1. What?

2. Fungus gnats are attracted to bad soil with too much peat/that stays wet too long. Put your plants in soil that isn't terrible. Go search for tapla's posts on the matter.

sorry lol i was reading vic's and rhizo's discussion on the things she was finding in her soil, cracked me up. it was late and i was a little tired apparently and slap happy :). grrr i am never buying peat again i mixed it with potting soil, cause you know i found it cheap and it doubled the amount i had to pot things in. i can grow things but i sure have a lot to learn about what to pot them up in to really make them grow well. now i am aggravated with myself, i knew i had never had knats in my soil before and that is the only thing that has changed. i was buying the ripped bags of things at walmart for half off and i just put those two together in my big trash can i keep my dirt in. i need to really research different soils and potting mediums and see what my best options are. problem here is i have like 70 some houseplants am i going to have to repot everyone of them? not all of them are in peat but maybe all of them have got infested with these knats. i really need some good help and advice now!

I used a potting soil with alot of peat in it the year before last and had an issue with gnats myself. They are so annoying!! I ditched the peaty soil and I haven't had many problems since- just watch your watering. I like to keep it on the dry side- that also helps.

As for the repotting- I love repotting! It's one of my favorite parts of growing plants! I get to see the roots and make the plant happier in it's new fresh dirt!

But that's just me. Repotting would be a good option too

aqua maybe you could come on over and hang out and repot :), gonna make some chicken tortilla soup that is out of this world. good food and flowers, what more could anyone want :)