Fungus gnats do very little harm to an established plant.They can kill little seedlings but even those they have a hard time with.I'm having one of my worse grows ever right now and it's because of fungus gnats. The larvae munch on the roots and you'll see it in the leaves. I have one plant in particular that's especially affected. Not sure why they favor it more over the other 2. Anyway, I've been using azamax and mosquito dunks. The dunks I don't think are doing much but the azamax works if you do it regularly. I had to up how much I was running through the pots after awhile tho. Instructions say 1 pint of mix per gallon of media and I did 1 quart per gallon a week ago. I haven't seen any flying around since then but that one plant is starting to droop again which means they're eating roots again and I'll have to hit em with azamax again today. I have 3 sticky traps that are only 2 weeks old and completely covered with the little pricks.
No they're definitely gnats. I have the sticky traps to prove it. Anything munching on roots is gonna leave a mark.Fungus gnats do very little harm to an established plant.They can kill little seedlings but even those they have a hard time with.
Sounds like your dealing with root aphids?
So right now ive manages to knock the fungas gnats down quite a bit with the sticky traps, and also letting my soil dry out more( which made my plants droop imo) I also pickes up some "Dont bug me" by Fox Farm. Check that out man. Also am waiting on some diatomaceous earth today in the mail off amazon. The stuff is supposed to shred the larvae. Also, with dry top soil they can't survive. I never let it get outta control so im not too inclined to think the leaf issue is from the gnats. But I didnt stumble upon some info about phosphorus deficiency, and it does look very similiar to whaf I have going on.This is only my 2nd time dealing with gnats and it was the same shit as the first time. I start wondering why the plants are drooping then a few days later I see them flying around and my plants have perked back up and the cycle continues. After awhile the fan leaves start looking like trash despite all my efforts to kill the little prick. Then when I think I've killed them off, plants start drooping again.
If your having gnat promblems it’s because you have a abundance of dead roots in your pot and that is what the larvae like to eat.No they're definitely gnats. I have the sticky traps to prove it. Anything munching on roots is gonna leave a mark.
That DE is a pain in the ass. It's supposed to shred up the adults but I watch them walk all over it with no effect on them. Then when you go to water your plants it turns to paste.So right now ive manages to knock the fungas gnats down quite a bit with the sticky traps, and also letting my soil dry out more( which made my plants droop imo) I also pickes up some "Dont bug me" by Fox Farm. Check that out man. Also am waiting on some diatomaceous earth today in the mail off amazon. The stuff is supposed to shred the larvae. Also, with dry top soil they can't survive. I never let it get outta control so im not too inclined to think the leaf issue is from the gnats. But I didnt stumble upon some info about phosphorus deficiency, and it does look very similiar to whaf I have going on.
They eat live roots too.If your having gnat promblems it’s because you have a abundance of dead roots in your pot and that is what the larvae like to eat.
In fact when you have poorly rooted clones with brown roots then you water them it’s like an alarm system for the gnats to come and lay there pupa and spread disease. They can smell that crap from miles away.
People always try defeating the pest before recognizing the culprit. Gnats don’t give a shit how much azamax you put in the soil. The azamax is probally making your root problem even worst.
The gnats also enjoy spreading the root disease from plant to plant. Spread a little here spread a little there.
But they eat roots nonetheless. It'll fuck with your plants. Adults spread disease. Yet everyone is so quick to say it's a nutrient issue lol. What the fuck. If op is seeing a few flying around then I can almost guarantee he has larvae in his media. There might be other factors at play here but his leaves look like mine. Other than my fan leaves everything looks fine cuz I'm keeping the gnats in check. Buds are growing bigger everyday almost on week 5.Gnats dont eat mature roots. They eat the rotting material on them and in the soil.
They damage seedling roots because they are so fragile and small.
Agree with posters above. Nutrient stress in the plant (maybe overwatering looking at the curled down leaves) brings the gnats.
It becomes a nutrient issue when your roots are diseased yet your still feeding it at regular strength. Probally why his leaves are so dark green lolBut they eat roots nonetheless. It'll fuck with your plants. Adults spread disease. Yet everyone is so quick to say it's a nutrient issue lol. What the fuck. If op is seeing a few flying around then I can almost guarantee he has larvae in his media. There might be other factors at play here but his leaves look like mine. Other than my fan leaves everything looks fine cuz I'm keeping the gnats in check. Buds are growing bigger everyday almost on week 5.
Havent really fed a whole lot of strong nutes other than some bat guano and a lil fish hydrosolate. Been trying to keep a living soilIt becomes a nutrient issue when your roots are diseased yet your still feeding it at regular strength. Probally why his leaves are so dark green lol
Havent really fed a whole lot of strong nutes other than some bat guano and a lil fish hydrosolate. Been trying to keep a living soil
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