I've got fly's of some sort

synax

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Can anyone identify the bug in this photo - I got clones from a buddy and am using fox farms ocean forest - I have a ton of these bugs and don't know what they are or how to get rid of them. This is my first grow.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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synax

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I'm thinking fungus gnats after looking at some images on google - can anyone confirm. The above pic is a dead one in water.
 

Darrens

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I think it may be fungus gnats or something. I had little bastards that looked like that before. They kept dying on the buds and what not, that was during my first grow. I was using MG soil, I think that may have been a culprit.

Anyways, I read several ways to fix them, the thing I found that worked for me was getting Bug Off! or some sort of spray from htgsupply.com. I forget exactly what it was but I sprayed the top layer of the soil for a week or so, I also let the soil dry out because I found that they didn't seem to multiply if the soil was more dry. Hopefully this helps. Let me know if you need more clarification.
 

synax

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yeah, I was going to head down to the local hydro shop later today - I need to get a ph meter - I'm having a difficult time with the ph drops test. Being partially colorblind to red/green hues makes it near impossible to read those things. At least I don't trust myself. I'll ask them what they recommend. I may just go with mosquito dunks - I saw a 6 pack at home depot for $10 - offseason item is my guess as I thought they would be cheaper. I don't want these things when I switch to flower in another week or so.
 
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