Is that something anyone can do? I'm regularly buying them to keep my plants free from flies. Maybe I could produce my own 👀
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There are lots of different types that do different things. By flies do you mean fungus gnats?
I used to buy nematodes for that, but they are kind of expensive and don't last as long as bacteria that achieves the same job. What I use now is bacillus thuringiensis israelensis there is a product called 'mosquitos bits' (because you can also use it to kill mosquitos) that stores much better and in theory you could grow that bacteria out quite easily, but I find a bag of that goes a long way anyway.
Yes, fungus gnats it is. Had to look that up 😅 yes the nematodes aren't really cheap this is why I was asking about farming them. thanks for the hint with those bacteria! I will check if I can get those instead then
Yeah they can be a right pain until you have a good solution for them. There are other ways to deal with them, but I still find the bacillus the best. If you can't find it let us know.
I found some tablets made from the bacillus, it seems. Made for rainwater tons - I'll try them and add a bit to the water. Thanks again for the hint!