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Just watered and my little bro spotted these little devils! I'm using coco and need some help diagnosing this problem and how to resolve it.

 

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not root aphids (sigh of relief) - they do not have a larvae stage

never seen gnat larvae that close but its how I picture them - lol

gonats, azatrol drench even mosquito dunks in your res

 

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Hope

They are fungus gnats, about 1000X easier to deal with. They are really just a nuisance



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They are fungus gnats, about 1000X easier to deal with. Motherlode knows best, I'd follow his lead



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I agree with Mal and Motherlode...fungus gnats. I grow soil and get them alot, not much of a problem and you will definitely get them with Azatrol. I just spray my girls with some Neem oil, damn them for being so freaking attractive! But yeah, I'd go with a more natural treatment and not using anything harsh cause as long as you keep them in check they won't bother your grow. I think we forget how many crawlies the plants have on them out there in the woods.

 

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If you do want them gone like yesterday though, just stick up some of those yellow fly tapes and you'll get the adults. If you're going to use Azatrol do a root drench because the eggs are laid in your soil, not your leafs. That will get the babies. To keep them out of your grow permanently you have to watch your overwatering and you can get some predatory mites from the net that will patrol your pots as your own platoon of blood-crazed marines. I knew a guy once that kept a chameleon in his garden. They work well and you are providing trichome heaven to the wildlife. Win-win.

 

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Azatrol it is.

Thanks for the help guys. I'm gonna do a Azatrol drench on my coco tonight. I'll post the results in a week or so.

 

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Like others mentioned above, get some sticky fly traps and place them around the lower trunks, youll be amazed what u find in a few days
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Got a question for you guys... what is the best way to pretreat you soil before you put your plants in? I am hearing that alot of soil already is carying bugs and larva so I want to pretreat before my seedlings ever touch the soil.

 

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ganjaal said:

got a question for you guys... What is the best way to pretreat you soil before you put your plants in? I am hearing that alot of soil already is carying bugs and larva so i want to pretreat before my seedlings ever touch the soil.

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http://www.bioag.novozymes.com/en/products/unitedstates/biocontrol/Pages/default.aspx

pretty sure this will cover you 100%. its granular and u add it to ur medium before u even plant ur seed or clone. its awesome for root aphids but it takes care of everything im almost positive about that. maybe someone can chime in and give a lil more info or just do a search.
peace
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Yea but where can it be purchased in the states?

 

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here...if i can search u can 2



LOL :)

 

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u can PM Onespark

 

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Farmer Bros. said:

Just watered and my little bro spotted these little devils! I'm using coco and need some help diagnosing this problem and how to resolve it.

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easy now simmer down now LOL those are springtails they eat bad fungus and microbes and dead organic matter some think they are bad but in normal numbers they serve a roll in the rhizosphere not nowhere near as bad as most of thoes chemicals everyone listed google springtails :party0044:

springtail


fungus gnat



neither of them in normal numbers are bad

 

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simmer down winston LOL i always get springtails and that is them bro no harm done with springtails:party0044:

 

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azatrol will kick the shit out of those.