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OfflineOICU812
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Fly trap article
    #19199457 - 11/28/13 06:03 AM (10 years, 2 months ago)

I happened across this article in Farm Show news Vol. 37, No. 6 2013 describing a fly trap system created by Scott Bice, manager of Redwood Hill Goat Dairy Farm and Creamery.  I found detailed instructions on their website that was mentioned at the bottom of the article.  While the bait may need some adjustment for our purposes and the size can be scaled to suit or needs, I think this type of trap may be something worth a try next summer when our fungus gnats return.



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Re: Fly trap article [Re: OICU812]
    #19202304 - 11/28/13 07:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

I've used red wine before with excellent results. Drink all of the bottle but the last two inches and just leave it in the problem area. The flies go in and die. I caught like 20 flies over night with it before. Of course I had quite a few in the house that time.


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: Neller]
    #19202522 - 11/28/13 08:40 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Wine traps have worked well for me in non-fungi grow areas with gnat problems before.


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: Neller]
    #19202534 - 11/28/13 08:42 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Fruit fly trap works good. A tablespoon of Apple cider vinegar with one drop of dish soap in it, and put it in a baby food jar or other small container and they'll flock to it.


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: liamtheloser]
    #19202560 - 11/28/13 08:50 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Interesting idea... so you're basically just using a TON of yeast and some ammonium carbonate for the bait.  Sounds like they've really got it down to a science!


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: Forrester]
    #19205576 - 11/29/13 04:43 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

maybe add some rotten mushrooms to the mix?


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: skullphuxxx]
    #19206307 - 11/29/13 08:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

The article only eludes to the species as "common flies", my guess is that they are ordinary house flies of the suborder Cyclorrhapha.

The bait for our fungus gnats will surely be different, but the trap design is what I am most interested in reproducing and improving for our purposes.


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Fungus gnat


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Re: Fly trap article [Re: OICU812]
    #19206429 - 11/29/13 08:49 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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OICU812 said:
The bait for our fungus gnats will surely be different, but the trap design is what I am most interested in reproducing and improving for our purposes.




I'm not trying to discourage innovation, as we all know how important that is, but I think its going to be hard to beat the yellow/red sticky trap as a fungus gnat trap.  The color is proven to attract them and its been used successfully in plant propagation greenhouses for many years.  Heres a short but good synopsis of integrated pest management strategies for fungus gnat control in plant greenhouses.  This should crossover to fungal growspaces quite well.  Note the info on predatory mites and beneficial beetles and nematodes.


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