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| Posted by: CantWait Jul 15 2009, 01:46 AM |
| I have little tiny black flies all over my outdoor potted flowers and I think they're killing them. Is there anything I can use that's natural to kill them? I don't know what to get here that says bug killer. |
| Posted by: PrairieMom Jul 15 2009, 03:56 AM |
| can you send a pic of the bugs and plants? I may be able to be more helpful |
| Posted by: coasterqueen Jul 15 2009, 05:32 AM |
| Diatomaceous earth usually works on just about everything I've ever encountered in our landscaping and garden. It's completely safe - I use it on my vegetables. |
| Posted by: PrairieMom Jul 15 2009, 06:00 AM | ||
good luck finding that in russian.  for some reason I never have issues with bugs  even before I went green I never had to use pest repellents of any kind. My issue is just birds. Now watch, I'll go out side and my leaves will be all munched. |
| Posted by: coasterqueen Jul 15 2009, 06:06 AM | ||||
Wasn't sure if she could buy it online.  I think it all depends on where you live. If you live in a subdivision/burb area I'm sure you'd have less bugs than if you live out in the country with corn fields and woods all around you. I know many friends that live in town don't have the issues we do out here. |
| Posted by: CantWait Jul 15 2009, 07:32 AM | ||
I don't think I could get that close to actually see the bugs, they are covering the stem of what I think is some sort of sunflower, it sort of looked like that on the package. The bugs are really really pin needle size black flies, very tiny. |
| Posted by: CantWait Jul 15 2009, 07:32 AM |
| If you still need a pic, I will try my best to get one tonight. |
| Posted by: CantWait Jul 15 2009, 08:15 AM |
oK I got pics of the bugs, as best I could, but forgot the plant lol   |
| Posted by: redchief Jul 15 2009, 07:36 PM |
 Sorry... I'm no help at all. |
| Posted by: luvmykids Jul 16 2009, 04:41 AM |
| They could be your standard garden variety aphids, I'm not sure what to do about them though. eta: I just saw you said they fly, they could be fungus gnats. My grandma used to make a mixture of vinegar and dishsoap to spray on her garden plants, that might get rid of them. |