plz help asap

[lovetogrow]

i thought i had mites but the bugs i got spend all there time in the dirt not on leaves
what do i got and what can i do about it

[PartypokerPlayer]

well hard to tell love to grow basiced on the short discription...ill tell u what tho...EVERY GROWER dont care who he is hates a pest in his garden but ive ran 2 harvest here not long ago and i tell u what i had these little chinesse beatles cuz they are popular around these parts and they kept finding ways into my basement...well at first i wanted to get rid of them but i decided they were just wanting a cool jungle to hang out in cuz they never ate at the leaves just really climbed around on them all day.....not to say bugs wont distroy a great garden cuz they can i guess it really just depends on the bugs ya go...heres what i would do...try to get a few in captivity and then take them to a garden shop ( in a small glass jar would do fine ) and im sure you could just tell them you have these little guys crawling around in your house plants ( flowers ) and im sure they could proboly tell u what kind of bug they are...possibley even ways to get rid of them...bit just find out what they are then u can tell us so we could find a safe way to get rid of them without hurting your babys...hope this helps guy PPP

[lovetogrow]

kool, good idea ill do that and let you guys know

[Zandor]

Bugs in the dirt??? Fungal Gnats is what you have.

[Nature Boy]

Bugs in the dirt??? Fungal Gnats is what you have.

I agree.........

Cut down on overwatering, and let the soil dry out pretty well before watering, every time, and they will go away.......

Overwatering will cause LOTS of problems: Gnats, white mold on top of soil, and root rot, just to name a few...............

Remember, your water consumption will be lower in the Winter........ :thumbsup:

[lovetogrow]

i let it dry out before i water, ive been watering about every 3-4 days. no less then 3- and no more then 4. i took the beg to the local garden place and they said it was a nat. i dont know if she relly knew what she was talking about or if she didnt and just wanted to answer im Q, but that is just what she said. i do know i need as much help as pos, b/c im getting ready to move and internet will be off tomarrow and i dont know when im getting it on were im moving to b/c i will be paying a $1000 in rent instead of $500 so im going to hold off on jumping in to alot of unneeded bill so i can see what kind of extra money we will have a month. reason im moving is about a week ago we had a gun fight about 10 feet from my little girls bedroom in the apts that we are in and i want my daugther away from it. this isnt the first time. we got this place witch is is luck cause there isnt many place that let rotts on there propertylet alone 4 of them.

[Zandor]

Gnatrol will kill them you need a few treatments 3 day's apart to get the eggs too.

[lovetogrow]

thanks zandor. i guess ill chat when i get net back on. til then good growing everybody