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#353592 Feb 11th, 2012 at 01:33 PM
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Anyone got any ideas on how to stop these from breeding in the soil of houseplants? On the larger plants I am trying the "deep water and leave the first inch of soil dry" technique, which seems to work for those pots. But, I can't do that for the small plants.


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mich168 #353594 Feb 11th, 2012 at 05:41 PM
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Spray the soil surface with insecticidal soap or with a mix of a little dish detergent in a quart of water. Keep it up nd the bugs won't like you any more.


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mich168 #354115 Feb 26th, 2012 at 04:01 AM
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Got get some "Mosquito Dunks" at the garden center. Put one quarter of one in your watering can. It's BT, a larvaecide.


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mich168 #354188 Feb 28th, 2012 at 08:33 AM
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Well spraying the soil surface with insecticidal soap or with a mix of a little dish detergent doesn't seem to be working. Never heard of Mosquito Dunk before. Know where to find it?


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mich168 #354196 Feb 28th, 2012 at 04:27 PM
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Walmart or Home Depot both carry it in the garden/pond section. It comes in 6-packs or larger in small doughnut shapes.


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