Mosquito/gnats ('no see um's') pest control
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Fungal Gnats/Mosquito Bits Application?
Comments (4)Heavy infestations of fungus gnat larvae can truly cause problems for containerized plants. They feed on the tender roots. Bt is eaten by the LARVAE, not the gnats. The larvae subsequently develop a diseased (by the bacterium) intestinal system and die. No larvae means no adults flitting around laying eggs and annoying you. I've not used the pelletized Bt, but don't see why it couldn't be used the same way as the round mosquito dunks. Put a small amount in your watering containers and allow to soak over night in water. Use THAT water on watering day for the next several times that you water. Don't water more than you usually would. As far as the bird bath goes, it can be simply rinsed out every other day or so and no mosquito niaids will have time to emerge as adults. Warning labels like that are on just about anything you use. Look at your shampoo bottle. If the labels were not present, and someone took it upon himself to drink or eat something not intended for drinking or eating, then the lawsuits would be never ending. Besides, just because a product is considered 'safe' and 'natural', does NOT mean that doesn't have hazards when used improperly. You should consider the underlying cause of the fungus gnat infestation at some point in the future. Switching to a coarse, fast draining potting medium will be a huge step in halting further problems without Bt, as will making sure you aren't watering excessively....See MoreChiggers or no-see-ums?
Comments (3)If you have told us that these insects are biting you or harming your plants, I am not 'hearing' you. A better description would help us narrow the options down. There are many different kinds of swarming, non-biting gnat type insects by the way. They would be considered a nuisance rather than a pest. Certainly not worthy of spraying....See MoreFungus gnats and like pests
Comments (7)Lady Harley, I didn't say this product wouldn't be effective against whitefly, I said pyrethrins won't touch them. What Rhizo didn't tell you was that Garden Safe Houseplant and Insect Killer also contains canola oil. I can tell you that oils are effective against whitefly. They are one of the "soft" products I can think of effective against whitefly (soaps aren't because of their waxy surface) and canola is currently being used as a biochemical insecticide....See MoreMosquito Control: Does Dynatrap Work?
Comments (34)Hi I recently moved from Northern CA to Southern CA and the mosquitoes in the San Diego area are relentless (to our shock and surprise). They are the aedes aegypti mosquito which are commonly known as "ankle biters" but they will bite anywhere they can. The first month in San Diego I received no less than 40 mosquito bites nearly all on my ankles. They are small...but if you touch / scratch them they get larger and then the itching begins. I've learned not "do not touch under all circumstances" and they they go away in about 72 hours. The weather is getting cooler here but they are still out and about. Now to the Dynatrap device. I read good reviews from a lot of people but with mixed advice. People who live on farms or places with wide open space, rivers, ponds, places water could stand anywhere near a house...had the most problems. We did have a small fountain pond which we quickly removed. That helped. I hung the device about 30 feet away from where our outdoor sitting area is. The device should be 20-50 feet away from where the majority of your activity is based. You have to leave the machine running constantly, 24/7....and you have to be vigilant about that. Also the machine is greatly helped by a small packet of horridly smelling mosquito bait (small soaked pad with what smells like the worst animal urine on the planet). Don't worry you can only smell it when you open the package and after that....you can't smell it outdoors. But the mosquitos can find it and they most certainly do. The instruction say that you have to leave this device going non stop 24/7 never turning it off for a minimum of 30 days to see relief. After 30 days you continue to leave it on BUT the mosquitos are now trained to go THERE instead of YOU. They think the device is a living breathing animal. I will say, after 30 days...we do have a great deal of relief and I was outside for two nights and ZERO mosquito bites. It has gotten cooler now that it's November in San Diego but not that cool (maybe mid 50's?) But no bites. The 10 bites a week is now down to more like maybe 1 a week if that. The cost on this is that you have to replace the bulb light every 60-90 days and you also have to replace the stinky bait as well as that loses attractiveness over time. The bottom of the container catches all sorts of bugs too, oddly moths are VERY attracted to this device and we have a TON of moths around here. So that's been helpful too. At this point I would give two thumbs up to using a Dynatrap machine. It's not even noticeable outside, just the glowing purple blue light at night, that's it. I will continue using this device as long as I live in this somewhat infested urban neighborhood....See Morezen_man
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