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Posted by cool_breeze_uk (U14359426) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
I seem to get these every year among the overwintering plants indoors. As far as I can tell they're not doing any harm. Just mildly irritating. I wondered if anybody could identify them for me..? They're most prevalent around chilli plants, and are usually found on the compost and pot rather than the plant. Thanks a lot
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Posted by Vixxihibiscus (U13865184) on Saturday, 23rd October 2010
They breed in the moist compost. keep pots relatively dry, hang up sticky fly traps and take great pleasure in squashing them with your fingers...they're not very fast.
I get them too, they bug the heck out of me. Manky little critters but you get a strange feeling of achievement when you squish one!
Best of luck!
More likely, they are "dark-winged fungus gnats鈥 (scientific name Sciaridae). These live in potted plant soil. They can be very hard to get rid of, depending on how many infested pots you've got. Nearly everyone who has potted plants has these flies in their homes but they sometimes become a nuisance.
Re-pot the plant completely with sterilised potting compost and spay the soil with BTi (available as 'Gnatrol' in the garden centre)
Yes, they sound like the fungus gnat. Usually harmless but larva can feed on young roots. I always go to the garden centre and pick up the yellow sticky cards and after a month or so I see very few of them if any.
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