You know those bugs that fly around the trash or sink when you dont take the trash out in time. ( sounds pretty grose). I left town for 5 days and my roomates didnt take out the trash and those little fuckers are on my plants now. Should I worry about it? It sucks because I just started flowering a week ago.
probably fruit flys. They are very small and ... Yes... reproduce by utilizing any type of fruit. They will not harm your plants at all.
If they're in your plants, likely rht are "fungas gnats" and the are[/p] harmfull to your plants. Not where you can observe it, but under the medium in the "root zone" http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7448.html [irl]http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/uc/uc-028.html[/url] http://colleenscorner.com/Gdamping.html Adult fungus gnats are dark, delicate-looking insects, similar in appearance to mosquitoes. Adult fungus gnats have slender legs with segmented antennae that are longer than their head. Although a few species are up to 1/2-inch long, adults commonly are about 1/16 to 1/8-inch long. Wings are light gray to clear; the common Bradysia species have a Y-shaped wing vein. Fungus gnats are relatively weak fliers and usually are not found f around indoors. They generally remain near potted plants and often run or rest on growing media, foliage, or litter. Females lay tiny eggs in moist organic debris or potting soil. Larvae have a shiny black head and an elongate, whitish to clear, legless body. They eat organic mulch, leaf mold, grass clippings, compost, root hairs, and fungi. If conditions are especially moist and fungus gnats are abundant, larvae can leave slime trails on the surface of media that look like trails from small snail s or slugs. Fungus gnats, shore flies, moth flies, and March flies thrive under moist conditions, especially where there is an abundance of decaying vegetation and fungi; avoid overwatering and provide good drainage. Allow the surface of container soil to dry between waterings. Clean up free-standing water and eliminate any plumbing or irrigation system leaks. Moist and decomposing grass clippings, compost, organic fertilizers, and mulches are favorite breeding spots. Avoid using incompletely composted organic matter in potting media unless it is pasteurized first, because it often is infested with fungus gnats. Minimize organic debris around buildings and crops where larvae feed. Avoid fertilizing with excessive amounts of manure, bloodmeal, or similar organic materials.
