I had some gnats in my grow room in the first week of flower, and I've had a pretty tough time combatting them, but I think they are pretty much taken care of now. I used an organic pesticide from home depot which primarily contains rosemary oil, peppermint oil, thyme oil, clove oil, and "other ingredients." I also used some insect sticky-boards to catch any gnats that were flying around.

I am now 4.5 weeks into flowering. I've noticed on the sticky-board today that there are a few tiny little mites. After inspecting my plants, I haven't seen any mites but I'm seeing gnats on the undersides of a few of the leaves with their larvae.

Is it OK for me to aggressively use that organic pesticide this late into flowering? Will the smell of the oil/residue come off of the buds before harvest? I will probably harvest in week 8 or 9. The strain is Church.

Thanks for any and all help, I really appreciate it.