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The War Has Begun

So I was looking at my seedlings and a fungus gnat landed on my hand. I killed it and looked for others and found 1 more under a cup. I want to rage a full scale genocide against the invaders. These are inside plants. How do you kill them?
 
genocide?
i understand the no-pest strips work great for whiteflys and gnats.

put your seed flats in a sealed bag or container with one of these.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=no+pest+strip&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=4393286466863082832&sa=X&ei=-8KITf-_OYqV0QH-huCJDg&ved=0CDIQ8wIwAg#
be sure to read the instructions. ddvp is scary.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichlorvos
 
the mosquito dunks are bacillus thuringiensis(sp?)

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100334779/h_d2/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&keyword=mosquito+dunks&jspStoreDir=hdus&Nu=P_PARENT_ID&navFlow=3&catalogId=10053&langId=-1&ddkey=Search

also available at wally world

these are supposed to kill the larvae by just watering with a donut soaked in the water first
lots put them in the watering can

also the sticky yellow cards can get adults

personally i "enjoy" martyring all i find
 
Thanks I will probably wait until I see more of them around and then either use the mosquito dunks or use sticky tape. Havent seen any today.... maybe i killed the only two. Or not....
 
I found a fly this morning but it was dead on a hab leaf? Maybe the habs can protect themselves? Havent seen anymore than one at a time and I think its just cuz I leave my door open during the day. But its not the first time I found them dead on the plants its ALWAYS they are dead when I find them.
 
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