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DE doesnt work if its wet so using it personally it didnt do shit for me in coco that i noticed other than make a cake on top effectively making it a bitch to feed my plants without poking holes in the stuff. DE is jagged microscopic sea shell and works by shredding bugs and drying them out on contact BUT the DE is supposed to be dry to work. It is super dusty and I didnt like the idea of it blowing everywhere for me to breath so i stopped using it but again , it was in no way reducing the bugs for me. What did start working for me on the other hand was continuing to feed like normal but adding a dry layer of COCO to the top of the pot after feeding so the gnats have a harder time getting down in there to lay eggs. that really knocked em back for me in a big way. now completely getting rid of them is fucking haaaard but having just a couple around, no big deal at all. Good luck to you and i hope you get it licked!I'm in coco so a top layer of sand seems counter productive to my fabric pots and elevators. DE is so dusty, I really dont want to do it. I'm unaware of any products that can be watered in that actually work. I have the sticky cards I just need to end the cycle. BTI aka mosquito bits seem like my best option. What I dont know is: are the completely harmless to my plants? Could they harm my bennies? As they are intended to kill mosquitos, I cant find any info on how much to use, would a tbsp scoop do the trick for a 5 gallon pot? I appreciate any input.
It works just fine wet. As soon as it dries...whack! So when the gnats rise to the top of the pot they have to go through it wet or not. It’s going to be on them regardless and they will die once dry.DE doesnt work if its wet so using it personally it didnt do shit for me in coco that i noticed other than make a cake on top effectively making it a bitch to feed my plants without poking holes in the stuff. DE is jagged microscopic sea shell and works by shredding bugs and drying them out on contact BUT the DE is supposed to be dry to work. It is super dusty and I didnt like the idea of it blowing everywhere for me to breath so i stopped using it but again , it was in no way reducing the bugs for me. What did start working for me on the other hand was continuing to feed like normal but adding a dry layer of COCO to the top of the pot after feeding so the gnats have a harder time getting down in there to lay eggs. that really knocked em back for me in a big way. now completely getting rid of them is fucking haaaard but having just a couple around, no big deal at all. Good luck to you and i hope you get it licked!
I did try it, its mentioned it in the first sentence I typed. My coco never dries, so the DE doesnt either, it just wasnt much of a help for me and the gnats didnt seem to be any more controlled in my case.It works just fine wet. As soon as it dries...whack! So when the gnats rise to the top of the pot they have to go through it wet or not. It’s going to be on them regardless and they will die once dry.
You should try it, I wasn’t on board at first either but now I’m kicking there little asses!
Then your not applying it enough. I’m in coco as well. When a gnats crawls through the wet de there is still pieceson his body. Once they dry they are dead.I did try it, its mentioned it in the first sentence I typed. My coco never dries, so the DE doesnt either, it just wasnt much of a help for me and the gnats didnt seem to be any more controlled in my case.
be careful. i feel like youre gonna be breathing in a whole lot of jagged seashell once that dries out.I actually looked up spraying wet late last night. Crazy you mentioned that. I ended up spraying the piss out of everything and I mean everything minus the plants of course. I sprayed all the pots but as the stuff is supposed to be effective on mites I sprayed every inch of floor in my rooms, the carpets in my house and all. I know it worked like a miracle when my dog had fleas years ago and I dont think it takes much to kill the mofos.
oh i didnt use a sprayer. i sprinkled it on the whole surface or the pots where the eggs get laid. maybe its more of a problem with fabric pots because they can get down the sides easier or something. im good now though, i found an easier fix.Then your not applying it enough. I’m in coco as well. When a gnats crawls through the wet de there is still pieceson his body. Once they dry they are dead.
1 lb per gallon of water in a sprayer. Shake vigorously while applying. Create a barrier across the top of the coco. Spray the outside of the pots, the trays, main stems of the plants and they will diminish quickly.
I have my OSHA 500 so I looked into it first.be careful. i feel like youre gonna be breathing in a whole lot of jagged seashell once that dries out.
I did that as well the first time and it was flying around everywhere . When you use it in a spray bottles with a couple drops of soap it sticks to everything. I use fabric pots as well and spray the crap out of them because gnats love to run up and down them.oh i didnt use a sprayer. i sprinkled it on the whole surface or the pots where the eggs get laid. maybe its more of a problem with fabric pots because they can get down the sides easier or something. im good now though, i found an easier fix.
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