real dumb question about insects

hi there RIU was wondering if anyone had ever had a problem with tiny black flies / fruit flies i have seen a couple in my grow cabinet. my plants are 3 weeks old so it may be the smell attracting them. any info / tips greatly appreciated



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fungus gnats.................dry your soil out more between waterings, and maybe add an inch or so of sand to top of soil.

okay , my plants are in "plant bags" which are 3 gallon equivilent.... i cut some more drain holes in the bottom, so on top of that let the water try out really really good?

Check around the base of the stalk for tiny clear/white worms with black heads if there are you have a case of fungus gnats set up a sticky trap to monitor the flying insect population and dry out the soil or add a layer of sand to the top soil to kill any larvae if the problem becomes greater than use a organic pesticide. Fungus gnats can eat away at the stalk and destroy your plants roots so these are definitely something you don't want around the growing area.

yes......gnats, or no gnats.........that's what cannabis likes. it likes to breathe between waterings.

is this statement true also? Cover your soil with a 1/2" of perlite and put a Hot Shots No Pest strip nearby and they'll go away

get some flypaper. Hang em around, lay them on top of the soil etc. Not much you can do besides that, them suckers are resiliant

so since 3 inches down my soil is actually dry..... but if i use my moisture meter and insert it about 5-6 inches is says moist so should i go by the meter and when it says dry then water?

off to the store to buy some perlite to form a barrier on top of my soil and i found some yellow sticky gnat traps which i will lay around base of plant and hang thank you all who replied i appreciate it

You can buy a can of the sticky stuff cheap. You can make a hundred traps with yellow plastic or paper.