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What do you use to stop little critters
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Next time I'll have a pest, I'll go here:
http://www.i-h.co.il/categories/9636
http://www.hydroshop.co.il/category.asp?cat_id=33
http://www.hydrogrow.co.il/categories/11685
But that's over here... you need something like that, but over there. natural predators are the safest way to protect ya plants. good night.
http://www.i-h.co.il/categories/9636
http://www.hydroshop.co.il/category.asp?cat_id=33
http://www.hydrogrow.co.il/categories/11685
But that's over here... you need something like that, but over there. natural predators are the safest way to protect ya plants. good night.
I tried neem oil to little or no success. I tried pyrethrin spray next and that got rid of a vicious aphid infestation.
Philipperv
Banned
I have a friend's wife that swears that termite killer highly diluted works miracles without affecting the plant.
fineexampl said:
Yeah, after reading a few articles on the net this seems to be one of the only effective ways of getting rid of them.
I'll give it a few days with this BioGarlic stuff and if it doesn't do the job I'll just nuke em with the powder, its a shame though because I don't want to drive away all the friendly little ones
Pyrethrin's natural; made from chrysanthemums. I'm not so sure it kills the bad critters. We'll see in the spring when i try and move these overwinterers outside.Gar said:
If they're fruit flies you can make a trap with apple vinegar. I left a bunch of bananas on my kitchen table when i went on vacation last year and came back to massive infestation. The traps worked wonders.
Make a cone out of the sheet of paper (like a funnel). Tape the outside of the cone so that it stays in place.
Check that the cone fits snugly into a glass or cup.
Cut off the tip of the cone so that you now have a funnel.
Pour a small amount of cider vinegar into the glass or cup. (Rum mixed with orange juice also works very well - additionally, a half teaspoon of baker's yeast in water can also suffice)
Insert the funnel into the glass or cup, but don't let the bottom of the funnel touch the liquid. Tape the funnel in two or three places from the outside so that there is no gap between the glass and the cone.
Place your newly created trap on a flat surface. The flies will be attracted by the smell of the fruity vinegar and fly into the cone. The flies will slip down the cone and will either land in the vinegar and drown or will be trapped and not able to get back out. If you leave the trap overnight, the trapped fruit flies will eventually fall into the vinegar and drown.
Make a cone out of the sheet of paper (like a funnel). Tape the outside of the cone so that it stays in place.
Check that the cone fits snugly into a glass or cup.
Cut off the tip of the cone so that you now have a funnel.
Pour a small amount of cider vinegar into the glass or cup. (Rum mixed with orange juice also works very well - additionally, a half teaspoon of baker's yeast in water can also suffice)
Insert the funnel into the glass or cup, but don't let the bottom of the funnel touch the liquid. Tape the funnel in two or three places from the outside so that there is no gap between the glass and the cone.
Place your newly created trap on a flat surface. The flies will be attracted by the smell of the fruity vinegar and fly into the cone. The flies will slip down the cone and will either land in the vinegar and drown or will be trapped and not able to get back out. If you leave the trap overnight, the trapped fruit flies will eventually fall into the vinegar and drown.
Once you have fruit flies you can never get rid of them. I am convinced of this.
True. But ever try to get rid of them when their inside? Think not!Pam said:
imaguitargod said:
Well, yeah. It's just not that difficult, find out what is attracting them and eliminate it. Then put up some yellow sticky traps or one of the traps described above.
Shoot, I put rooted fruit outside sometimes in the summer to attract butterflies, and so the hummingbirds will have some fruit flies to eat.
AlabamaJack
Extreme Member
why does rooted fruit attract them?