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Pest control idea

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:42 am
by Dick Fein
I was just thinking about putting co2 in my garden and the idea occurred to me that if you sealed up your room and then raised the concentration of co2 to a high enough level for a couple hours and then evacuated the atmosphere with a timer that it might kill all adults and juveniles and repeat once a week for maintenance.
How long can those little bastards hold their breath?

Pest control idea

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:02 pm
by Oldjoints
I do not grow with co2 at the moment but do know that high levels of it will stop your plants from transpiring correctly. Now I have no clue what the outcome would be of extremely high levels for short periods of time would be. If I were to try I think I would create a mini version using one plant in a box or something of that nature instead of my whole grow...,,,

Pest control idea

Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2018 4:03 pm
by Intrinsic
Plants need CO2 only for photosynthesis, but all the living cells still need oxygen to respire. It is why we oxygenate the water in hydro.

Although it is sounds like a good idea, It's just i think more then hours would be needed, days more likely.

Pest control idea

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:42 am
by Roots
People have been doing this for as long as I can remember, there’s info on it all over the internet.

Pest control idea

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 1:12 pm
by Dick Fein
Roots wrote:People have been doing this for as long as I can remember, there’s info on it all over the internet.
Well there were at least 3 of us that never heard of it.
I am still going to take credit for it.

Pest control idea

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:19 pm
by deran
makes only sense with a 100% sealed room

many tried and failed , bc the room wasnt totaly sealed


good luck

Pest control idea

Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:47 pm
by Dick Fein
Turns out I don't have any bugs to kill anyway. I thought I saw something but a careful examination shows no eggs or larvae.

Pest control idea

Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 12:18 am
by Lrus007
yay