Sciarid Fly Nematodes Fungus Gnat Compost Fly Organic Natural Killer Treatment Treats 12.sqm

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They can be found hovering around your plant, or crawling over them. Indoors, you will notice a gnat slowly flying around the room. They’re attracted to light, as well as heat and scent. For this reason they may seem attracted to you as well. Water from the bottom using a tray, rather than the top. Since the eggs tend to be laid near the top of the soil, this prevents the top section becoming too moist.

Sciarid fly (also known as compost fly) or Fungus Gnats are a common pest of greenhouse plants in the spring.

How to get rid of fungus gnats

The nematodes can travel through the moist soil and locate the fungus gnat larvae. They then burrow inside and reproduce, killing the larvae and creating more nematodes to hunt down more larvae until none are left. Once the larvae are gone, the nematodes have no prey and naturally die out. Kleidotoma psiloides is another naturally occurring p arasitoid of shore fly larvae, found on UK protected ornamentals in PC 239, which behaves in a similar way to A. debilitata . You can create your own gnat trap simply with a bowl of apple cider vinegar and a few drops of washing-up liquid. The vinegar attracts the gnats, whilst the washing-up liquid makes it hard for them to leave.

Save your houseplants and seedlings from Sciarid fly/ Fungus gnats and larvae damage with our parasitic nematodes. Apply your Fungus Fly Killer Nematodes when damage to plants is observed or when Fungus Fly activity has been observed. Fungus Fly can occur all year round and can be treated at any time they occur. How Many Nematodes Do I Need? The adult flies are small and dark in colour. They are more of a nuisance than they are damaging, and can be particularly annoying when they fly upwards from plants in high numbers. You just apply to moist soil when the soil temperature is above 5ºC and ensure the soil does not dry out for at least two weeks after applying.Cultural control is the basis of any effective integrated pest management (IPM) programme for both sciarid and shore flies. Sciarid fly larvae thrive in moist growing media and infected root ti ssue. Therefore g ood nursery hygiene, keeping benches, floors and irrigation equipment clean, remov ing heavily infested and diseased plant material, avoiding over-watering and giving adequate ventilation to crops are key cultural control methods . The adult gnats don’t and mostly live off water; the larvae mostly eat organic matter, algae and fungi in the soil, but can also eat roots, especially in seedlings and if there is no other food source. Gnat lifecycle Adult flies are a nuisance, often flying around pot-grown plants in a home, greenhouse or cold frame. Nematodes are microscopic worms that are natural predators of fungus gnats. They come in a powder form which you simply mix with water and add to the soil around your plant using a watering can.

Codling Moth - The Codling Moth Caterpillar is small and white with a brown head. It burrows into the fruit of apples and pears in mid to late summer. By the time the fruit is ripe they have finished feeding and drop on to the bark of the tree and the soil immediately underneath to overwinter ready for the moths to emerge in the late spring. Make sure the compost is moist before application, as the nematodes need to be able to move through the compost. The nematodes come complete with instructions, they are just mixed with water and then applied using a watering can or nematode applicator.Adult sciarids are very mobile. They lay their eggs within moist soil top layers of soil which is commonly found in house plants and young plant propagation settings. The larvae are generalist feeders moving through moist soil and feed on new plant root growth or the stems of seedlings and young plants.