>>>>>>>A sure approach involves misting plants and soil surfaces to wetness with pyrethrin or other low-toxicity (for humans) insecticide; Re. misting. I once drenched pots with malathion for the fly, and all of them came to the surface coughing. I thought right I can blast them with something else now and used an aerosol, a household flea and fly spray containing pyrethrin. Boy it was good control and really successful for the fly. Sadly all the seedlings died as well, it would seem that the plants were phytotoxic to the butane propellant. Good idea, dreadful mistake. Next time I'll be more careful. Actually I am hearing a lot of people are great success using insectivorous plants for control. Best Wishes, Dave David Fenwick The African Garden 96 Wasdale Gardens Estover Plymouth Devon England PL6 8TW --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com/). Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 09/12/03