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Produce => Edible Plants => Chillies Ahoy => Topic started by: Sexki11en on July 25, 2009, 07:30:18

Title: What are these flies?
Post by: Sexki11en on July 25, 2009, 07:30:18

Hey guys,

Well, my chillis are doing great (apart from one incident where I nealry lost all 15 varieties to slugs!) but can anyone tell me what the hundreds of horrid little flies are around the soil and how I can get rid of them?

My conservatory is full!

SK x

Title: Re: What are these flies?
Post by: Biscombe on July 25, 2009, 08:32:41

Fungus Gnats?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungus_gnat

Title: Re: What are these flies?
Post by: caroline7758 on July 25, 2009, 10:13:44

I've had real problems with these the last two years in my house and greenhouse. I tried the biological control (hypoapsis) but itdidn't make much difference-maybe they need more than one treatment but I didn't want to spend any more! Have yet to see whether the roots have been damaged by larvae-they are all around my peppers and aubergines. I'm using sticky traps but will never catch them all.

Title: Re: What are these flies?
Post by: Biscombe on July 25, 2009, 10:25:41

They can't do much damage to larger plants, you would have to look after youngsters