fungus gnats

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    What are these gnats nesting in my BRT?

    I recently got a Brazilian rain tree this summer and have had it outside up until now. Both outside in the summer and now inside I have seen these small insects on the tree. They mostly seem to be near or on new growth. I'm guessing they're feasting on the sap the tree produces. As far as I can...
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    fungus gnat - misquito bits ok to use on bonsai?

    For fungus gnats - is it ok to use Mosquito bits product? I am using sticky traps already, and have cut back on watering a bit to let the top dry out more, but still seeing some gnats. Will the ingredient in Misquito bits (Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis) stress the bonsai in any...
  3. Clicio

    Nut or paranoid? I HATE those gnats!

    Hi folks. Is it just me, or do those fungus gnats drive everyone crazy? I have tried many paths; watering less and less, vinegar traps, neem oil, insecticides, the awful yellow stick trap, a combination of all. Partial success; but after some 15 days or so they reappear. By the way, this has...
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