How much are you watering? They could be fungus gnats or white flys. Do you get white spots on your leaves from an insect biting them? That could be white flys. If your keeping you soil too moist it could also be fungus gnats. Their young eat decomposing matter in the soil (somtimes a little roots but it won't hurt an established plant). They tend to look like fruit flies. If your watering too much it can make the leaves drop, the insecticidal soap usually won't harm the plant as it is very mild. Try using a water meter from Home Depot or Lowes (they are usually pretty cheap and I've found them VERY helpful). I haven't herd of the cigarette treatment but I have herd wattering with a little vinegar in the water can help. The link might help you out, although it doesn't cover the gnats (they are a common problem with houseplants though). Also visit http://www.plumeria101.com/problems.html for pictures of some common problems. Amanda Here is a link that might be useful: Plumeria Pests & Diseases - PSA

Hmm. Good idea. I always thought that those dunks were some pretty evil chemical, but it turns out they are very ecologically friendly. The MSDS for them is pretty empty. You could have your kids snack on them! As it turns out, I have some Dipel (powdered BT), and I'm going to try that.

Anglophilia, research drain flies. You may find those in a bathroom. I've brought home fungus gnats in a new houseplant, and I raise things from seed in soil that must be kept moist - fungus gnat eggs can even be found in commercial potting soils when buying a bag. BTi (Gnatrol, Knock Out Gnats, others) is the only thing I've found that completely resolves a bad infestation and I keep the granular form on hand. Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies israelensis, the subspecies is important, the type for caterpillars won't help. It's safe for us, fish, birds, pets - (it targets only gnat and mosquito larvae). Mix it with your houseplant water and use on your regular watering schedule. It takes care of the larvae and breaks the cycle of reproduction, usually in 1 - 3 weeks. Other than being annoying, the adults cause no damage but the larvae will feed on plants roots and can be detrimental in containers - targeting the larvae is your goal. It's the same active ingredient as in mosquito dunks. In a pinch, you can buy the dunks if they are easier for you to find and float one in a container of water overnight, use that water to water your plants. Consecutive waterings, at least three and more hurts nothing. Then give the remainder of the package to a friend with a water feature in their garden for mosquitoes.

Actually i don't have any kind of pet's or birds and i don't have any stored food or spices that attract bugs at all and my storage area very clean and my kitchen too but there is a lemon tree outside my balcony i think trees might be attract bugs it's not mine and it's not too close but it's flying bug so it's not hard to fly into my house, i don't know if the tree is infected or not but I just thinking out loud before i spraying them or even calling pest control company.