I brought in my houseplants from the outside, and now I have tiny "fruit flies" in my house. Im not sure what kinda bug they are, but they are about the size of a grain of sand and they hang around the soil. I have pets in the house and dont want a chemical they can get into. Thanxs for your help
2006-10-29 04:15:39 · 5 answers · asked by cocoa616 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Sophie has an idea but a nicotine tea can harm the roots as well as what's in the soil if you are not careful. It sounds like shore flies or fungus gnats which result from overwatering. The larvae live in the soil. I would suggest just letting the soil dry completely out before watering. Don't worry, the plants can do without water better than the larvae can. Do this 3 or 4 times and you shoud have killed all the larvae. Then change your watering habits. Water only when the top inch of soil is dry and never leave water in the saucer.
For the adults you can use yellow sticky traps which you get at good L&G Centers. Most of them will be attracted to the yellow trap and glue themselves to it. If you want to get more aggressive get Shultz Houseplant Insect Killer and spray the tops, bottoms of leaves and top of soil where they land. It's made from crysanthemum flowers and will not hurt a pet.
2006-10-29 10:53:52 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can soak tobacco in some water overnight, add regular mouthwash (the brown stuff) and use that to kill the bugs. Soap and water works only when you want to kill mold on the leaves. For more info on this and other solutions using household products, go to www.gerrybaker.com
2006-10-29 04:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by SCORPIO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take the plant out.
Shake off all the roots.
Boil some water.
Dose the soil with the boiling water to kill all seeds and bugs.
After it cools, replant your plant.
Never mind the organic stuff. They don't work.
Boiling water works with out chemicals.
2006-10-29 04:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-05 08:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soap water using everyday dish degergent will work just fine.
2006-10-29 04:26:07 · answer #5 · answered by camorningsurfer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