Little flying buggy thingy's

[Stellybutton]

I have had great success with Hot Shots keeping the likes of Spider Mites away. However today I spotted these tiny little flying bugs that are either on or in just the soil. They don't seem to be on the plants. I'm 3 weeks away from harvest. What are they? Should I be concerned? How do I get rid of them? Etc etc etc..... :smokin:

Stellybutton Reviewed by Stellybutton on 12-22-2010. Little flying buggy thingy's I have had great success with Hot Shots keeping the likes of Spider Mites away. However today I spotted these tiny little flying bugs that are either on or in just the soil. They don't seem to be on the plants. I'm 3 weeks away from harvest. What are they? Should I be concerned? How do I get rid of them? Etc etc etc..... :smokin: Rating: 5

[Jord0713]

probobly fungas gnats....either way pour a 1"-2" layer of playground sand over the top of your soil and whola! gone

[Stellybutton]

probobly fungas gnats....either way pour a 1"-2" layer of playground sand over the top of your soil and whola! gone

Thanks for that. We're burried under a bunch of snow and sands not readily avail. idea for a store. Home depot, Ace? Can those gnats cause damage? I'll trek out after a bit of melt.

[Jord0713]

home depot fine play ground sand...costs about $3 a 50lbs bag....i'm sure any hardware store will have the same

[Stellybutton]

home depot fine play ground sand...costs about $3 a 50lbs bag....i'm sure any hardware store will have the same

Get out the shovel Martha, we're headed to town! THX Jord

[Jord0713]

no problem! Let me know how it works out for you. It has served me well

[canniwhatsis]

Haven't tried the sand thing,.... Tho haven't had a problem with fungus gnats either


Diatomaceous earth might work too. And as an added benefit, it adds silica which helps strengthen stems if added early.

[canniwhatsis]

I found the top of this page a really fun read on DE

Diatomaceous Earth

[WashougalWonder]

Too lazy to type this all out again in the same forum: See my response here.
http://boards.cannabis.com/plant-pro...l-what-do.html

[poker2]

I might have these too :O
I saw one in my grow closet but both my plants are seedlings right now and are covered with plastic wrap.
Should I be worried about them? Way to prevent/kill them?
Right now I just put a hotshot type strip in.