Fungus Gnats and Insectivorous Plants

[catwalker808]

The soup trick should work to get the media dwelling eggs and larvae. Yellow sticky cards help with flying ones, especially in an enclosed space like a bedroom.

Couldn't help but chuckle at all the carnivorous plants recommended. After the little buggies are gone, I envisioned josterha hustling around to find things to feed "Audrey II" (as in The Little Shop of Horrors)

[Beverly]

[QUOTE=catwalker808;248877]The soup trick should work to get the media dwelling eggs and larvae. Yellow sticky cards help with flying ones, especially in an enclosed space like a bedroom.

What's the soup trick?
Beverly

[murphy48]

I too had a bit of a fungus gnat problem and after reading an earlier thread here I tried Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis which can be found in things like Mosquito Dunks or other things designed to kill mosquito larva. It is a bacteria that is non infectious to humans but when the larvae eats it they die.

It's a great way of stopping the life cycle and its safe. I used it in my bedroom.

[catwalker808]

Sorry. That's SOAP not soup.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by catwalker808

Sorry. That's SOAP not soup.

[josterha]

Originally Posted by catwalker808

Couldn't help but chuckle at all the carnivorous plants recommended. After the little buggies are gone, I envisioned josterha hustling around to find things to feed "Audrey II" (as in The Little Shop of Horrors)

I was just thinking the same thing! The soap trick certainly sounds easy, but I have to say that I find the idea of creating a small ecosystem very appealing. I looked at some butterworts on line and they look very interesting (and indeed, beautiful). One question, can butterworts survive after they have eaten all the bugs? Thanks everyone for this interesting discussion!

John