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Fungus gnats 4 years 5 months ago #53855

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Good day. I have been battling fungus gnats in my house plants that have now spread to my tropical bonsai. I have done 2 hydrogen peroxide washes, 2 neem oil washes, applied 2 layers of diatomaceous earth and covered the soil with crushed rocks and applied nematodes. I still have the buggers. Should I do an emergency repot on my bonsai to get rid of them? It is late fall and I am in zone 6a/b. I have yellow sticky paper arriving today, Sevin powder and ceylon cinnamon to put on the soil as a last resort.

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Fungus gnats 4 years 5 months ago #53856

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I have got rid of them with:
Less watering.
Sand as top layer.
Yellow traps (sticky).
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Fungus gnats 4 years 5 months ago #53861

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Just keep them drier and you will get rid of them wait one or two days longer than normal before watering. And never water by dunkin the pot in a tub of water
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Fungus gnats 4 years 5 months ago #53911

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Home Defense light spray in soil do not spray tree. Dilute 50/50 w purified pH balanced h20. I treat pines 3 times a season- spring wet season fall before dormancy.
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