Alright dudes this is serious.

Shit is hittin' the fan over here! These bugs are starting to fuck my shit up. I still have no idea wtf they are, as I said before they are little fuckers that showed up in my grow box about 2 days after the first watering. I think they're gnats but fuck me sideways I have no idea. Insecticidal soap, diatomaceous earth, napalm, wtf do I need to do?! Also, the pic was to draw more attention, I'm sorry I deceived you...

I just bought a horribly expensive "all natural insecticide" called Magic Might, but it sure does the job.

The Red said:

.....I'm sorry I deceived you...

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Hey no problem brother, hold that plant up close to the screen so I can get a better look at it!

AVID PEW PEW DIE EVERYTHING. thats the equivalent to napalm or a nuke i guess.

It's hard to say without pics but if it's just fungus gnats, let your plants dry out.

also hotshot pest strips work wonders. I would try these methods before spraying your girls with some toxic shit.

I'm going out today to get some insecticidal soap and those hot shot strips if they have em. I'll let you guys know how it works out.

Well I sprayed it with the insecticidal soap and I already see about half those little bastard dead. Should be smooth sailin' for a while

keep going eggs will hatch, keep a eye on em

you gotta break the life cycle. also if you wanna know for sure if it is gnats. slice a potato..put the slices on top of the soil. check back about 8 hrs later, the larva will be attracted to the starch. if there's no larva, and you only see babies, I would start treating for root aphids. also
if it is gnats
BTI dunks when used properly are safe, organic, and effective. I don't have bug issues. At all. But that is because I have had it all in the past and pretreat properly.

diet coke said:

keep going eggs will hatch, keep a eye on em

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Should I spray daily, every 2 days, or what? On the bottle it said to spray once a week or bi-weekly. I was planning on doing it ever 4-5 days but didn't wanna push my luck

try n get you an electronic pest repeller im using one on my plants right now

There's an olive oil, soap, water mixture tou can google, tis free

And yo I got this bag of MG that the presumed-to-be gnats came in. I have my plants in little starter cups but when I transplant it's gonna be like the battle for middle earth. I was thinking that I could bake the soil in casserole dishes or something to kill any bugs. It has no time release nutes so I'm not worried about that. Will this work?

have a few fan either side of the plant when you get rid of them and lollipop your plant aswel should help keep bugs away but dont lollipop it if its in its flowering stage

i would think so but dont hold me too it lol, just saying that cause it makes since the heat would just cook them lol. id say its worth a try atleast i cant see any damage in it

I love all the "advice" being tossed out there before the problem has even been truly identified.

What exactly are these bugs doing to your plants? Can you even give a general description? Do they fly? Are they in the soil? on the leaves? What if they are harmless?

There is a big difference in treating fungus gnats vs treating root aphids vs "treating" spring tails.

If you want help a minimum amount of effort is required on your part.

I tried to have him pinpoint the pest and he disregarded it LoL. You gotta properly ID and break the cycle bro. I'm out

The Red said:

And yo I got this bag of MG that the presumed-to-be gnats came in. I have my plants in little starter cups but when I transplant it's gonna be like the battle for middle earth. I was thinking that I could bake the soil in casserole dishes or something to kill any bugs. It has no time release nutes so I'm not worried about that. Will this work?

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Yes, but it stinks like fuck and takes forever.

The Red said:

Shit is hittin' the fan over here! These bugs are starting to fuck my shit up. I still have no idea wtf they are, as I said before they are little fuckers that showed up in my grow box about 2 days after the first watering. I think they're gnats but fuck me sideways I have no idea. Insecticidal soap, diatomaceous earth, napalm, wtf do I need to do?! Also, the pic was to draw more attention, I'm sorry I deceived you...

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what kind of bugs? do they cling to the leafs or just buzz about the room?

does your soil smell moudly or like an old laundrybasket?

does your plant show signs of nibbling?

what kind of dirt?

was it sterilized before you used it or did you re-use old dirt?

just at a guess, it's probably fungus gnats, which results from over-watering, but they could be root aphids, regular aphids, whiteflies, or any of a number of pests.

and before anybody gets goofy, check the aphid lifecycle, spring and autumn (and any time indoors) triggers aphids to reproduce the sexually reproductive winged variety which look like fat clumsy gnats, which is how they spread from plant to plant.

once the winged ones land on your plant they lay eggs and die, after that the new plump wingless aphid variety reproduces asexually by essentially shitting out clones in vast numbers.