Wednesday, February 1, 2012

How do I eliminate small winged bugs in my indoor garden?

I'm growing, in seperate pots, strawberries, basil, and rosemary. They are all relatively new, fragrant plants. They have been potted with supersoil brand potting soil and are watered as needed. They are thriving beautifully, but these tiny winged insects flying around them constantly. They appear to be gnats. Is there any organic solution to this?
How do I eliminate small winged bugs in my indoor garden?
They sound like afids but I've never heard of afids indoors. Place a saucer with sugar-water next to your plants. If you see the little varmints in the water, they're probably young house flies and you know how to deal with house flies.
Reply:try spraying them with a small solution of liguid dish detergent and water. (such as Ivory.) I used to do this on my indoor plants and it helped.
Reply:you probably have some white flies or something along that line an insecticidal soap would be best because it is not toxic and is great for indoor areas where there people around
Reply:What you seem to have are white flies, if they are not overwelming, make a spray bottle of dish soap and water, and spray it on all of your plants, making sure to coat it, top and bottom.
Reply:Iv always found a small squirt of ivory in a spray bottle of water, mix and spray on plants. Better than any insect spray.
Reply:find an herb that they don't like and then they will stay away
Reply:Yellow sticky traps. The flies are attracted to the yellow and get stuck when the land on them.
Reply:if you think it is gnats try putting small containers of vinegar in different locations around knats love it and drown in it..
Reply:take a spray bottle that is well rinsed out. put some dove dishwash soap in it (just a little goes a long way) fill the bottle with water and shake well. spray your plants get the top and bottom of the leaves. it will keep the bugs away and wont harm the plants. this works very well for rose plants also. and is an inexpensive method to use.
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