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I've had two different kinds of small flying bug around my indoor plants after repotting them in a peat-less all purpose mix I got at Wally World (Main Stays).
I did bring in 'outdoor' plants but soaked them in dishsoap solution (sprayed them too) for at least 3 times so far. Those I gave a dose of Bonide's granular insecticide or inserted Bayer's fertilizer/insecticide sticks into.
The only time I've ever had a problem with fungus gnats is when I kept them too moist. I'm not doing anything different. I'm still letting them dry out somewhat between waterings.
One of the bugs flying around has a white body & acts erratic when walking around. It wants to fly into my food & up my nose! It's soft.
The other bug is hard backed, but the same size. It's dark & doesn't act any different than a fly would, just being annoying & trying to get out of the way when I come at it with a flyswatter or otherwise.
Are these both fungus gnats, but cousins, or what?
I'll be looking for some house plant spray this week that's specific in eradicating these nuisances.
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