Are those little black flies with pointy butts the dreaded Fungus Gnats?

**Sadface** · 21-08-19, 12:26 AM

I've had em twice in coco ,never bothered me just always wondered how they got there

**AND** · 21-08-19, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by Sadface

Where we're on bugs ..where do spring tails come from ..I've had em only once or twice never treated em as led to beleive they don't do harm...are they another pest that arrives in our shop bought medium same as fungus knats

Guess so...thats where my blackflies came from...2nd bloody time too...back to the Canna Terra I think...they don't seem to like that

**IceCalibur** · 21-08-19, 12:28 AM

Originally Posted by Sadface

I've had em twice in coco ,never bothered me just always wondered how they got there

Very possible they were already in the house Sad...some say springtails can be found in the majority of peoples homes..we just never really see them, until their numbers build up.

**RASTA** · 21-08-19, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sadface

I've had em twice in coco ,never bothered me just always wondered how they got there

Had them every grow with coco. Love the wee things now. A grow wouldnt be the same without them.

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**WF420** · 21-08-19, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by RASTA

Had them every grow with coco. Love the wee things now. A grow wouldnt be the same without them.

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Ive had um for the last 2 grows aswell. Knew what they were from my reptile keeping days

They feed on fungi so the presence of them shows a fungal dominance in the medium, or atleast enough for them to sustain life. Reckon with keeping coco moist all the time has something to do with it