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[TheFisherman]

what do the pros in here use for those little white flies? please, thanks. i love this forum, so many helpful people. i'm getting more educated and experienced everyday fast, cause of YOU.

 

[UrbZ]

Hang a flytrap in your grow room and sprinkle some diatomacious earth on top of your soil.

http://www.growweedeasy.com/fungus-gnats

This tutorial will work on most flying insects.

 

[alltatup]

I had fungus gnats and they are black. Here's Nebula's page on white flies:

http://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-white-flies

 

[Dagmar]

I got rid of them by switching, first to good quality soil (Fox Farms) and then to coco coir. Hate gnats! If you don't get rid of them before the final weeks of flowering, the sticky trichomes act like fly paper and the little buggers stick to the bud and die - but they don't have the decency to fall off! No, you have to smoke your bud with dried gnats. Not the kind of bbq I'm partial to.

 

[Zomb]

That's gnat my kind of bbq either!

 

[alltatup]

I've heard that gnats are NOT a viable source of protein.

 

[KingKush]

Interesting, I actually RECEIVE my gnats from that soil, albeit the perforated bags probably allow the bugs in the local grow shop to move in. Be aware of bugs when you buy. One shop here stores soil outside in a barn but the other has it inside all nice and climate controlled.
Look into "bud washing" by DocBud. Prominent online artist that is easy to find. Uses a 3 step rinse, warm hydrogen peroxide, cold lemon juice, cold water. It's kinda nuts when you try to wrap your mind around it but it gets rave reviews when people actually do it. Gets rid of everything nasty you don't want to smoke like dust, hair, mold and powdery.
Haven't tried it yet but I should have enough to give it an honest trial in a few weeks.

 

[gdogfunkly]

You can also try these gnat sticks and put them in the pots right at the soil base. They act like flytraps right by the soil: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000NCUTS8/ref=od_aui_detailpages01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[alltatup]

They aren't gnats: they are whiteflies.

 

[Dagmar]

At least someone is paying attention.