you should see them buzzing round the room! hang some sticky fly traps

if there fruit flys/ fungas gnats theyll have already laid larve in the soil! a layer of perlite on top will stop them penetrating to a certain degree.

ime oxy will have no effect, let the soil dry out more between feeds/waterings and get yourself something to root flush with ie Neem, gnat off or pest off.......if your getting some bad smells in there you could have some root rot, the best thing ive used for this is cannazym as it will break down dead roots and turn them into available food, not cheap but does the job

hope it helps.Soj

[lkdj2003]

It does sound like fungus gnats to me, do they look like these (pic is blown right up) >>

http://www.westopthebugs.com/pictures/pests/FungusGnatLg.jpg

http://www.bioresurs.uu.se/myller/stad/stad_bild/sorgmygga_vinggaffel_rod.jpg



I get fungus gnats everytime i use j arthur bowers soil, but aslong as you keep hitting them with gnat off (http://www.greenshorticulture.co.uk/details.asp?searchterm=gnat%20off&productid=563) every watering/feed for atleast 4 to 6 weeks you can slowly get rid of them. But don't be fooled to early and stop using the gnat off or the buggers will come back in force.

Like Seaovjapan has said, the gnats them self don't do any harm other than look unsightly. It's the larvae they lay that eats your roots, so gnat off seals the larvae's mouths closed so they can't eat and progress into adult gnats. https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

Warning, gnat off bloody stinks like old socks. :puke: https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

Still use sticky traps to trap any adult gnats and to help you keep an eye on the problem to see if it's getting better/worse.

Here is there life cycle >

http://www.umass.edu/umext/ipm/ipm_projects/greenhouse/images/gnatlife.gif

Another good way to tell if they are still around is to put abit of potato peeling ontop of your soil over night and come back and check it the next day (24hours later) and you will be able to see any larvea on the peeling. https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

[JuNX]

OMFG u are perfectly on the dot. That is them sir. Thank you for putting the time into helping me and enhance my knowledge for later grow use. fk`N eh mate, that helps!

Much<3

[JuNX]

Ok! so i went to the store and I bought these items.

Sevin:Ready-To-Use Bug Killer (http://www.yardlover.com/products.php?pid=2381)
vICTOR Fly Catcher strips (http://www.doityourself.com/invt/u197056)
Composted Cow Monure top soil mix (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=92129-1321-92129)
PEAT SOIL
Espoma Plant-tone for organic gardening (All natural & organic purpose plant food (http://www.espoma.com/content.aspx?type=p&id=24&intCategoryID=4)

CLICK LINK FOR DETAILS OF PRODUCTS

I figured anything is better than MG. I walk into these shops and where I live it seems its all people use for plant food. FSKN! MG! Seriously.

[Growz]

It does sound like fungus gnats to me, do they look like these (pic is blown right up) >>

http://www.westopthebugs.com/pictures/pests/FungusGnatLg.jpg

http://www.bioresurs.uu.se/myller/stad/stad_bild/sorgmygga_vinggaffel_rod.jpg



I get fungus gnats everytime i use j arthur bowers soil, but aslong as you keep hitting them with gnat off (http://www.greenshorticulture.co.uk/details.asp?searchterm=gnat%20off&productid=563) every watering/feed for atleast 4 to 6 weeks you can slowly get rid of them. But don't be fooled to early and stop using the gnat off or the buggers will come back in force.

Like Seaovjapan has said, the gnats them self don't do any harm other than look unsightly. It's the larvae they lay that eats your roots, so gnat off seals the larvae's mouths closed so they can't eat and progress into adult gnats. https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

Warning, gnat off bloody stinks like old socks. :puke: https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

Still use sticky traps to trap any adult gnats and to help you keep an eye on the problem to see if it's getting better/worse.

Here is there life cycle >

http://www.umass.edu/umext/ipm/ipm_projects/greenhouse/images/gnatlife.gif

Another good way to tell if they are still around is to put abit of potato peeling ontop of your soil over night and come back and check it the next day (24hours later) and you will be able to see any larvea on the peeling. https://www.thctalk.com/cannabis-forum/images/icons/icon12.gif

damn good post buddy

:D

[JuNX]

I smoked a bowl to this post. Very professionally re-approached. lkdj and midnight toker and almost everyone on thctalk has been helpful!

[Collect THC]

I had some smoke bombs once that wiped out a bug infestation. I just used 1 more bomb than the advised amount to make sure. You just get them on a flat surface, light the fuse and make sure the grow room door is shut with all the fans completely off.

[uparoundthebend]

8 and 1 half years!

thats gotta be a record

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