Small black flies

[Weskush]

Howzit fellow growers.

I just prepped my super soil and covered with a mulch layer for season.

When i lift the mulch layer there are hundreds of tiny black winged insects that look like gnats but smaller.

All my pots are infested with these bastards.

Is it something that i have to worry about or do i just let them be?

I tried Margeret Roberts organic incestide but doesn't seem to help much.

Please advise. Thanks

 

 

Edited September 19, 2021 by Weskush

[West Coast Vaper]

Try cinnamon powder.

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[Weskush]

Thanks @DamDave just sprinkled some over. Pretty gatvol of these wynvliegies. Hopefully they evacuate asap

[Pants]

Can also sprinkle diatomaceous earth on the top of your soil


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[Naughty.Psychonaut]

DE will only really work on soft bodies such as larvae dwelling in the top soil. 

if the plants are still in veg you gona have to combine a contact treatment with preventative measure. fighting a already existing colony and keeping the plant happy and thriving is a big challenge, there is no one and done treatment here, it will be a series of steps. 

I would suggest 50 to 75% (this shit is strong as hell and can easily burn your plants) strength Pyrol treatment, 3 or 4 days later a 50% Neem soil drench (don't want to contaminate your soil and make it uninhabitable for your plant), atleast 7 to 10 days after first Pyrol treatment do a second Pyrol at 50 to 75% again, another 3 or 4 days later the second 50% Neem soil drench. 

repeat this untill you see no more flies. 

if plant is showing signs of being unhappy, dial back on the % of product you spraying and skip a week of treatment to give some recovery time, but not too long, need to stay ontop of those fly fucks.

once you don't see any more activity, continue with IPM, I would suggest keeping a dry layer of DE ontop of the soil, with light 25 to 50% Neem sprays every week untill flower.