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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycofile]
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I recently heard of soaking used cigarette butts in water and using this water to spray a problematic casing.  Sounds interesting but I dunno if it actually works.  Hey maybe one of you can go threw the trouble for me?  If it works I may give it a go :tongue:

IMO if you have a gnat problem then there is a source other than an infected casing.  A stably, moist, yummy casing is not going to draw enough gnats be a problem.  I have found that a kitchen for example with the occassional gnat can be devastating.  It is just an excuse for the to be drawn to a casing and thrive!!  I can give credit to my experience with gnats to a leaky kitchen sink and messing work habits like dung preparation.  Ringing dung spits the occassional stream of dung juice in the nooks and crannies of my kitchen and most of all the kitchen window sill.  I think ppl should take these in to cosideration.  Fly paper just wont cut it.  I have put the paper all over the damn house and all it does is fill with dead gnats but doesn't seem to help the slightest bit. 

Also, from my understanding once you see you have a gnat problem, you have already lost.  Isn't it the larvae that do the damage?  Tunneling up throw the fruit body and so on....!?!

 


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Edited by pleezr (02/09/03 11:03 AM)

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: pleezr]
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You can take care of that by cooking  what your using for your  casing at 325 degrees for 40 minutes in the oven.  I had a problem with  gnatties the first time i cased.  After that I cooked everything I was going to be using in my casing and have never had a problem since.  Uh... a word of advice keep an eye on what your cooking  because I once had a tiny piece of wood fall out onto the coil and it caught fire.  It filled my kitchen with lotsa smoke.  :smile:  :tongue: 

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: MOE THE MAD SCIENTIST]
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I hate those bastards when out door growing. I tried everything but it's hard to do when you want to eat the shrooms.. gotta go bio freindly


have you tried coffee grounds around the perimeter of your beds ?
i don't know if bugs have noises, but i think they are repelled by the smell of coffee, onions, and garlic . just as they are attracted to the smell of shit .
i also have noticed less insects in the areas of the garden where we use mint straw .

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Edited by MOE THE MAD SCIENTIST (02/09/03 11:19 AM)

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: MOE THE MAD SCIENTIST]
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Slugs were eating eating up my outdoors, I just put some dishes of beer and let em die. As far as those damn gnats, Ive tried the candle thing and it didnt work, I also tried sticking the casing in water in the fridge overnite. They died but I guess the eggs lived bc they had more a day later. I got them just once from some poo that came with a kit I ordered b4 i realized kits were retarded to buy. Now I pasteurize my own horse poo and have no problems.


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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycofile]
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At home depot, walmart and a few other places they have something called "misquito dunks". These are the same bacteria that is sold by some shops as a fungus gnat control powder. Crush some of them up and sprinkle it where the larva are present. And hang yellow sticky traps everywhere to control the adults. Your problem will soon be solved. The larva love to eat the bacteria, which makes there stomachs explode or something.

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycofile]
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if what you are worrying about fungus gnats in your casing layer laying eggs or whatever just add diatomacous earth. Im sure I spelled that wrong but it is phonetically spelled good enough. Just do a simple search under organic gardening supplys, Im sure you will find it also most grow stores carry it. All it is is crushed up seashell that you add to your casing layer and it tears the larva to shredds. Keep the fruiting room clean and the casings are all they can live off which kills all there little children and use flypaper for adults.

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: durban_poison]
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that's good to know .diatomacous earth is also used in swimming pool filters .
so it is accessible and relatively inexpensive .
and, since it is ph neutral, it could be spread directly on an infected casing .

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycofile]
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This definately needs to made into an anti-shiteater TEK or become a proven method for the FAQ..


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Edited by motaman (02/15/03 05:24 PM)

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: motaman]
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Posting on this thread gave me fungus gnats. Never seen em before untill I posted. Squished that mofo good. Hopefully got the first and only gnat.

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: ]
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This stuff works pretty well and doesn't seem to f-up a casing, even post-pinning.

Practically, though, it's best to just squeeze what you can out of casings-in-progress and then purge. Bleach.

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycofile]
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Heavy Artillery but eco-friendly and worth a look.

< http://www.doktordoom.com/ >

Peace.


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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: pleezr]
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Quote:
I recently heard of soaking used cigarette butts in water and using this water to spray a problematic casing. Sounds interesting but I dunno if it actually works. Hey maybe one of you can go threw the trouble for me? If it works I may give it a go



I've heard stories about drinks n prison being made to kill people like this.
I dunno how true they r.
I know if a kid or baby eats cigs it can be a pretty big deal(i've heard deadly)
But I dunno anyone whos kid ate cigs eather so that might be BS also.

We have things here called misquito bobbers there round blue or green about the size of a ping pong ball( i've seen diff shapes though)
You toss them in water in areas that are really bad (slow moving creeks,ect)
They work real good but I don't know if they just run them off or kill them.
it might just affect the eggs anyway there not poision 2 fish or animals that drink the water. Might try crushing i up and mixing it with some perlite
screening a few times really cuts back on them thats they only way I know how to fight them.


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I hope some day you'll join us,
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Edited by Chills420 version2 (02/17/03 07:09 AM)

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: SixTango]
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Allow me to repeat my ADM mantra:

MYCRO TEK MYCRO TEK MYCRO TEK MYCRO TEK etc.

Best possible protection against gnats and cake hopping parasitic molds (you know, the ones who wait until the substrate is colonized with the desired mycelium and then grow over it and infect the other cakes in the terrarium as well in a matter of hours). Even if a cake gets contaminated, it is not simple to hop to the next when the mycro tek is used.

Yachaj

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycophreak]
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What is this Mycro tek?
Are you trying to say myco tek, as in mycobags?


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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: Shmoppy McGillicuddy]
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i'm not sure what micro tek he's refering to, but i'm sure he doesn't mean mycotek, as that's the name of a company, not a bag tek.


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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it.
If you detect a scent reminiscent of Anethole (anise) please preserve a specimen or two for study and please PM me.

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: Shmoppy McGillicuddy]
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I mean this



Yachaj

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycophreak]
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And this:



Yachaj

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Re: Fungus gnat control [Re: mycophreak]
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so it's an invitro tek, do you have a link so i can take a look at it?


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Attn PWN hunters: If you should come across a bluing Psilocybe matching P. pellicolusa please smell it.
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