Bounce Fabric Softener Keeps Gnats Away?

[jnewcs]

Anyone try this and with what results? Bounce Fabric Softener Keeps Mosquitoes and Gnats Away

Scientists Prove Fabric Softener Sheets Fend Off Insect Pests

jnewcs Reviewed by jnewcs on 12-31-2010. Bounce Fabric Softener Keeps Gnats Away? Anyone try this and with what results? Bounce Fabric Softener Keeps Mosquitoes and Gnats Away Scientists Prove Fabric Softener Sheets Fend Off Insect Pests Rating: 5

[jnewcs]

For anyone who cares; this works! I had a few gnats in my tent. I tried this and bu the next day they were gone. No sign of them since then.

[Weezard]

For anyone who cares; this works! I had a few gnats in my tent. I tried this and bu the next day they were gone. No sign of them since then.

Send this one in to Mythbusters for furthur testing, but.

Another anecdote follows:

Had gnats last year.

This season, I put one Bounce sheet under one pot out of 7, outdoors, and so far so good,
Have not seen one gnat.
Outdoors mind you!

I keep a sheet in my shirt pocket and I have actually seen skeeters hang a U.
Not to mention, I smell dryer fresh all day.

Aloha,
Weezard

[jnewcs]

I don't think we need to, thats two people who shows it works.

[BackWoodDrifter]

When and if I can be findin some left over dryer sheets be usin them for my uppitty up toilet paper ! Be keepin me fresh in the bush and yup the flies be a little less since I be tuckin them there! must be workin man yu guys make nme laugh!

BWD

[TANKJR]

Yes, it works...even for BWD! LMAO! You can also put them in cabinets or places where ants like to go....ants don't like the dryer sheets either! I always keep a few in my tackle box for when I forget the Off and I'm fishing...they keep the skeeters away pretty good, too, but don't last as long as Off does.

LOL Weezard....I think I may have smoked a doober of that plant....I smoked some a while back that kinda had that bounce smell to it...:stoned:

Old dryer sheets make good scrubbers for cleaning stuff too, as BWD alluded to, although I prefer Charmin for what he uses it for....I use old used ones for gun cleaning patches! I just spent the last two days of the season here slaying ducks and geese and now I'm diggin around for some old dryer sheets so I can clean my shotgun...dam I guess I'm gonna have to do a load of laundry first...

[Weezard]

Yes, it works...even for BWD! LMAO! You can also put them in cabinets or places where ants like to go....ants don't like the dryer sheets either! I always keep a few in my tackle box for when I forget the Off and I'm fishing...they keep the skeeters away pretty good, too, but don't last as long as Off does.

LOL Weezard....I think I may have smoked a doober of that plant....I smoked some a while back that kinda had that bounce smell to it...:stoned:

Old dryer sheets make good scrubbers for cleaning stuff too, as BWD alluded to, although I prefer Charmin for what he uses it for....I use old used ones for gun cleaning patches! I just spent the last two days of the season here slaying ducks and geese and now I'm diggin around for some old dryer sheets so I can clean my shotgun...dam I guess I'm gonna have to do a load of laundry first...

Worth quoting and bumping!
Dem damn t'ings work a treat! :thumbsup:

There are 4000 kine ants on dis Island.
Almost 2 week now wit' a dryer sheet crumpled 'hind da faucet and I have not seen one of 'em.

I now cut a slit to da center of da sheet an' make a scissor "star" dere for da stalk.
Den lay it onna soil an' go take a nap.
Da curse of da root aphids has lifted an' I haven't even seen a whitefly yet, outdoors!
Good stuff!
An' dirt cheap too.

Aloha,
Weeze

[silent leprechaun]

Hey guys,
I saw at least 3 threads on gnat problems.

I posted this on each as it worked for me:

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.

I have also read that cinnamon, ground or tea, can work wonder too !
Let me know if anyone tries it.

Take care boys and girls

[Asuka23]

I'm thinking about trying this method, since I really don't want to involve any chemicals (the ones included in Bounce dryer sheets). I used unscented and dye-less dryer sheets, but they didn't work. But then again, other people have tried the Bounce thing and it worked. So, tea...bounce...then sand lol. Damn these little bastards. The first time I bought Miracle grow organic, I didn't notice that there are almost always little holes in the bag, which the flies must have chewed.

[jnewcs]

They shouldn't have any effect on the plant. I just put some in between my oits and they next morning they were gone. The bounce never even came in contact with the plants.