Creepy Bugs in Soil? Help!

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b3lle

Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #1

Hello there,
so i have a one week old seedling still small, and these fucked up bugs, flies? i have no idea is inside the soil creepin out inside outside not alot but what is it?.
what should i do? and how do i get rid of this?

Thanks

 

alotaball

Well-Known Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #2

Google root aphids.. Make sure its not that.. they will wipe out your whole grow!

 

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b3lle

Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #3

fuckkking bugssss!! lol no i saw it, its not green, its like black looking looks like a creepy black bug with wings and goes fast inside and out of the soil! fuck my life uuhhhhhhh

 

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b3lle

Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #4

i think its this shit Fungus gnats!!!

 

toastycookies

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #5

fungus gnats? they lay their eggs in the soil and they're larva will eat your plants roots. usually happens when people keep their soil too wet.

 

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b3lle

Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #6

fuck my life bro, yeah i read in one of the threads bloddy hell, im changing to jiffy tomorrow fuck my life lol thanks dude

 

tnelsonfla

Active Member

• Jun 1, 2011

• #7

toastycookies said:

fungus gnats? they lay their eggs in the soil and they're larva will eat your plants roots. usually happens when people keep their soil too wet.

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I was going to say same thing.. you could try a transplant with a new batch of potting mix. Good luck let us know how it works out for ya.