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Propagating setup question
- Thread starter ErolDude
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basically how do I keep fungus gnats out of my propagation trays (>_<) last year all of the coir pellets were filled with larvae and other nasty chit. Even found some maggots :O
Mosquito dunks contain viable spores (called endospores) of Bacillus thuringensis israelensis. If you can get such a product under any name ("mosquito dunk " , or other name), you will be able to treat your infested soil. There may be some product available in Sarajevo that meets your need. Google it.
Note that Bacillus thuringensis israelensis is useful against almost any insect of the fly family. However, i understand that "BTK" (Bacillus thuringensis kurstakii) products are useful only against larvae of insects belonging to the butterfly/moth family... thus, useless to you in this case.
You need the 'israelensis" subspecies/strain of this bacteria.
I have used diatomaceous earth to treat fungus gnats in seedlings, and introduced Hypoaspis mites to older plants -- they eat the larvae, and subsist on decaying organic materials in the absence of soil-dwelling pests.
They should survive in pepper plants' root balls, assuming you use organic fertilizers (ie.: alfalfa meal, fish meal, kelp meal).
Note that Bacillus thuringensis israelensis is useful against almost any insect of the fly family. However, i understand that "BTK" (Bacillus thuringensis kurstakii) products are useful only against larvae of insects belonging to the butterfly/moth family... thus, useless to you in this case.
You need the 'israelensis" subspecies/strain of this bacteria.
I have used diatomaceous earth to treat fungus gnats in seedlings, and introduced Hypoaspis mites to older plants -- they eat the larvae, and subsist on decaying organic materials in the absence of soil-dwelling pests.
They should survive in pepper plants' root balls, assuming you use organic fertilizers (ie.: alfalfa meal, fish meal, kelp meal).
