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The dreaded fungus gnat * 1
    #16734500 - 08/20/12 09:38 PM (11 years, 7 months ago)

I HHAAAATTTTEEEEEE these sons of bitches! They infested my most recent grow and I had so much fun killing them. I picked one up and decided to take pictures of it under the microscope. Enjoy!

The fungus gnat if you look at its abdomen you'll see these dark ellipsoid shaped eggs. There are some outside also next to it's legs.


The wing. If you look carefully you can see these tiny round-colored objects. Believe it or not these are spores! As annoying as the gnats are, it's a reminder that although it is a pest in controlled conditions, it is vital to spreading spores to knew environments in the wild.


Head with another egg next to it.



Abdomen with eggs in it.

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Re: The dreaded fungus gnat [Re: MachineElf1.618]
    #16734521 - 08/20/12 09:42 PM (11 years, 7 months ago)

I hate these bastards. They infested one of my grows. :sad:

Did you manage to fight off the horde?


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Re: The dreaded fungus gnat [Re: Dissection81]
    #16735029 - 08/20/12 11:09 PM (11 years, 7 months ago)

I'm working on it.

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Re: The dreaded fungus gnat [Re: MachineElf1.618]
    #16735070 - 08/20/12 11:18 PM (11 years, 7 months ago)

Those are awesome shots.  Thanks for sharing them!!

I have lost so many outdoor grows to these little wretches.  The second any edibles pop up, swarms of them descend. 

I've tried (with some limited success) using cheesecloth draped around my grow.  But that impedes airflow and kinda defeats the purpose of being outdoors.

I admit to a certain grim satisfaction in crisscrossing fly tape strips close to my shrooms.  It does seem to make a difference.  Soon the tape is lined with their wretched carcasses.  However, just knowing the little nasty things were even on my mushrooms makes me too disgusted to consider eating them.  What if there were actual eggs on my shrooms?!  Gah! 

I'm thankful none of them has ever appeared on indoor grows. 

I'm working on perfecting a system for outdoors that is off limits (other than the Martha, which they've never managed to get into). 

Good luck banishing your critters!

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