Re: To :: I made new gnat catchers

[Guest guest]

Oh, I get that, but I do not have any windows open now because it's been COLD

here in Brooklyn. So what do I do when I DO open my windows? Put a gnat catcher

on the window sill?

Now THAT would be some sight? lol

Melody

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> Melody,

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> I can't answer your questions but a thought just occured to me. I assume

> you have your windows open when it starts getting warm, that will allow

> fruit flies and gnats to come in.

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> R.

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> > Does the fact that I don't have air condition during the summer, well will

> > that make any gnats lay MORE eggs or does it make no difference?

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[Guest guest]

I doubt it would work well on a window sill. The best place is near what

they are attracted to. I wonder if they were in the coir that you bought.

R.

> Oh, I get that, but I do not have any windows open now because it's been

> COLD here in Brooklyn. So what do I do when I DO open my windows? Put a

> gnat catcher on the window sill?

>

> Now THAT would be some sight? lol

>

> Melody

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> > Melody,

> >

> > I can't answer your questions but a thought just occured to me. I assume

> > you have your windows open when it starts getting warm, that will allow

> > fruit flies and gnats to come in.

> >

> > R.

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> > >

> > > Does the fact that I don't have air condition during the summer, well

> will

> > > that make any gnats lay MORE eggs or does it make no difference?

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Oh, I did use part of a new brick of coir. I wonder.. hmm

Melody

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> > > Melody,

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> > > I can't answer your questions but a thought just occured to me. I assume

> > > you have your windows open when it starts getting warm, that will allow

> > > fruit flies and gnats to come in.

> > >

> > > R.

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Does the fact that I don't have air condition during the summer, well

> > will

> > > > that make any gnats lay MORE eggs or does it make no difference?

> > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

The important thing to do here is to lighten up about it. Whether you realized

it or not, those tiny critters have probably been in and out of your home

always, but you only notice them now since you have given them a visible source

to be attracted to. The larvae MIGHT have come in on the seeds or growing

medium, but they also might have come in through a screen, or on you when you

came through the door. I have ALWAYS been phobic about bugs in my house, and

prided myself on the fact that I never had bugs of any sort...until I started

growing things indoors. If you grow lovely green things that bugs love, they

WILL be attraced to them, and they WILL get to them one way or another. Now,

that said, there is every likely hood that they did come in via a growing

medium, but even when I have done strictly hydroponics, I have had little bugs

come in. Just remember, bugs are all part of the nature of growing. I used to

be TERRIFIED of bees and wasps, killing off any that dared to come around my

house or yard-now I try to ATTRACT them, since I realize they are important to

the growing process by pollinating, feeding on other bugs that hurt my garden,

or otherwise doing THEIR job in the growth process. I am not saying you should

be HAPPY about gnats flying around, but you should accept that they are part and

parcel of the process, so just putting out your little traps will help control

them, but don't worry about them taking over...they won't if you do what you are

doing. I used to be grossed out by worms too-now I farm them in bins, lol.

[Guest guest]

Never say never, lol! I said NO WORMS years ago...now I have zilliions of them,

lol

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> Well, I guess I could live with a few of them flying around (if I HAVE TO),

but, on a positive note, even though I hate bugs and have a phobia about them, I

can get over phobias. I had a very bad dental phobia all of my life. I found a

great dentist who is now my champ and his dental technician loves my sprouts and

she's a facebook friend.

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> So...if Melody can get over a dental phobia, she can certainly learn to live

with the few gnats that might present themselves.

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> But no worms. oh no, no worms.

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> lol

> Melody

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