I have some potted indoor plants and every time we water them, we see gnats
flying around the house afterwards. ( even in winter )

Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?

What about spraying the soil in the pots with rubbing alcohol?

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Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?


There is a variety of BT that will be effective on gnat
larvae, or you can repot the plant in "clean" dirt.
water.
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owersof10/

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

Sprinkle the soil with cinnamon, the gnasty little gnats will magically
disappear. Works everytime.

Val
"Melissa" wrote in message
...
I have some potted indoor plants and every time we water them, we see
gnats
flying around the house afterwards. ( even in winter )

Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in
the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?

What about spraying the soil in the pots with rubbing alcohol?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

License plate frame - "Guns Defend Life & Liberty"
http://www.cafeshops.com/melissa_photo.7734333

Individual rights are not subject to public vote; a majority has no right
to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is
precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities ( and the
smallest minority on earth is the individual )." - Ayn Rand

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"Valkyrie" saideth:

Sprinkle the soil with cinnamon, the gnasty little gnats will magically
disappear. Works everytime.

Hmm, would it dissolve in the plant water? If I put it in my watering can?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

Lar saideth:


There is a variety of BT that will be effective on gnat
larvae, or you can repot the plant in "clean" dirt.
water.

BT?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

Melissa wrote in message ...
I have some potted indoor plants and every time we water them, we see gnats
flying around the house afterwards. ( even in winter )

Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?

What about spraying the soil in the pots with rubbing alcohol?

I do not think this is a good idea, for long term. Rubbing alcohol
spraying might always leave blind spots, and I do not know what could
happen to your plants.

BT means Bacillus thuringiensis. Check out
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...kgarden25.html
for more info. It basically kills worms and larvae.

I do not think cinamon powder dissolves in water -- if you have tried
sprinkling them over your Capuccino. They seem to tend to float on
the water.

If everything fails, I think you can try growing Pings beside your
indoor plants. Pings -- also known as butterwort (Pinguicula), is a
kind of carnivorous plant whose leaves act like living fly papers. I
used to grow my Pings in my office, and I do not know how effective it
is for gnats for homes, but I do not think it brings any negative
impacts either.

You don't need to make it complicated. Just get your little can, or jar of
cinnamon and sprinkle it on the soil. Done deal, real easy. You need to put
that watering can away for awhile, that's one of the big reasons you have
them, they are fungus gnats.
Val
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"Valkyrie" saideth:

Sprinkle the soil with cinnamon, the gnasty little gnats will magically
disappear. Works everytime.

Hmm, would it dissolve in the plant water? If I put it in my watering can?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

Melissa you can use the product Houseplant and Garden Spray and the best
thing to do is water a bunch and spray them as the come out it works great.
you can find the product he


http://www.merrifieldgardencenter.co...ts.php?pid=939



"Melissa" wrote in message
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I have some potted indoor plants and every time we water them, we see
gnats
flying around the house afterwards. ( even in winter )

Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in
the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?

What about spraying the soil in the pots with rubbing alcohol?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

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precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities ( and the
smallest minority on earth is the individual )." - Ayn Rand

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its a bacteria..its used in those mosquito dunks..just do a google search
for "BT +pesticide" its organic

"Melissa" wrote in message
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Lar saideth:


There is a variety of BT that will be effective on gnat
larvae, or you can repot the plant in "clean" dirt.
water.

BT?

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Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

Spraying plants for fungus gnats is not effective. You will need to buy Bt-i
H-14. I know that sounds all crazy and out there, but they do sell it he

http://www.gardensalive.com/item_dis...962&PROG_NBR=9

I know it is expensive, but it has a two year shelf life and mine has lasted
even longer when stored in a dry, dark closet in the kitchen.

If you want, you can run up to the box stores and buy mosquito dunks. The come
in donut shaped pieces and are sold on a card. You can buy 6 for about 8
dollars and grind them up in the blender with some water and add that to your
watering can. I have no rate of application to give you, but less is always
more. It may not be AS effective as the Bt-i H-14, which is specific for fungus
gnat larvae.

Victoria


On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 07:54:47 -0400, "Stan Moore" opined:

Melissa you can use the product Houseplant and Garden Spray and the best
thing to do is water a bunch and spray them as the come out it works great.
you can find the product he


http://www.merrifieldgardencenter.co...ts.php?pid=939



"Melissa" wrote in message
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I have some potted indoor plants and every time we water them, we see
gnats
flying around the house afterwards. ( even in winter )

Is there an organic way to get rid of them? Like maybe garlic powder in
the
water I give them? Something that will kill the eggs without harming me?

What about spraying the soil in the pots with rubbing alcohol?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

License plate frame - "Guns Defend Life & Liberty"
http://www.cafeshops.com/melissa_photo.7734333

Individual rights are not subject to public vote; a majority has no right
to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is
precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities ( and the
smallest minority on earth is the individual )." - Ayn Rand

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Libertarian, Objectivist, Chess, RKBA & Shooting.






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Bt is not specific. Bt-k will so nothing for fungus gnats.

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:28:19 -0400, "joe s" opined:

its a bacteria..its used in those mosquito dunks..just do a google search
for "BT +pesticide" its organic

"Melissa" wrote in message
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Lar saideth:


There is a variety of BT that will be effective on gnat
larvae, or you can repot the plant in "clean" dirt.
water.

BT?

--
Yours In Liberty, Melissa - Colorado, U.S.A.

In article ,
says...
There is a variety of BT that will be effective on gnat
larvae, or you can repot the plant in "clean" dirt.
water.

BT?


Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) if a bacteria that
attacks different insects...some varieties attack
different flies (mosquitos, gnats) others will target
caterpillars and another beetle.

http://www.ghorganics.com/BTI_For_Fungus_Gnats.htm


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owersof10/

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

In article ,
says...
Melissa you can use the product Houseplant and Garden Spray and the best
thing to do is water a bunch and spray them as the come out it works great.
you can find the product he



The problem treating this way is you won't stop the
source so it is a continual problem. You may reduce the
number of adults greatly but they will return. The way
to stop the problem altogether by getting to the source.
And then watch the watering habits for the plant.
--
Neat site:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/j...ienceopticsu/p
owersof10/

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

cinnamon is the way to go, it really does work, than slow up on the
watering.

--
Sam
Along the Grand Strand of Myrtle Beach,SC
"Lar" wrote in message
t...
In article ,
says...
Melissa you can use the product Houseplant and Garden Spray and the
best
thing to do is water a bunch and spray them as the come out it works
great.
you can find the product he



The problem treating this way is you won't stop the
source so it is a continual problem. You may reduce the
number of adults greatly but they will return. The way
to stop the problem altogether by getting to the source.
And then watch the watering habits for the plant.
--
Neat site:
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/j...ienceopticsu/p
owersof10/

Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!

" Sam" wrote in message
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cinnamon is the way to go, it really does work, than slow up on the
watering.

--
Sam

Fergidaboudit Sam. If it isn't complicated, come with an MSDS sheet, is
preferably expensive and hard to find she ain't gonna pay attention.
Nevermind that Melissa could grab some cinnamon out of the cupboard and give
a good sprinkle on the surface of the soil of her infested plants and POOF
her gnats would be gone, literally in minutes. Perhaps if we had given her
dance steps, incantations, costly and rare equipment to procure and
complicated instructions for administering this exotic remedy she'd have
gone for it............go figure.

Val