[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Good looking peppers! Peppers that grow quickly are the way to go!

Fungus gnats are attracted to the smell of spagnum moss. They lay their eggs in it, feed on it when they hatch, and can also feed on the tender roots of some developing plants.

There is a product called Mosquito bits that has BT that will kill the larvae. you sprinkle it in the soil and soak it in. Diana might know something to use on the Whiteflies.

[Blurb2350]

I’ve had good luck getting rid of fungus gnat larvae by watering with a sort of tea made from those BT granules. Put a spoonful in a pitcher or other container and add hot tapwater. Stir daily and add more water as needed. Use this to water your seedlings. You can keep adding more water until it begins to stink. But this does nothing for the adults gnats. Those are best controlled with good ol’ yellow sticky paper stuck to a small plant label. Covering the seed starting mix with a layer of vermiculite also helps, but can get expensive if you’re starting a lot of seeds.

[GaltAdonis]

Ah yes - Fungus gnats.

I've successfully dealt with them for years with Tanglefoot / Tangle-Trap.
Sticky goop that attracts them - they land on it - and are stuck!
Brush it onto 2 or 3 inch squares of paper or cardboard
and place
around your indoor plants. When the card is 'full' -
toss it away and replace it with a new one.

I learned about the stuff from my dad. He used to propagate azalea and
rhododendron cuttings, forsythia, day-lillies, et-cetera in his garage.
The fungus gnats were a problem until he started using this tangle stuff.

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May God Bless my dad's green-thumbed soul - he would be 96 now!