Help with mosquitos

[tifacas]

Hi

Is there any specific or home made solution to get rid os mosquitos?

My plants are at 2nd week of flowering and last couple days those bastards reappeared... i beleived they were asleep in soil or something because at 2nd week of veg i make the mistake of over eat soil now that they are geting buds, i only want buds and no moskitos+buds :P

Thanks in advance!!

Props from Portugal!!

Specs:
soil - all-mix (biobizz)
nutre - Heisi starter pack soil
light - 400W HPS

tifacas Reviewed by tifacas on 03-23-2008. Help with mosquitos Hi :) Is there any specific or home made solution to get rid os mosquitos? My plants are at 2nd week of flowering and last couple days those bastards reappeared... i beleived they were asleep in soil or something because at 2nd week of veg i make the mistake of over eat soil :( now that they are geting buds, i only want buds and no moskitos+buds :P Thanks in advance!! Props from Portugal!! Rating: 5

[Storm Crow]

Mosquitoes breed in water and bite people.

I think you have fungus gnats. Very little, black flies that get into everything? To get rid of them, put 2 cm deep of clean white sand in your soil. The gnats cannot get to the soil to breed and they die. The adult gnats can also be caught with sticky fly traps- resin and mineral oil on a spiral of paper. The white sand also reflects the light back to your plant!- Granny

[grey1223]

If they are indeed mosquitoes I'd check for standing water as that's where they lay their eggs. If they are fungus gnats follow Storm Crows advice. If that doesn't work for you 30ml of pyrthrin concentrate per gal of water. Apply once a week for 4 weeks and no more adults, larvae or eggs.

[stinkyattic]

Mosquitoes won't hurt your plants so don't worry about that, but take grey's advice to eliminate standing water and mud from your grow area.
Fungus gnats will crawl into the holes in the bottom of your pot too, so sand won't eliminate them. You have to get rid of stagnant water no matter what.

[tifacas]

Hi

they are really small black bugs maybe not mosquitos and must be fungus gnats like Storm Crow said!
True about litle holes on the pots and those bastards try to get in!
since is in my closet next to my bed and the conditions can not purpose standing water i would´n know how they appear ...

I´ll try the white sand and the sticky fly trap! if they don´t desapear i´ll try the pyrthrin stuff at my local store!!!

i´ll post news and some fotos as soon as i recover my camera!

Much apreciated!

"Obrigado"