Re: [aroid-l] flies

From: "Derek Burch" derek at horticulturist.com> on 2003.03.09 at 12:32:50(10033) Zach, chances are that you have either fungus gnats or shore flies, two very common problems with soils rich in organic material. They are more of a nuisance than a danger to the plant for most of our small-scale growing, although they can be serious problems to a nursery if they turn their attention to living root tissue. The larvae live in the upper layers of the soil (medium), and are feeding on algae and fungi and dead organic material. The best preventive is to let the top layers of the medium dry out between waterings. This usually finishes off the larvae by starving them of their food source, and the adult flies eventually go on to fly heaven. I did get a posting on my site discussion board that may be of interest - I have not tried to follow through myself. " This is to all of you who are troubled by fungus gnats. I used a product from my local Pet Valu here in Toronto (hard luck if you can't get it in the States, but try). Called Endalsect, and is intended as a pet flea killer. It comes in an aerosol mousse; just cover the soil with a spray,(once is enough) and let it dry off. That's it! No more fungus gnats. It's a bit expensive, but it works." Derek +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of zach Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:59 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: [aroid-l] flies hello everyone- does anyone here know a good way to get rid of fruit flies,they must be breeding in the peat moss i used in my soil this year. -zach

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