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    Hi everybody.

    First post and first year growing so just looking for a few pointers.

    As a dable into growing my own I started growing long sweet red peppers, orange peppers and some onions, all is going well and the long sweet peppers have flowered and now the peppers are begining to appear (its quite exiting seeing them develop.)

    However my question is reguarding flies in the soil - they are very little and dont seem to fly - just run about the place - I cannot see any damage being caused by them - but theres 100s of them.

    Cheers for any assistance.

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    Flies in the soil

    Welcome to the vine, Ben. I for myself, I often get little flies in the soil. All I do is keep clearing them up. They don't seem to cause any problem to the plants. Hope that helps till a really brainy grape comes along and tells you something else.
    There's pleasure sure in being mad that only madmen know - Anon

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    • #3
      Originally posted by ann-the-nan View Post
      Welcome to the vine, Ben. I for myself, I often get little flies in the soil. All I do is keep clearing them up. They don't seem to cause any problem to the plants. Hope that helps till a really brainy grape comes along and tells you something else.
      Cheers Ann, I thought / hoped they would be okay, they have been in the soil a good month or so now and as I mention I cannot see any damage being caused, Im keeping the plants at a resonable temp in a plasic greenhouse so they may like the heat.

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      • #4
        Technically they are thrips not baby house flies. There are more than 3,000 species world wide, and I am sorry to upset you, but they can cause problems. They bury into plants and suck the sap.

        The most serious ones in this country are the onion thrip and the tomato thrip, which also attacks peppers. They tend to do most damage to very young plants.

        A wide range of pesticides are effective against these pests, including those containing pyrethrin, methiocarb or bifenthrin, Bayer Ultimate Bug Killer, Doff All In One and Scotts Bug Clear being some of the many commercially available products ideal for the job. As always, it is important to use any insecticide in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and if you need to treat vegetables or other edible plants, make sure that the one you have chosen is safe to use.

        For organic growers, thrip control can be achieved by using suitable approved plant oils – products such as Vitax Organic 2-in-1 or Growing Success Fruit & Veg Bug Killer for example – and removing and burning damaged leaves and flowers. Alternatively, biological control methods such as releasing the predatory bug Orius laevigatus or Amblyseius cucumeris, a mite – available from some garden centres and online or by mail order from specialist suppliers – can prove very effective, especially in greenhouses.

        Hope this helps and that I am not upsetting Ann too much.
        Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?

        Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
        >
        >If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

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        • #5
          Thank you very much for the infomation although im worried now

          I shall get some Vitax Organic 2-in-1 tonight and see how things go.

          Thanks again Ben

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          • #6
            Flies in the soil

            Apols for misleading you. I have actually had little flies, so it never occured to me it could be thripps. Hope it all goes well.
            There's pleasure sure in being mad that only madmen know - Anon

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