Beating fungus gnats on a budget!
Well, cinnamon sprinkled, sticky fly traps added, and fingers crossed. I’ll be spraying neem oil and water this evening to try and help too. I will beat these fungus gnats 😐
I got the neem oil and cinnamon for a grand total of £3.98 from my local international supermarket - saved myself about £15 I recon! 💅🏻
Send me your best wishes #GregGang 😭🪴
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I got the neem oil and cinnamon for a grand total of £3.98 from my local international supermarket - saved myself about £15 I recon! 💅🏻
Send me your best wishes #GregGang 😭🪴
#PestControl #PLANTMAFIA #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantPhotoClub #Nallon #RoseCalathea #Jade #KindaHappyPlants
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@babyfiretiger13 thank you!! I’m trying everything I can to avoid spending any more money than I have to, but I’m already looking at the next options just in case 😭🪴
@babyfiretiger13 they don’t pay me rent so they need to leave x
The ladybird in my bathroom pays their way so I’m okay with them though 🤣🌱
The ladybird in my bathroom pays their way so I’m okay with them though 🤣🌱
I have many options in my pest arsenal to combat all the bugs. Sticky traps, DE, Neem, granules, different spays and decorate rocks on top. Seem them still around here and there. But unfortunately one of my sticky traps caught a little lizard 🦎:( I was able to remove the lizard, rub it in sand (it’s limbs kept sticking to itself). Hopefully it’s ok. So no sticky trap outside. Someone mentioned awhile back about sand that killed pests. It would not come up on Amazon no matter how I searched for it.
I had fungus gnats in my African Violet that I had been fighting for a year with little results then I saw something recommended by someone reputable I watch on YouTube. I gave it a shot and it worked beautifully. It is called Mosquito Bites and it looks like rabbit food pellets, but you take a small amount approximately a tablespoon and soak it for 30 minutes in water then you water your plants thoroughly and you do this three weeks in a row. I saw dramatic improvement the first treatment and my plants are still beautiful! I have found the solution ladies!! LOL Give it a shot I promise you it works!
@CalitoCarolina oh no!! I’m lucky that being in the UK, I don’t have to worry about critters like lizards! I’m glad you managed to help the friend 🦎
Yeah, I’ve seen a powder type substance, sandy-ish that supposedly suffocates pests but the reviews were really mixed!
Yeah, I’ve seen a powder type substance, sandy-ish that supposedly suffocates pests but the reviews were really mixed!
@KikisOasis I’ve done a generous amount, the idea being that when you next water the plant, the cinnamon will act as a pesticide as it soaks through the soil, but not bother the plants. I’m really hoping it helps me!
@PlantzRLife55 same! I feel like the Bonide spokesperson at this point since I rave about them to whoever I can!
@UpcomingRainbow you’re so welcome! I’m the kind of person who will try absolutely everything natures done before going for the big boy chemicals, and that’s mostly because I’m a cheap skate!! 🤣 hope some of these methods work for you!!
Try mixing your cinnamon with some sand and spread a healthy layer over your soil. Sand is supposed to help suffocate and prevent more from occurring since they can’t get into the soil to reproduce. I’ve read that it’s supposed to be a specific kind of cinnamon (Ceylon I think?), but we use what we can get our hands on!
My favorite solution is a healthy layer of sand over the soil. I recently bought a black sand on Amazon that is similar in color to soil and has a bit of a sparkle when the light hits it. It is really attractive and completely eliminates the problem with no chemicals.