Hi all, I'm wondering if this powder works on nats (or knats, I don't know which is correct), you know, the ones that hang around plants.
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Yes, and no! As Hersom states below, it will work if the gnat physically touches the diatomaceous earth powder. Therefore, if the gnat walks on the diatomaceous earth powder, it will kill them. My suggestion for gnats on houseplants- depending on the severity: 1) some gnats may be there due to wet conditions including poor drainage. See if you can withhold watering for a couple of days so that things can dry out a bit. 2) spread a layer of diatomaceous earth on the top of the soil. It does not need to be too thick. If you can get a layer on top of the plant soil and then avoid watering for a couple of days - that can help. 3) Check into the yellow sticky cards/paper and hang them around. I think this will work:
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It is neither. It is spelled "SCZNATSZ". The S C Z and Z are silent. But yes, it will work if they get near it.
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I don't know that it would unless it crawled through it or somehow got enough on it's body to dehydrate the little creature. I know this works exceptionally well with crawling things, because the insects crawl through the stuff and it basically is like getting cut all over and drying out until dead. Knats/Nats fly, so you might try, but I don't believe it would be as successful.
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I applied to my bell peppers and plum tomatoes, with no reaction after first application. I applied again about a month later and it seems to be working on the second run. I would contact Bayer directly for more clarification if you have any doubts. I had a total of $30 invested in my plants, a lemon tree may be a bit more of a concern.
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I don't know if this works on gnats because that was not my intended use, I just wanted to disrupt the life cycle of biting flies and such. Check on google to find what is most effective, good luck!
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Hi, I have used this on all sizes of leaves with no problem. Just be sure to feed larger leaves slower so they don't jam up!! Really works great
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From what I've read it works very well for people who have clotting problems as it "supposedly" disolves clots. I had a small clot which lodged in my lungs, and they prescribed blood thinner Warfrin along with the side effects. Now I take Natto as a preventative measure....it cant hurt and I've been fine ever since. The benefits of nattokinase are many, including reducing blood pressure, easing blood pressure, minimizing blood clots, alternative to aspirin, and dissolving fibrous tissue in the body. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5044709_benefits-nattokinase.html
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I used 3 teaspoons full to 1 gallon of water. I water my 9 plants once a week. I did it forfour weeks and it did work. We haven't seen any tiny flies in a while now. The plants were infested by a new plant I bought at the super market.I should have kept it apart from the others until I knew it was clean but I didn't. But the natrol WDG worked.
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Karen, I would give it a try. In fact, contact the company directly. They ship asap because they obviously get it that it's situation critical. Follow the directions, mark your territory as instructed and stay with it. I've been using this product for years. I put some golf ball sized balls (old pantyhose work with Shake Away inside) and tossed them in the attic. No squirrels. Put another one near my baby sunflower plants and they are still standing. It isn't all that expensive so if it doesn't work on groundhogs, you won't be bankrupt. Good luck in your war against the critters!
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I don't know about gnats, I never tried it on them. I mainly used this product on my garden to kill aphids, mites and cabbage looper moths. I think it would work on them as it seems to eliminate many of the same type of insects.
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We tried this indoors (for gnats in potted plants) and out (for grubs because of moles) to no avail. The brand that DID work for us was the Scanmask brand. It's not a spray - it's in a type of 'mulch' that you spread around - but it worked. However, we only used it indoors on the gnats. If you plan to try it - I would recommend that one instead: http://www.amazon.com/Pyes-Scanmask-Live-Beneficial-Nematodes/dp/B000MRD5JO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413597367&sr=8-1&keywords=live+beneficial+nematodes
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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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I have not trired Natpro - Progestelle has a lot of instuctions as to best use it - and I found I had to eliminate many things before I can use it - been doing that and will be trying the product again - I did find when I used it the first time that I was a bit breathless - which disappeared right away with discontinuance - will hopefully be able to try again.
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I've gotten in to a running dialogue with Bonide on what plants its safe to use on. They say its safe for all plants. Thing is, I used it on my Epiphyllums and several weaks later they did not look well at all. They are slowly coming back. I did see leaf drop and leaf discoloration on other plants after using it. I can say there are no bugs. I hate dealing with scale which is the reason I decided to give it a try.
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Im not sure about the NPK but I used it with with the go Box flowering organic nites and saw no difference I believe it is glorified Cal Mag
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I think that if the package does not forbid its use, I would try in on the peonies. I use it on tomatoes to stop early blight and late blight. I believe it helps if I mix the powder in the soil before planting the tomatoes.
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Better ask the manufacturer. My opinion is : Don't use it on any plants you will eat!!
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I have used this on soil around delicate plants and it does not seem to effect them. This is a sollution meant to kill fungus gnat larvae and really serves no other purpose. I read through the information on the container and it says nothing with regard to dangers of using around fruits and vegetables. I do use this indoors.
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You should be able to mix it and use it on houseplants. Again, this stuff does NOT smell good at all so if you are using this indoots be warned.