Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:36:24 +0200 From: "Marcus Rossberg" <Marcus.Rossberg@phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3541$foo@default> Subject: Re: Fungus Gnats
Hi Pete,
> I have in the past lost loads of pygmy drosera to the nasty little
> pests. They eat the roots below the soil and you only really notice
> the problem when your young plants, growing from gemmae, suddenly
> turn brown and fall over.
Hmm... so maybe I've never noticed any harm, because I don't grow pygmy
drosera. That would explain. Even my VFT-seedlings never showed problems,
but I wouldn't claim, the fungus gnats cannot harm the plants.
> My belief is the eggs are already present in the peat that I use in
> my compost mix, therefore I now microwave all my pygmy compost
> before sowing gemmae, and losses are much reduced. (My wife does
> not know I microwave compost!!)
I think so too (eggs in the compost, not for your wife...) - but since the
gnats are flying (rather running...) around everywhere once you have one
infected pot, who knows. But microwaving the compost: Now THAT's a
brilliant idea! That may also kill other pest squating in there.
Take care,
Marcus
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