Dryer Sheet Experiment....Who's Down???

[Dutch Pimp]

1. the dryer sheets do work....at repelling gnats....:thumbsup:
(I think this discovery by Weezard deserves a name?)
2. every new bag of soil opened, might bring new ones. (eggs in the soil)

[Treetops]

Just had to try this....I've tried everything else....My NO-Pest-STRIP, did not work, as in the past, but after reading Weezards post, I'm in...My Thanks to CanGroIt, for starting the thread....I'll relay my finds, if I can remember...LOL..

[captainendoe]

I have always used dryer sheets for off in the woods and since i started i use them in the room and never had a pest problem till i brought my tomato plants in and noticed it was over ran with spider mites but that was the only thing that had them so i carefully took it outside and disposed of it. I have completely forgot about the dryer sheets till then and still no sign of the mites on anything else even my other tomato plants.

[captainendoe]

lets not go too far and write wall street or popular mechanics::wtf:... next thing we know they will be finding out the effective chemical removing it from the dryer sheets and marketing them as a stand alone product!

[Weezard]

Don't count on dryer sheets for mite control.
Their entire life cycle happens above ground.

They avoid the sheets.
But, outdoors, they will still infest upper branches.

I have none in my veg room.
Probably due to the concentration of the scent.
I imagine the li'l buggers stop at the air vent an' say Feh! Smells like sheet in dere!

I jus' stick da outside gals into my shower stall with a fresh Nopest strip for a couple hours.
Then wait 2 days and repeat, to kill the new hatch.
Then again in 2 days to catch any stragglers.
In between, I store the NPS in a zip baggie to keep it fresh.
Works a treat.

Just leaving a Nopest strip in the grow room 24/7 is not advised.
That will create resistant strains of mites at the perimeter.
Then we are all screwed, yah?
Aloha, Y'all

Weeze