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[INDOOR-GARDENING:104] Re: Fruit Flies??



>Good Morning Everyone,
>
>I'm not sure if anyone out there has been plagued with this problem:  I
have
>dozens of little flies hovering all over my plants.  They are very small
>(maybe 1/8 of an inch long) and look a lot like the flies that gather
around
>ripe fruit.  I looked in many plant books, and did not see anything about
>this pest (they are not aphids, not mealybugs, not red spider mites).
>Thanks,
>Donna

Hi Donna:

The larva of the fungus gnat needs moisture to live.  By letting the top
inch or so of  the pot dry out between waterings I've been able to control
them fairly well.

Hope this helps.

Ruth  Z
email: rzavitz@execulink.com
Freelance writer and gardening consultant zone 5/6 southern Ontario
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