help gnats. .......my leaves curls

I'll be the third to confirm that dryer sheets work....

I started researching "how to get rid of bugs" and found a lot of different sites with different info. I read about the dryer sheets, and since I had some, decided to try it. Haven't seen a bug since......

It's something to do with the fragrance that makes bugs do a 180. Also read that you could keep bugs like mosquitoes away by simply putting a dryer sheet or two in your shirt or pants pocket. I know I'm going to try this the next time I go camping....

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that dryer sheet trick is something i will definitely remember next time i go camping too since i always come home with at least 25 mosquito bites. and if it works, i will be one of the happiest campers on earth. i almost donmt camp becuz of mosquitoes. I'm allergic, so i itch for weeks and get swollen half-dollar size bumps and if dryer sheets takes care of it they will be tucked all over my backyard at home too.

Love it +1 weezard, seldom. is it as simple as laying them on the ground around the pots? any one ever make a doupe tube, dryer sheet in a toilet paper roll thing?!?!

Hey guys,
I know Im a bit late replying on your gnat problem but I think I found a fairly harmless treatment.
I have regular plants just inside my balcony and I found lots of them. They spread to just about all of the plants.
I really noticed the problem when I decided to re-pot some of them.
What I did was, I went to the shop and bought camolime tea, put a teabag in a pot and poured 2 litres (4 pints) of boiling water on it.
I let it sit for the night to let the teabag do its thing. It also removed the chlorine in the water.
Just give the plants a good soaking and see how they get on. My plants are gnat free already with only one flush and are doing fine.
I read somewhere about this before Im sure. I think the camomile doesnt kill the gnats directly. It just makes their food inaccessible to them thus starving them.
Give it a try if you want sometime. It worked for me.
I havent had to use it in the G room yet but Im sure it would work and there will be no nasty chemicals being used.

Let me know if anyone tries it.

Take care boys and girls

Thanks, s.l. but we got no bugs left to try it on.
The dryer sheets worked! :)

And I consider them harmless, chemically.
There are folks who actually eat dryer sheets with no apparent ill effects.
Can't wait for some entrepreneur to re-brand them as "Bug-away sheets" and charge us a buck each. :D

Aloha,
Weeze

cool, glad your problem is gone.

i must keep the dryer sheets in mind too :)

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Originally Posted by rossee

The only thing that has ever worked for me is diatomaceous earth. Works great. Just make sure it is food grade. Most garden centers carry it. Cheap too.

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food grade instead of commercial grade? i used commercial grade on one and damn near killed it. never did yield though.