Re: pest ID

From: Phil Wilson (cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2000 - 02:48:52 PDT

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Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:48:52 +0100
From: Phil Wilson <cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: pest ID

In message <LAW-F55C4VnMLEQlhrf00002c33@hotmail.com>, tierney wayne
<hybrid_t@hotmail.com> writes
>
>Hello,
>I'm hoping someone can identify a potential pest for me. My first guess is
>fungus gnat larvae. They are about 2 mm long, kinda translucent maggots with
>black mouthparts. I've always seen them in my pots but they never seemed to
>do any damage, and my pings are always covered with gnats, so I never
>worried. Now I've found them in some seedling trays which never had any
>germination. Does anyone know what they might be, and if they would eat
>seeds/seedlings but not bother adult plants? If they are fungus gnats, how
>do you treat them?

I find a couple of large sundews will effectively eliminate the fungus
gnat problem within a few weeks. Of course they do not deal with the
larvae but quickly wipe out the adults when they emerge, breaking the
life cycle.

Regards,
Phil Wilson
Email: cp@pwilson.demon.co.uk

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