Does this kill the little black flies? Thought winter would take care of it but no. Arizona. Thanks they clearly come from the soil of my plants.
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If they come from the soil pf the plants, as mine did... it should take care of the problem. After a period of about a month, I was pretty much free of those pesky little flying insects. It does an amazing job of trapping them, therefore disrupting the cycle.
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The little sticky cardboard doodads do help. I propped a sticky up on the soil, against the trunk/branches of each of two large indoor ficus plants/trees. After a week or so, there were lots of dead gnats on them but still several flying around. I read up online, so now my other strategy has been to refrain from watering the plants for as long as possible, without hurting the plant. Then I water them thoroughly. This gives the soil and the fungus in it (the gnats' food) a chance to dry out. Then the little buggers can't thrive. There is still a stray flying around in a while, but it is soooo much better. The little sticky cardboard doodads do help. I propped a sticky up on the soil, against the trunk/branches of each of two large indoor ficus plants/trees. After a week or so, there were lots of dead gnats on them but still several flying around. I read up online, so now my other strategy has been to refrain from watering the plants for as long as possible, without hurting the plant. Then I water them thoroughly. This gives the soil and the fungus in it (the gnats' food) a chance to dry out. Then the little buggers can't thrive. There is still a stray flying around in a while, but it is... » Read More The little sticky cardboard doodads do help. I propped a sticky up on the soil, against the trunk/branches of each of two large indoor ficus plants/trees. After a week or so, there were lots of dead gnats on them but still several flying around. I read up online, so now my other strategy has been to refrain from watering the plants for as long as possible, without hurting the plant. Then I water them thoroughly. This gives the soil and the fungus in it (the gnats' food) a chance to dry out. Then the little buggers can't thrive. There is still a stray flying around in a while, but it is soooo much better. « Show Less
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Yes it does and it works awesome. You will be surprised to see how they catch so many. Since I have been using them I very seldom see a gnat flying in my face. They work.
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Your black flies are probably fungus gnats. It took me forever to get rid of them. These sticky papers are wonderful. They attract the gnats who stick to them and die. They are also good to see whether or not the gnat population is lessening. Use these in conjunction with other methods of ridding yourself of these little pests. Gnats start at the roots as larva. Before they become adults you can kills the larva by watering the plants with one part hydrogen peroxide to four parts water. Kill the adults by using a bug spray specifically for gnats (the are safe, organic sprays). Change the sticky yellow cards for every watering (every two weeks). Be patient! It took me about six months - but they are gone! Your black flies are probably fungus gnats. It took me forever to get rid of them. These sticky papers are wonderful. They attract the gnats who stick to them and die. They are also good to see whether or not the gnat population is lessening. Use these in conjunction with other methods of ridding yourself of these little pests. Gnats start at the roots as larva. Before they become adults you can kills the larva by watering the plants with one part hydrogen peroxide to four parts water. Kill the adults by using a bug spray specifically for gnats (the are safe, organic sprays). Change the... » Read More Your black flies are probably fungus gnats. It took me forever to get rid of them. These sticky papers are wonderful. They attract the gnats who stick to them and die. They are also good to see whether or not the gnat population is lessening. Use these in conjunction with other methods of ridding yourself of these little pests. Gnats start at the roots as larva. Before they become adults you can kills the larva by watering the plants with one part hydrogen peroxide to four parts water. Kill the adults by using a bug spray specifically for gnats (the are safe, organic sprays). Change the sticky yellow cards for every watering (every two weeks). Be patient! It took me about six months - but they are gone! « Show Less
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Keep it in the soil it came in for one! They are picky plants, so I am finding (the venus fly trap and sundew, the pitcher plant seems hardier). Anyway, if you do need soil only use peetmoss and perlite, with no fertilizers it will kill them. Also, rain water or distilled water. They like lots of sun. My plants were doing awesome and they started growing out of the terrarium, so I got a bigger terrarium and the move I think killed the sundew plants, my vft are not doing as well, but the pitcher plants are doing awesome! I hope it gets better :)
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I know it kills aphids. It will not kill stink bugs directly.. But will kill the eggs.... So they can't repopulate...Try..it can't hurt.. Spray every week for a while where u see them. Also look up Howard Garrett Dirt Doctor. Won't hurt ur pets or children either. I Googled to get more info..
