my favorite remedy for this is in a spray bottle mix 1 part dish soap with 4 parts water & spray the buggers - this will kill them & won't hurt the plants Sharen Rund Bloechl Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems Sunnyvale Data Center sharen.rund_bloechl@lmco.com Phone: 408-756-5432 [or] Fax: 408-756-0912 srund@svl.ems.lmco.com LMnet: 8-326-5432 Pager: 408-539-5146 web: http://webpager.lmms.lmco.com/perl/mtrocall.cgi > [or] Operator Assist: 1-800-725-5079, pin 408-539-5146 > > > > > > ---------- > From: Rosana M. F. Cardoso[SMTP:rmfc@mail.utexas.edu] > Reply To: Rosana M. F. Cardoso > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 1998 8:10 AM > To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com > Subject: [CH] What do I do??? > > > Hi Kids! > > Just found out this morning that my potted cayennes are infested with > gnats. I mean, ***really*** infested. I hate to do this, but since they > are > so many I think I'll need some drastic measures, like spray some > insecticide. Is there any other non-chemical option? I need to kill the > buggers that are now flying all over the place, but I also need to do > something about the ones that are still in the soil getting ready to > emerge. > Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. > Cheers! > > > Rosana > >