Tulips soil infested with nasty gnats!

Shannonjoe81
by Shannonjoe81
Forced to remove all my tulip bulbs ,from the large pot due to the soil being infested with these nasty gnats. Can these be saved or is it a lost cause. Video should be attached.
Please help, Shannon

  5 answers
  • SandyG SandyG on Feb 13, 2018

    I there are no signs of bulb damage or being eaten on, you should be able to save them. Click on the link below for tips on saving bulbs.


    http://homeguides.sfgate.com/can-save-potted-tulip-bulbs-75129.html

  • Rubyruth Rubyruth on Feb 13, 2018

    I'm no expert, but when I get those little fruit fly looking things I use water with dish liquid in it and they die.

  • Cynthia H Cynthia H on Feb 13, 2018

    I would remove the pot and empty the dirt outside. You could then put the pot in a sealed plastic bag until spring. This should break the cycle of the bugs reproducing. I would also scrub the pot come spring, outside and dry it in the sun.

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Feb 13, 2018

    those are fungus gnats....Re-pot in fresh soil and spray with neem oil, they should be fine as long as they are still firm

  • Shannonjoe81 Shannonjoe81 on Feb 15, 2018

    Thank you everyone. I Did remove all the bulbs and dumped the soil behind my fence line. The weather has been above freezer lately so they are on my the deck getting some fresh air and natural sun insread of the grow,light.

    Hopefully this works. Thanks again