Bonide Systemic Houseplant Insect Control, 8 oz Ready-to-Use Granules for Indoors and Outdoors, Protects Plants from Insects

I worked at a plant store, I quit because the woman talked about me accidentally to me on a group text. Meanwhile she is praising me alone. Well she has terrariums and all of her plants got infested, I bought two plants before quitting and gota huge infestation of gnats. This stuff is the bees knees. Instantly gone. I seen a few stragglers a few weeks later, did another dose and boom gone. Workers great, mixable if you want, no scent really, safe for all my plants and durable. BUT half the bottle is empty. But well worth the price because it worked like a million bucks!

I wanted to give this product a chance to work before posting a review and here it goes. I love plants and since repotting several of them at work, my office became unbearable because fungi gnats were a constant nuisance where they bothered and swarmed everything and everyone who came within a 10 ft radius of my office. I tried everything such as a peroxide solution, sand and sticky traps but those worked for a short while then the gnats were back. I even bought a bug light and that worked but it was an endless cycle of insanity so I gave this product a try. I brought this stuff with me to work on a Tuesday, sprinkled it on the soil, watered each plant thoroughly and it’s now Thursday and not one single gnat has bothered me. I still have the sticky traps for any that may wander in from other offices but this stuff is fantastic! There’s no scent so it’s office safe, very effective in that it seemingly worked overnight to solve my problem, didn’t require mixing and coned in a handy bottle that allows you to either shake or pour the granules. I used disposable gloves when handling it because I’m paranoid but that’s a small thing compared to the peace of being able to enjoy my plants in peace. I’m keeping a bottle of this stuff in my desk drawer and will spread the word around the office. THIS STUFF REALLY WORKS! The pictures show how horrible the problem was before application. Now there aren’t any gnats!

This can not be used on herbs or other edibles. Read directions carefully. I did not read all the information posted with this product. I still need an indoor, safe for herbs and aloe products to kill my little flyers. I also bought the ones that are sticky on both sides that you stick in the soil. Catching a few pests, but not as many as I thought. Must be weak because I have caught many in a little electric trap with a sticky bottom, but this wasn't catching all of them, so I ordered this to discover it's too dangerous to use in my kitchen/house. I made a homemade bug killer that works some, but again, not enough.

It seems to work well just remember to apply more of it two months after you first apply it. I forgot to do that last summer and my millions of bells got infested with white flies, I applied more and sprayed it with neem oil and that saved it. Also make sure that you use the right amount of, yesterday I applied 10 tbsps for my 10” pot of flowers and then when I went to do another identical pot of flowers I double checked to make sure that I got the amount right and realized that I applied too much, instead of 10 tbsps I should have only used 4 tbsps. So far I have given it extra water but I’m going to scoop out what I can to try and save it and add some fresh soil. Hopefully I can save it.

Not sure it's working. Guess it might take awhile. Purchased 2X. A suggestion would be a different container. I get that the amount is what is in it but it's 1/2 full. It's difficult to use an instrument ( plastic spoon) to get to the product. I scratch my fingers on the opening. I have purchased 2X and am hoping it works. Price is fine as everything has a price. Maybe a smaller container with a larger opening.

