[pbs] Fungus gnats-- was --Looking for pic of the smaller Narcissus fly
Kelly O'Neill
kellyo at wetrock.com
Sat Mar 28 23:19:48 EDT 2009
> Let the surface of your pots dry out to prevent
> infestation.
There are multiple advantages to letting pot tops dry out. For
the gnats though, I use a BT product (Bacillis thurgensis may
be spelled wrong). Comes in small bottles at many retail garden
stores. Takes time to build up the living anti-gnat population of
BT critters. Then they attack the larva under the soil. Works
great for me. Just dilute and pour on soil. Water it in a bit. Once
they are established, just treat new soil or pots you bring in if
you want them to be protected. The stuff probably kills all
butterfly and moth larva. I'd be careful not to get it on the leaves
of plants eaten by larva you love. May not be active outside the
soil though.
Happy "Spring" for those on the North part o' the planet, KellyO
Kelly O'Neill
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