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HotLipps
115 posts |
#64933 2008-05-21 13:43 GMT |
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I have an orchid house plant and there are a few gnats or somthing similair on the flowers, and they wont go away. What can I put on the flower to keep them away.
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sunworshipper
124 posts |
#64934 2008-05-21 13:50 GMT |
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I use insecticidal soap solution or a mild mixture of dish soap and water for both spraying and watering the plants. The gnats have laid eggs in the soil where they hatch into little worms which eventually become gnats. You'll need to be persistent and keep up the soap treatment until their cycle of reproduction has been broken.
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Windows
115 posts |
#64935 2008-05-21 13:53 GMT |
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maybe those are those little black flies that live in soil --- I seem to remember something about spraying the plant with soapy water and maybe changing the soil -- sorry i can't be of much help
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Jules
109 posts |
#64936 2008-05-21 14:12 GMT |
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Mix this up and spray it on the orchid. Then put the entire plant in a plastic bag--tie tightly--for several days. Remove the bag and inspect the plant--if the gnats are gone, dump the planting medium, wash the pot and spray it with some bleach. Let it dry, add fresh bark and repot. If you still see the gnats, repeat the process. I have never had them make it through 2 treatments.
Mix up: 1 cup rubbing alcohol, 1/2 teaspoon liquid dish soap, 1 teaspoon Tabasco, and 1 quart water. This works great on mealy bugs also. |
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HartToHart
120 posts |
#64937 2008-05-21 15:43 GMT |
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take one tbl. spoon of dish liquid and one gallon of water spray soil and plant
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