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Originally Posted by DWD2
My experience agrees with the 2 attached scientific publications. I had a bad fungus gnat problem a couple of years ago when I was grafting different plum & apricot scions onto rootstock. The buggers just munched the roots. I tried DE with another batch of rootstock and cuttings with the same result. I saw the publication in HortScience on the Bounce Fabric Softener Dryer Sheets and tried that. Worked like a charm. I changed the sheets whenever I noticed a real drop in the order level. It was my impression that I completely eliminated them, but the worst case was their numbers were dropped low enough such that the roots grew faster than the few larvae that may have gotten in my pots. I used the Bounce sheets last year in my first year of rooting fig cuttings and had did not observe any fungus gnat problems.
Does anyone know where you can buy the Bounce® original brand fabric softener dryer sheets? I’ve checked the local grocery stores, eBay and Amazon. All they have are these new scents: Outdoor Fresh, Free and Sensitive, Fresh Linen Scent, Febreze Fresh, For Men –Pure Sport, Sweet Dreams.
Has anyone used the new brands with any success at repelling fungus gnats?
http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/45/12/1830.abstract
http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/45/12/1830.full