I have read this is effective for killng gnats. I grow basil and am having problems with gnats. Is this organic? Does it work with stuff you eat?
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Hello, I have been using this in the dog's water dish in the house and the cat's water dish in the garage to eliminate the mosquito larvae and it has worked wonders. All the animals are still with us so it must be OK for consumption, although I would wash my harvest basil in a veggie wash anyhow. The other mosquito product is a dunker that is used in horse water barrels, so I have to believe it is OK if ingested.
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It will help. Once "infestation" is at hand no organic spray will knock everything out. A good clean up of the area and regular spraying won't hurt.
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it will work on the active ones to a degree but is a fairly week insecticide, your best bet is to get a granular systemic like Bonide Systemic granules, you apply that product to the soil it will control the gnats in the soil and the plant takes it up through the roots so when the gnats bite the plant they die as well.
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I'm not an expert on insects, but I believe that Terro will not work on gnats (which bite to get blood and do not feed on fruits and vegetable. Google gnat control and perhaps you will find a home remedy solution.
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Hello Myrna, I answer all questions with complete honesty based on my experience with a product. I do not believe that this product would work with any plant. We had fungus gnats in and around our houseplants. This product did nothing. Sadly, after trying so many products (at great cost) we had to get rid of all of our plants (many of them were over ten years old).
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This product repels gnats, it will not get rid of them. This is for biting gnats. Your plants have fungus gnats. Two different kinds.
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Sounds like you have the cycle right, how much product are you using? I used full recommended strength until I saw the gnat population decline. I also use the sticky yellow cards to monitor and kill adult gnats. Sometimes there is a single plant that is just too infested. Do recognize, though, that this product only kills larva, not adult bugs. You will have to wait until they die off. I have used this product for two cycles over several months. Both times it did the job. But it ain't easy. You have to stand strong and have a solution for the adult gnats, too.
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It is up to you....I really didn't like it because it has a chemical in it that they use in lice medicine. I used it on my roses a few times......didn't not like it...a hassle to spray on every week...with minimal results. I wouldn't spray it on my food. Never Never Never spray your edible veggie plants. Grows foods that have few pests in your area. Or use row covers and bush varieties etc.
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It's not an instant fix...give it some time to work its magic. Your gnat population should be diminished significantly, and the remaining few should die out pretty soon. I continued to see a stray gnat for a while, and I didn't even notice when that stopped because there were so few at that point. You followed the instructions to put the powder a third of the way in the pot, right? In addition to that, I also sprinkled some around the surface dirt and watered it in. That might help you, too.
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My understanding is yes, it is applied to the soil and supposedly "Natural", hence "Gnatrol". I did not use it on herbs or vegetables, I used it on house plants.
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I have used this on Basil and Long Onions, this product is organic. However do not harvest plants on the same day when using. See instructions.
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NO, and that is why I purchased it. Total fail. Worthless as far as I can tell. Still have the fungus gnats in a houseplant. My suggestion is to try something else.
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Yes, this is not a pesticide in the normal way - it is Bacillus Thuringiensis a bacterium that infects those gnawing, chewing critters and kills them.It is harmless to animals, people, bees and other helpful insects. Very effective if used according to label instructions.
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Yes. If I remember correctly, the two main ingredients are vinegar and clove oil. It will kill the vegetable plants if they are sprayed, but the components of the spray are non toxic and acceptable for organic vegetable gardening.
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I use these in my garage when over wintering my plants and they collect a lot of bugs. I find they work better if they are laid almost flat to the pot. When I had fungus gnats in my house plants I had to use a product like Bonide Houseplant Systemic Insect Control Granules (smells like chemicals). Gnats are really hard to kill off. Good luck.
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Yes!! I had zillions of those black gnats that had spread to a bunch of my potted plants. I tried that yellow sticky paper and the gnats LOVED it. I don't feel good about killing anything, but these guys had taken over my apartment. I fought back. I had the yellow sricky in all the offended pots for about a day and they were COVERED, about two weeks the gnats were gone. They never came back. :-)
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I had one plant with mealy bugs that I used this on and it doesn't have them anymore, I hadn't really noticed until you asked. I was just trying to get rid of the fungus gnats.