Ureka,at last!

[Potted]

I beleave I’ve come up with a way to kill any type of bug found in store bought soil,without baking it. I use ffof and smart pots 3 to 5 gallons I fill pots with soil and than put In bucket with ph,ed water and fill till soil and pot is covered sort of like a presoak keeping the pots underwater up to 12 hours!
Unless those little livestock grow gills thier done.
All thoughts or opinions welcome and encouraged.

 

[abadtrip]

U could try hydro and get rid of the soil all together

 

[Potted]

Not ready for that ,I prefer the stability of soil, it’s like comfort food very predictable and usually good.

 

[GreenDragonRon]

Not sure that'll work, I believe eggs can stay dormant all winter so they can withstand cold and moisture. Once the lights heat up the soil, the eggs will hatch.

 

[Potted]

I’ll b happy just to take out the live ones.

 

[DoctorJohnson]

Oh man, some insects are amazingly hardy and can withstand cold, immersion, no food, etc. for very long periods, and eggs are typically even hardier. At the nursery I used to go to, they steamed soil for many hours to sterilize it. I would think that at least pouring in boiling water would be good, and maybe pH it down to about 4.0 for good measure and let the whole mess sit for a week? (Just thinking out loud here...)