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From: Kim Dietsch
City:
Girard, PA
Little white gnat like bugs. How to get rid of them..?

 
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From: James Schmidt
Extension Specialist, Home Horticulture/4-H
Department of Crop Sciences
schmidt1@illinois.edu
Most likely these are a kind of fungus gnat, living in and eating organic matter. the will do no harm to your figus tree. Allow the soil to dry out between waterings and be sure to empty the water saucer too. Treating tropical can be difficult as they react differently than an outdoor shrub would. Read any label very carefully.

 
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