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Hi Tim, I wanted to try a biological rather than spraying so I ordered ladybugs. I ordered them last year as there was quite an infestation on my hydrangeas. They did a good job cleaning up the aphids and I did see the next generation on my birch tree, but most of them moved on or died ( actually there were quite a few dead when they arrived)...I'm not sure how long a ladybug actually lives but if there isn't enough "food" to sustain them they do move on. I released some of them onto my holly bushes, but they did not stay there at all.
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Even if it doesn't, a good solution to drain flies is drain cleaner. I know, seems kind of cruel but it does kill them. Bleach works too.
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I never had a problem with gnats before purchasing this soil. When I opened the bag, I thought gnats might fly out based on what other people had to say about it, but nothing of the sort happened. It wasn't until I used it and watered it that gnats started hatching from eggs contained in the soil. So be prepared for this.
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No. The insecticide is drawn up from the roots to the entire plant. That is what will kill the insects on the leaves and in the dirt. It works great on house plants though.
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I planted mine in New York City last fall and it's starting to spout new leaves now. I don't know if it will prosper or not since that's yet to tell. This winter had been quite cold with the artic air but it didn't kill my fuyu, nor with that dump of snow. My fuyu was covered in a foot or two of snow, no thanks to my in law who buried it.
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I used it on these gnats that have occupied one of our floor plants and although it killed the all of the flies, the plant started to dwindle so you may want to consider an alternative means. Perhaps dropping a spider there but thats kind of cruel.
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I haven't had a problem with fruit flies. However, I use them for potatoes and onions which I think do no tend to attract these critters.
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That is what I used it on Anne. I got fungus gnats from a soil I used and it was crazy! Never having dealt with them before I thought they were fruit flies until I read up about them. My violets were fine after I used it. I also used fly strips.
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I am very new to air plants. I'm trying to learn without killing them. But I do have mine where it gets a pretty good bit of indirect sun light. I really haven't had mine long enough to give you a good answer.
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Find the source of the fruit flies and throw it out. I used the trap and 3 days later no more flies. We had a bag of potatoes under the sink that was the source. The trap worked!
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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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Preferably live bugs. Most of the time they catch enough on their own. I have a baggie over one of my plants to provide greenhouse humidity, and it still seems to catch tiny moths and gnats. Always use only distilled or R/O water and the flytrap growing media. Every time I have tried to vary from this, I have started the slow demise of my plant.
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I'm not sure what the rating was on the sf coverage, but it comes on 2 sponges. I actually split the package with my neighbor (they were afraid with 3 dogs I would only drive them out of my yard and into theirs) so between us, we did about 2 acres on the package, as both houses sit on about a 1 acre lot each. We didn't do areas where the dogs never go, so I'd guess a good 1 to 1-1/2 acres was covered. Did them last summer, so far this year, all 5 of our dogs are flea free at this point. They must have feasted all winter long. I also have seen only a few spiders, maybe 1 catepillar, maybe a dozen rolly-pollies, no grubworms at all. It looks as if they had a larvae feast all winter, and we are bug-poor this year - although I'm certainly not complaining about that! If you're "infested" already, you might want to use something strong to knock them back, give that 30 days to get out of the soil so it doesn't kill the nemotodes, and then put them out, and they seem to have really worked around here. I'm about to do my spring maintenance dose in the next week or two. They say about twice a year anyway, spring and late-summer, early fall, to keep them active in your yard. I assume if they eat all the food sources, they'll only move to the neighbors yard. They are actual insects that need to feed, but they do reproduce also. You just need to get and keep them established in your yard.
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I had a 50% success rate in PHX, AZ. From there, I was hit with squash bugs, which wiped out all squash variations including all but one of these. It flowered, but didn't produce because it was started too late and the monsoon season wiped it out. This round, I will plant them in pots so I can move them in when the weather gets rough. Mexican mini melons thrive in zones similar to mexico's, so they should do well if they protected from the elements.