Bonide Products Houseplant Systemic Insect Control Granules, 8oz

I brought a new plant home and within a few weeks had a real soil gnat problem. I tried a few non-chemical ideas which did nothing to irradicate the little guys. Then I got this, treated all the houseplants, and within a week saw a pretty drastic reduction of gnats. They were totally gone within a couple of weeks. You can no longer buy this in NY, which is annoying and the reason I am being much more careful with any new plants these days.

This product has rescued three houseplants. Easy to use, measure amount to use per size of pot and sprinkle it on soil. Finally water plant. Note: don't use this on any edible plant. It is systemic and will be drawn through the roots to all parts of the plant.

This is the only product that has actually worked on killing fungus gnats on my houseplants. When I use it on a regular basis, it keeps them away.

I’m yet to know if it works, only time will tell. It’s pretty dusty so you have to be careful pouring it. I get that it probably weighs the correct amount, but it feels very deceitful that the bottle is only 1/3 full.

I have about 200 plants. Its been a life savior. Since I have a lot of plants that gets attacked by all kinds of creatures. Especially spider mites. It helps to keep them away...

I have thrips. I don't know how I got it but those bugs travel fast and they jump. At least ten of my plants have the black kind. I realize this may kill some plants since the poison is in the plant parts, but it was try this with neem oil, or toss the plants. I cut back on the recommended amount and also sprayed on the neem oil the day before application. My succulents had major leaf drop so I'm not sure if it was this product or the neem oil. The granules have a blue appearance, I don't recall an odor and it was easy to apply. Just sprinkle into the soil and mix. I really hope this helps along with continuous watching of my plants. If it kills the bugs then it was worth it to me. I did my first application on 4/6 and so I wait.

So far so good when I sprinkled it on the gnats flew off I'd recommend using it with yellow sticky traps at first Not large container I've been using it on huge plants and repoting and still have a lot left

Was excited to get this & deal with a fungus gnat problem once & for all, but was immediately turned off once I opened it. The moment I opened the lid to remove the seal, granules fell all over me, my counter, my floor – some even fell in a kitchen drawer I have underneath my counters because of a gap. Luckily my dogs are well-trained and did not try to lick it up, but the fact that this was so poorly sealed that a bunch of product managed to get into the lid is unacceptable and fall out. ESPECIALLY when you consider the fact that this is dangerous to ingest and I assume inhale!! What if my dogs were not as well trained and ate it? I mean, some of it even flew in my face!! What was supposed to be an easy and low maintenance method of dealing with pests turned into a whole project because I now had to meticulously clean any areas I thought the granules may have gotten into in my kitchen. Of course, the drawer that it fell into was where I store all my Tupperware., so I had to empty and wash all of those as well as vacuum and wipe out that drawer. This could be the best pest control in the world, but I have half a mind to return it because I’m so irritated with the packaging and resulting mess. Not to mention all the wasted product.

Works well

Was suspicious about the small amount product in the bottle. But I guest it the way it suppose to be.