Fungus Gnats!
Remedies include accepting the little monsters as co-habitant existents (this is the method preferred by vegan wussies) or decimation by biological or chemical means. Organic Pyrethrum insecticides have been used with great success, as have been ... [... more]
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Small Flies In The Home Are Anoying
Life cycle of the fungus gnat - The adult fungus gnat lays tiny eggs, singly or in clusters, on the soil in houseplants. In about 4 days, the eggs hatch into tiny, silvery white larvae (resembling tiny earthworms), ... [... more]
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Fungus Gnats
If their populations get too high, and the fungal food sources get low, they will start to feed on your seedlings roots and sometimes stems. This may be the cause of alot of my seedlings just falling over dead the past 2 years. I had a bunch of ... [... more]
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Mould, Powdery Mildew, Fungus Gnats, & Jumping Spiders!
As you can plainly see from the pictures below (which were taken using a cheap digital camera with a magnifying lens in front of it), there appear to be multiple species of mosses, possibly some saprophytes/epiphytes ... [... more]
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Questions & Answers
A. Those are probably fungus gnats. They lay their eggs in potting soil, and the soil-dwelling larvae of most species feed on decaying organic matter. Some may also feed on plant roots, but the majority won't cause serious damage. Of course, ... [... more]
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Garden Question & Answer Time
A. The gnats you see flying around are fungus gnats. They're often mistaken for fruit flies because they're about the same size, but fruit flies aren't attracted to houseplants or their soil. The gnats will continue to lay eggs and perpetuate the ... [... more]
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