UPDATE 2017-05-08 I got rid of all my houseplants, mainly because of the fungus gnats. Also because I'm trying to simplify my life. This Bonide product did work to greatly reduce the gnats in our home. However we never completely got rid of them. I am concerned about this product because the active ingredient is imidacloprid, which is strongly suspected of being harmful to bees. If I overwintered certain flowering plants indoors, like begonias, and used this product on the soil, then put the plants outdoors, perhaps the flowers could hurt bees. The product is systemic, so even though you apply it to the soil, it goes into the plant's stem, leaves, and flowers. So I lowered my rating to 3 stars. UPDATE 2016-01-10 It's been about a week since I finished treating all our houseplants. We're seeing a BIG improvement!!! YAY!! We've only seen about two flies in six days. Before, we'd see many flies each day, some flying in our faces, some attracted to what we're eating, or hovering around our computer screen. I think the Bonide product is the main thing that helped - I hope it's not premature to say - solve the problem! 2016-01-03 So far I like it a lot. I've been treating our houseplants because we have a fungus gnat problem. I like that the product is easy to handle. The consistency is like pepper. First I loosen the soil of the houseplant with a very small rake or craft stick. Then I insert a plastic, long iced-tea spoon, dedicated for this purpose (NOT to be used later for iced tea) into the slot at the top of the Bonide product. I take spoonsful of the product and sprinkle it on the soil of the house plant. The product stays in the spoon until I sprinkle it on the soil. Next I use a craft stick to work the product into the soil. Then, I water the plant. I'm being very careful with this since it is an insecticide. I didn't want to use an insecticide, but I've tried the less aggressive ways to fight these pests and we still have them. Here are a couple of other tips for fighting fungus gnats, which I think do help: You can get Hafer yellow sticky squares on Amazon; you can cut these in half lengthwise and stick them on craft sticks. Then you can stick the craft sticks into the plant soil. Also, be sure your houseplants have good drainage. (I don't use moisture control potting soil any more. It's important to LET THE SOIL DRY between waterings; moisture control potting soil is made to retain moisture which is NOT GOOD. I mix perlite in my NON-moisture controlled potting soil for better drainage.) The reason to let the soil dry between waterings is that the gnats reproduce in moist soil and they die or go into suspended animation if the soil becomes dry. In fact the gnats spend most of their lives - about two weeks plus 5 days as larvae and pupae - in the soil; they are in the adult stage flying around for only about 5 days. During which time they lay 300 eggs in the plant soil, and the process begins all over again. There is a lot of information on the internet about fungus gnats. I plan to write an update about a week after I finish treating the plants. Hopefully this will do the trick!

After doing some research I found this was top recommended for an effective kill of white flies. It was really easy to use. I just shook it on the plant soil and made sure it was mixed in a little. Then I watered the plants. White flies are gone and are not coming back. Make sure you do not use this on any garden vegetables or herbs. Or an aloe plant. Also, really keep it away from children or pets. It’s pretty toxic…. As it’s supposed to be. I’m not a big fan of chemicals for insects control, but this is really a product you have to use if you want it eradicate the specific problem and prevent it from coming back. Otherwise you’ll have to toss out your plants.

Update: this stuff is a miracle in a bottle. A MIRACLE. I tried this because replacing my sticky traps every 2 days was not sustainable and was kinda depressing. On Sunday (yesterday 5/1/22), my sticky traps were full of gnats. I applied the systemic and prayed for the best. This morning (Monday 5/2/22), I replaced all my sticky traps to start afresh and measure any change. The old sticky traps were FULL of gnats. This evening (Monday 5/2/22), the new sticky traps still look brand new!! I have been home all evening and have yet to see a gnat. I went from seeing at least 20-30 a day to literally not seeing a single one today. I’d say it works. I ordered some more to treat the remaining plants just to be safe. I plan to treat them all every 2 mos. If I never see another fungus gnat it’ll be too soon. ***************** I am attempting to treat a fungus gnat infestation, after having tried cinnamon, peroxide, mosquito bits, Zevo, insecticidal soap, neem, peppermint, and alcohol. Pros: I ordered it early this afternoon and it was delivered in a couple of hours. I was able to treat 3 small ivys (4” pots), 1 small rubber tree (6” pot), and an FLF, cat palm, monstera and snake plant, each in 10” pots. I followed the instructions, which means the reviewers who weighed the product, showing that the container includes more than 8 oz are accurate. If it was 8 oz, I should have only have been able to do four 10” plants. I’d say that’s a really good value for the cost (if it works). It was easy to use. There’s no odor. Cons: it is not that easy to apply to certain plants - bushy ones or other dense plants. I had a hard time with the ivy plants, and I anticipate having a hard time with the jades, prayer plant, and elephant bush. While I’m relieved there’s no odor, there is a bit of a dust cloud when you sprinkle it. That made me a bit uneasy. On another note: I am genuinely befuddled by the reviewers complaining that the product is half full or half empty. If you’re complaining about the amount of plastic waste, fine. That makes sense. But if you’re complaining that you feel tricked or somehow didn’t get your money’s worth, yeah it’s really mind-boggling. The container promises 8 oz. The container itself could hold a good 16-20 oz so it makes sense that it would only be half filled with product. Not sure if this is a reading problem or a math problem, but it isn’t a Bonide problem. I’ll update the review in a week or so, once it has some time to work.