I understand the "scare tactic" of not wiping out a fungus gnat infestation with every chemical known to man. Some of us choose what is best for the environment, as well as a natural approach to growing.
The Yellow traps, "indicators" or otherwise, do the job for me.
I'm sure they do a great job in eliminating weak seedlings that would lead to a weak plant, just as in nature.
-----Original Message-----
From: Hans-Werner Hammen <haweha@hotmail.com>
To: pbs pbs <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 12:23 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] Fungus Gnats
Greetings from GERMANY
Rational thinking VERSUS sweet wishdreams, I.O.W.:
Yellow sticky traps are merely useable as an indicator for the prevalence of
that pest.
If you raise seedlings you are badly advised, to omit a genuine, effective pest
control, and you might experience a devastating outcome even.
One sÃngle female fungus gnat will lay more than 100 eggs, and, all the worse,
apportionedly on several locations.
> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:38:10 -0400
> From: santoury@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Fungus Gnats
>
> For those who don't like using chemicals, like myself, I use the yellow sticky
traps. They really work. Yes, you will always have a few gnats fluttering
around, but that's nature. Nature was not intended to be sterile.
>
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