RE: fungus gnats

Mellard, David (dam7@ATSDHA1.EM.CDC.GOV)
Fri, 25 Oct 96 17:16:00 EST

On October 25, Paul Burkhardt wrote:

>I seem to have an infestation of fungus gnats. The treatment that was
proposed in one >literature was watering the soil with malathion. Are there
any suggestions out there?

Hi Paul,

I had the same problem with some seedlings growing under fluor. lights in my
house. I didn't want to use a pesticide inside the house since no matter
what you use, some will volatilize to the indoor air that you breathe.

The solution was right under my nose. I put out several D. brevifolia among
the seedlings and that seems to have taken care of the problem. I imagine
any of the Drosera will do the trick.

David