crickets and carrion gnats

[Nathan Hall]

All you've ever wanted to know about the most evil little insect on the planet:

:evil: http://www.pestproducts.com/phoridfly.htm :evil:

I have to deal with phorid flies every summer. :evil:

 

[Pink_Gecko]

Ok...so what is a carrion gnat?What do they look like?

I am going to the link now,so if they are mentioned there...ignore this!!

 

[Nathan Hall]

The most common flying insects in herp enclosures, cricket bins, etc. are phorid flies, fungus gnats, and fruit flies. I never really have any problems with the latter two. I think that when most folks talk about "carrion gnats" they mean phorid flies.

 

[Bowfinger]

I noticed some of my ficus getting white fungus looking stuff on the base and some of them die back and one has died off. This includes a couple drier cages so I don't associate it with being too wet. I am getting rid of the flies and cleaning the cages out very well including washing these plants and removing dead or "fungus infected" branches.
Anyone have a recomendation of what this really is and is there a gecko safe spray for this etc, help me please.

I posted on this thread since I was thinking the spread of this might be associated with the flies