Will this kill the tiny fruit gnats?
1027143
I hope so, because it took 6 point-blank shots to disable (not kill..) a common house fly. I am very disappointed in mine.
1250435
Yes, and no! As Hersom states below, it will work if the gnat physically touches the diatomaceous earth powder. Therefore, if the gnat walks on the diatomaceous earth powder, it will kill them. My suggestion for gnats on houseplants- depending on the severity: 1) some gnats may be there due to wet conditions including poor drainage. See if you can withhold watering for a couple of days so that things can dry out a bit. 2) spread a layer of diatomaceous earth on the top of the soil. It does not need to be too thick. If you can get a layer on top of the plant soil and then avoid watering for a couple of days - that can help. 3) Check into the yellow sticky cards/paper and hang them around. I think this will work:
676010
This killed every insect in my house. I'm pretty sure it would kill fruit flies.
1895347
Yes!! I had zillions of those black gnats that had spread to a bunch of my potted plants. I tried that yellow sticky paper and the gnats LOVED it. I don't feel good about killing anything, but these guys had taken over my apartment. I fought back. I had the yellow sricky in all the offended pots for about a day and they were COVERED, about two weeks the gnats were gone. They never came back. :-)
962586
I don't know. I bought it to use on caterpillars that were infesting my Texas Laurel. It does a good job of keeping them under control. I would suggest you Google what kills gnats. I have an idea this won't do the trick.
729107
I have not had a problem with Orange Guard attracting fruit flies, and it certainly would kill them on contact. Put a some water in a small container and add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and a couple drops of hand-washing dish detergent. The fruit flies will go there and get stuck (and die) because of the soap--after they are attracted to the vinegar. Spray any stray ones with the Orange Guard. I keep it handy inside and out all of the time.
2109805
Yes it will kill them. Not at first but after about a day or so they die. I have dealt with an infestation of them at one time, so I know how bad they can get. It's cheaper than getting the bug guy out here. Don't use too much at one time. A pea size here and there is all you need.
1131048
That is what happened with mine at first. But I believe it was within the first to second day that they actually went inside of the container. It killed about 12 gnats/fruit flies but more importantly they stopped breeding. I still have one that I haven't had to use because there's no issue with them anymore.
164871
No. Besides winding up in the fruit, it will be in the pollen and nectar, and will kill the bees that are needed for pollination.
911158
I have read the answer is "yes", but you have to be careful to keep it away from areas where you have bees as it will kill them too. I believe it will kill all bugs.
2033652
No. Fruit flies and gnats are not the same. You can learn more about their differences here: http://animals.pawnation.com/difference-between-gnats-fruit-flies-6532.html. Regarding whether the TERRO Fruit Fly Trap will work on gnats, you will have to contact the manufacturer. I hope this helps.
636903
Yes ,it says so on the container. It will kill just about everything that walks crawls or fly.
1476119
No. It is a systemic insecticide, which means the product becomes present in all the plant tissue, including the fruit. By its presence in the pollen and nectar of the fruit tree, it will also kill off the bees needed to pollinate the flowers and set fruit.
71236
I have only used these with hydroponic system. I Still have to combat gnats so I doubt it would get rid of all insects.
1317250
I had one plant with mealy bugs that I used this on and it doesn't have them anymore, I hadn't really noticed until you asked. I was just trying to get rid of the fungus gnats.
1790659
Yes, however, this will also kill any beneficial insects (that have exoskeletons) that come in contact with it.
1543855
Not sure if it works on gnats as it is a fungicide. Has a pretty funky oder so use indoors is not a good idea.