Comments on: Fungus! http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/ A bed bug policy advocacy group Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Renee Corea http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17959 Renee Corea Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:58:24 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17959 Thank you, Rich! :) Thank you, Rich! :)

]]> By: Rich Kozlovich http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17954 Rich Kozlovich Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:01:22 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17954 Jan, Gnats have become a much more pronounced problem in recent years as pest control has changed radically. As products came off the market and baits became more effective we have altered what we use and what we do.....primarily in commercial account, but in homes also. Fungus gnats cover a large range of small flies that infest homes. If the gnat in question is a dark winged fungus gnat then the problem is the overwatering of house plants. However, there may be other species in your home and they all require wet decaying organic material in order to perpetuate themselves. Once that is cleaned up there is nothing left for the maggots to feed on. You may wish to check floor drains along with sink drains and toilets, as there can be a buildup of gelatinous material they are laying their eggs in. You didn't say what areas they are most prevalent in or how bad the infestation is. That is also important to know. Fungus gnat work requires you to be somewhat of a detective. You must find and clean up the wet decaying organic material they are breeding in to eliminate the problem. Jan,

Gnats have become a much more pronounced problem in recent years as pest control has changed radically. As products came off the market and baits became more effective we have altered what we use and what we do…..primarily in commercial account, but in homes also.

Fungus gnats cover a large range of small flies that infest homes. If the gnat in question is a dark winged fungus gnat then the problem is the overwatering of house plants. However, there may be other species in your home and they all require wet decaying organic material in order to perpetuate themselves. Once that is cleaned up there is nothing left for the maggots to feed on.

You may wish to check floor drains along with sink drains and toilets, as there can be a buildup of gelatinous material they are laying their eggs in. You didn’t say what areas they are most prevalent in or how bad the infestation is. That is also important to know. Fungus gnat work requires you to be somewhat of a detective. You must find and clean up the wet decaying organic material they are breeding in to eliminate the problem.

]]> By: Renee Corea http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17932 Renee Corea Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:26:18 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17932 I'm sorry, Jan, I don't know anything about fungus gnats. If checking back with the pest management guy is not an option, you can consult an extension office in your state (google your state and extension). If you live in New York, you can find a local extension office<a href="http://www.cce.cornell.edu/editor/show/In_Your_Community" rel="nofollow"> on this page</a>. Good luck. I’m sorry, Jan, I don’t know anything about fungus gnats. If checking back with the pest management guy is not an option, you can consult an extension office in your state (google your state and extension). If you live in New York, you can find a local extension office on this page.

Good luck.

]]> By: Jan Morgan http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17927 Jan Morgan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:26:02 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17927 I have been invaded with what the exterminator called a "fungas gnat" He said it would be gone in a few days after getting rid of the source (overwatered plants) which I did...It's been two weeks and the gnats are still here and nobody seems to know what to do! I have been invaded with what the exterminator called a “fungas gnat”
He said it would be gone in a few days after getting rid of the source (overwatered plants) which I did…It’s been two weeks and the gnats are still here and nobody seems to know what to do!

]]> By: Renee Corea http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17556 Renee Corea Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:05:47 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17556 I didn't even realize there were even halfway viable fungi solutions for structural pests already. I am curious but understand and I guess share jc's concern though that is perhaps why you'd need the fungi pesticide to get rid of your bed bugs and then a fungicide, haha, to get rid of your fungi.... asthmatics need not apply. I so want this, anything, to work though. Something. I didn’t even realize there were even halfway viable fungi solutions for structural pests already. I am curious but understand and I guess share jc’s concern though that is perhaps why you’d need the fungi pesticide to get rid of your bed bugs and then a fungicide, haha, to get rid of your fungi…. asthmatics need not apply.

I so want this, anything, to work though. Something.

]]> By: johnycakes http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17534 johnycakes Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:30:21 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17534 agree with Rich, plus, i don't trust that fungi cannot turn around and bite us on the butt. I would not use a fungi in my home or expose my family, no matter how " safe " some researcher says it is. agree with Rich, plus, i don’t trust that fungi cannot turn around and bite us on the butt. I would not use a fungi in my home or expose my family, no matter how ” safe ” some researcher says it is.

]]> By: Rich Kozlovich http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/2009/10/17/fungus/comment-page-1/#comment-17499 Rich Kozlovich Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:54:07 +0000 http://newyorkvsbedbugs.org/?p=3981#comment-17499 There are a great many research projects that seem really exciting and interesting, but translating lab work into a reality is far more difficult than many realize. Researchers have been working with fungi for years to control structural pests. The problem always turns out to be the same problem; how to maintain fungus viability in different environments and a delivery system. There is one cockroach bait that is made from a soil fungus, but it never really did the job and was hard to work with. These things have not worked in the past and I am inclined to believe that fungus treatments for bedbugs will meet same fate. Rich Kozlovich, Exterminator There are a great many research projects that seem really exciting and interesting, but translating lab work into a reality is far more difficult than many realize. Researchers have been working with fungi for years to control structural pests. The problem always turns out to be the same problem; how to maintain fungus viability in different environments and a delivery system. There is one cockroach bait that is made from a soil fungus, but it never really did the job and was hard to work with. These things have not worked in the past and I am inclined to believe that fungus treatments for bedbugs will meet same fate.

Rich Kozlovich, Exterminator

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