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

Was having troble with some sort of little flies on my house plants, after I brought a new one home, this stuff really seemed to fix the problem and is easy to use. Will be my go to insect controll from now on!

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.

Great product to stop plant gang violence (fungus gnats and aphids). Love that it was easy to use. I would have given it 5 stars, but couldn’t since I did not receive a full container’s worth. I can see having a small portion less due to product settling. However, there was way less than it should have been for the price!

This item is great! First time I used it I didn't even lose one house plant. The last product I lost 5 out of 7 plants. It did the job and got rid of the gnats. BUT remember one thing it doesn't kill eggs or adults, only grubs. So it will take some time before you see the gnats go away. Trust me..they will. I keep this item on hand at all times. Use it on new plants as well as regularly on my established plants.

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!

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!

I wouldn't have plants without this! It's a must have for me. Very effective, no odor

I have a few plants in my work space. I had some of our participants who were very eager to help water who were a bit too diligent so we quickly ended up with a fruit fly epidemic. We trade plant babies from my side of the building to the office space next door and soon they had fruit flies too. I bought the sticky yellow traps, but their icky little bug carcasses on display had me changing traps multiple times a week, making them not worth the money. I tried castile soap, peroxide dips, cinnamon… all the earthy things my mom would somehow make work when I was a child and none of them did a thing. Soon I tried neem oil, and it helped, but the smell was thick and would linger all day. I trust the Bonide brand as I’ve been around its products my whole life and haven’t grown a third arm yet. One call to mom and before I could even finish describing the issue, she told me to try this product. I bought two bottles, one for my side of the office (the “fun” side) and one for the administrative side. Poked some holes in the surface dirt and sprinkled this on and started watering. No smell, no mess, and incredibly effective. That very first water I could literally see it working. Admittedly, it takes a few weeks and a few waters to do the trick, so I’d advise still using the yellow stickies for the first month. The soil in my plants looks so much better, and I no longer feel bad bringing in new babies to live with my established plants. You will need to reapply every 4-6 months, but that’s a small price to pay to keep the bugs at bay. Honestly, I would say it lasts much longer than any other product.