I live in Vancouver

5 pots by the window include:

  • rubber plant
  • monstera and snake plant
  • an orchid
  • a green anthurium
  • this new plant:

They are very small, I didn’t notice they were bugs until today. I have been cleaning them away.

Some are dead, and some are walking. None are flying but they have wings.

What is it? What should I do to prevent the spread? How can I cure it in the long term?

They are still contained around the window sill. I want to get rid of them before they start flying around my home.

Should I put the plants outside?

  • Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.caEnglish
    12·
    26 days ago

    Repeating fungus gnats as the answer. I use a few strategies to manage them:

    • yellow “sticky strips” (can be purchased at garden stores and Amazon) that you stick into the pot. They’re ugly, but the flies love them.
    • dish soap bath for plants that can handle it (the blue Dawn extra strong soap is best).
    • bottom watering, or letting the top of the soil dry out between waterings

    Humid environments require lighter watering. You might want to get a soil moisture detector so you can see how moist your soil really is and determine if you need to water.