Are these harmfull

ive noticed a few little black flies flying around my babies (i think there midgies)

Are these harmfull to my plants?

Also i have some anti chorline for my fish tank can i use this to treat my water .

Thanks chronic

I Believe you can use the anti fish drops, don't know about the bugs.

you got midgies wow are you in Scotland?
if they are really midgies they wont hurt your plants theyre carnivores the little bastards fly in the millions and bite you all over and then follow you everywhere for your blood. although its usully only the females that bite so the males? but i dont think so
if you have any problems with unwanted pests try putting some garlic in there some how (the vampire myth is true anything that eats blood hates garlic)(in fact pretty much any beastie hates garlic) also maybe try putting a geranium in there if you like natural insect repellent) or just get bug off or raid if you cant be botherd and just wanna killem.
now i heard RAID insect repellant was carcinogenic that means it has carbon right? does that mean although its bad for us it might not be bad for the plant, perhaps even good? or too many other chemicals?
p.s could just be fruit flies maybe try putting a bowl of not so new fruit (smells more) in another room to attract them. just an idea.

Are you sure the little bastards are not fungus gnats?
I like to hang sticky old fashioned fly strips near plants, so I can keep an eye on any flying pest population.

midgies. i like that word. i'm gonna use it.

yeah fungus gnats. get them outta there. when you see one or two there are actually ten or twenty. i saw one flying around my room for a week. got some sticky traps. got maybe twenty if the little midgies in three days. they harm you roots.

the sound like scarid mites the flys arenot harmfull but the tiny maggot things they hatch fron will eat the roots try putting a barrier between them and the soil to stop them laying eggs I have used about an inch of sand on my soil in the past -that worked well

um yeah midgies so bad i fell asleep in the hills near a beach in europe (greek isles) and in themorning i was covered in i dunno it looked like pox of some sort. (yes i was very drunk when i passed out) and they (hospistal) told me i was lunch for a lot of bug (over 300 bites i counted in the waiting room. talk about a bad way to spend ure vacation.

fuck bugs just bomb the whole house (remember to turnoff all pilot lihgts) before you plant. there are grow room safe bombs that you can supposedly and are advertised to be safe to use around edible plants and blooms so i suppose you could smoke safetoo (i personably dont like the idea) check ure local hydro shop.

" bomb the bastards"I like the sound of that! does any one know of a strain or breed of weed the does oot smell? Ilive in a 1 bed room flat and have had to scrap a crop due to nerves after some dodgy fucker moved in down stairs

johnjo said:

" bomb the bastards"I like the sound of that! does any one know of a strain or breed of weed the does oot smell? Ilive in a 1 bed room flat and have had to scrap a crop due to nerves after some dodgy fucker moved in down stairs

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john you should get some of those not so safe bug bombs and leave downstairs for your new chum so they dont get any little roaches, i am sure they would sleep right through the whole thing. although waking up might be a bit morework. i am sure he'll have a nice nap.

uh oh evil potheads conspiring....

Just sprinkle some diatomaceous earth on the soil....this will make the gnats bleed out...hehehe...



Diatomaceous Earth
What is Diatomaceous Earth?
Diatomaceous earth is a remarkable, all-natural product made from tiny fossilized water plants. Diatomaceous Earth is a naturally occurring siliceous sedimentary mineral compound from microscopic skeletal remains of unicellular algae-like plants called diatoms. These plants have been part of the earth's ecology since prehistoric times. 30 million years ago the diatoms built up into deep, chalky deposits of diatomite. The diatoms are mined and ground up to render a powder that looks and feels like talcum powder to us. It is a mineral based pesticide. DE is approximately 3% magnesium, 33% silicon, 19% calcium, 5% sodium, 2% iron and many other trace minerals such as titanium, boron, manganese, copper and zirconium. Diatomaceous Earth is a natural (not calcined or flux calcined) compound. Diatomaceous Earth is a natural grade diatomite. However, the continual breathing of any dust should he absolutely avoided.

How does it work?
To insects DE is a lethal dust with microscopic razor sharp edges. These sharp edges cut through the insect's protective covering drying it out and killing them when they are either dusted with DE or if it applied as a wettable powder spray. If they ingest the DE it will shred their insides......yeah baby!!