HELP! tiny bugs all over my pepper plants (pics)
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esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
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little grayish black bugs in all of my potted plants. please help
Comments (14)okay so maybe they are fungus gnats, i really looked at them close and they look like tiny mosquitoes. and they don't really fly around too much, just along the dirt and leaves. i really do think that they bite but maybe its just something else, i know that whatever it is that bites me is also very small. but actually might be smaller. i read that the fungus gnat is not only attracted to over watered dirt, but also decomposing material. one of my plants i know for a fact has a lot of wood rot on the root structure. that plant also seems to be the most infested. also it is very very very humid here so they might be finding enough moisture just from that. i am going to continue to try and let my plants dry out as much as possible, and i am throwing away the insecticide because it doesn't effect them and it is kind of harsh on some of my softer tissued plants. i might get rid of the tree that is decomposing, its a wild cherry tree i dug up last year to try and turn into a bonsai but i think its pretty much a lost cause. as for the rest of my plants. i am not only going to try and make sure my plants dry out but i am also going to try and replant all of my plants in soil that is inorganic so that the gnats have nothing to feed on, all of the soil i have now has a lot of wood in the mix. most of it is miracle grow and i think that the dirt was infected when i bought it. so i just need to spend a little more money and get a better quality soil. and just for the record all of the miracle grow soil that i have bought i have mixed in grit so that it is better draining but i don't think that is going to be enough. hopefully i can get rid of these damn bugs!!!...See MoreHelp - tiny bug destroying plants
Comments (3)It does look like a weevil to me. I get the bigger ones on my peppers and the smaller ones in my hollyhock seeds....See MorePlease help my sick pepper plants! pics
Comments (5)Hi it's happening here too and I have 142 plants!!!At first I thought that the blight from my tomatos was the culprit too,then it reminded me of the time I over fertilized.The leaf fall is horrendous. I've come to the conclusion of not watering until necessary overwatering in this case too much RAIN,and poss blight they are both members of the niteshade family.I treated with copper first then a biological I guess wait and see is all we can do.EXPECT the plants to live but withe reduced output and hope for better next year.GL---Neil...See Moreproblem with tiny white/tan bugs in my soil. please help!
Comments (2)Use some seaweed mix with fish emulsion and in a few weeks you will be fine best to stay away from Miracle Grow if you plan on actually eating from your plants, peppers do so much better on natural components rather than synthetic ferts... Here is a link that might be useful: Organzmo Peppers...See Moreesox07 (4b) Wisconsin
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