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In another thread we were talking about phorid flies and airborne pests in general. A big pain to say the least although there are worse thins that could happen. I've got them in my house but not in great numbers at this time. I think they're hatching out somewhere though as i'm seeing more little ones these past couple days.
Does anybody have some thoughts on using venus flytraps, pitcher plants etc. to control flies, gnats, etc? I'm thinking if i locate these plants in the general vicinity of the t's i could get rid of any in the room. One challenge would be keeping them humid enough to live but also open to the air to serve as traps. I'm thinking of using a shallow tray with aquarium gravel and water and setting the plants right on it. This is a trick used for humidity loving bonzai trees. Problem w/ that is if the phorids don't go for the plants then i'm just providing them a great place to lay eggs. Also i could get the japanese beetle trap effect where i end up attracting all the phorids in the house to that room and making it worse on my t's.
I know that i need a household wide eradication effort to completely get rid of them but this is specifically to keep them away from the T's while i'm getting them under control elsewhere.
Questions, comments or ideas?
Does anybody have some thoughts on using venus flytraps, pitcher plants etc. to control flies, gnats, etc? I'm thinking if i locate these plants in the general vicinity of the t's i could get rid of any in the room. One challenge would be keeping them humid enough to live but also open to the air to serve as traps. I'm thinking of using a shallow tray with aquarium gravel and water and setting the plants right on it. This is a trick used for humidity loving bonzai trees. Problem w/ that is if the phorids don't go for the plants then i'm just providing them a great place to lay eggs. Also i could get the japanese beetle trap effect where i end up attracting all the phorids in the house to that room and making it worse on my t's.
I know that i need a household wide eradication effort to completely get rid of them but this is specifically to keep them away from the T's while i'm getting them under control elsewhere.
Questions, comments or ideas?