Anyone know a way to control or eliminate the little flies that hatch from potted plants?
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@jamest0o0 Question about the organic little demon removers, sundews et al. I only have sporadic out breaks of fungus gnats, do you have to feed them insects if they aren't getting any on their own?
Zilla23
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I tried to get the picture to show the new trap as well so you knew I just took it
my sundews are really small so they only get a few gnats here and there, I needed bigger guns!! 
jamest0o0
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Ahhh @Zilla23 I see my sundews were much larger than that. They grow very fast when eating regularly.
@JacksJill you can if you want, they'll grow faster that way, but IME they mainly just need correct water and light to live.
@JacksJill you can if you want, they'll grow faster that way, but IME they mainly just need correct water and light to live.
jamest0o0
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I accidentally killed a lot of mine because I shifted their lighting too fast(full sun to windowsill). They're starting to make a comeback this summer, but I had tons growing. If I get them back I can send you some small ones if you'd like.
amfire125
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@Zilla23 Thank you for sharing about Katchy!! I'm definitely thinking about getting one...or multiple...lol.
To anyone else battling with bugs infesting their plants, I just today heard about a trick that can possibly permanently fix the issue, and I'd love to see if any of you guys have heard of this or tried it. He told me he had a fruit fly problem in house plants and a pest professional told him to fill the top of the planter with 2-3 inches of sand and then add your pond rocks on top of the sand. I also like this because organic soil just does NOT work for me...makes my entire home smell like manure, and I use regular potting soil.
Obviously this would only help if your issue is coming from plants...turns out I might be battling an entire building infestation in my condo's building. We have such a large number of people affected it's hard to figure out what's going on. I'm looking into using Bio-Clean for my drains to see if that's potentially our issue: https://www.amazon.com/Bio-clean-Dr...rds=bio+clean&qid=1560997291&s=gateway&sr=8-3
My saga continues as well.
To anyone else battling with bugs infesting their plants, I just today heard about a trick that can possibly permanently fix the issue, and I'd love to see if any of you guys have heard of this or tried it. He told me he had a fruit fly problem in house plants and a pest professional told him to fill the top of the planter with 2-3 inches of sand and then add your pond rocks on top of the sand. I also like this because organic soil just does NOT work for me...makes my entire home smell like manure, and I use regular potting soil.
Obviously this would only help if your issue is coming from plants...turns out I might be battling an entire building infestation in my condo's building. We have such a large number of people affected it's hard to figure out what's going on. I'm looking into using Bio-Clean for my drains to see if that's potentially our issue: https://www.amazon.com/Bio-clean-Dr...rds=bio+clean&qid=1560997291&s=gateway&sr=8-3
My saga continues as well.
KobaOregonherper
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Was recommended Carnivorous plants like sundews by @jamest0o0 . Sundews helped a ton!
Edit: Need to be put near a light source. Didnt do this at first and they didn't do much. Put them near the light source poof, gone.
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KobaOregonherper
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John-Courtney Smith. Not a larger cham no. More so with pygmeys and carpets. Panthers and vields tend to ignore them.
