Bugs In Bonsai Soil
If these flies are also seen coming out of the soil around your tree you probably have fungus gnats.
Bugs in bonsai soil. You will often read that aphids are harmless to healthy plants but this is not always the case with bonsai. Hence the name fungus gnats. One is just a zoomed in version of the other. Most of the time just letting the soil dry out a bit gets rid of them.
Gnats are a pretty common problem with bonsai trees because of the constant watering and therefore moist soil conditions. If your bonsai plant is already outdoors place it near these areas so the parasitic wasps can eat the bugs on your. Too much or too little soil can also lead to drainage issues. They are only noticeable when i disturb the soil.
Their young feed off the fungus in the soil. If you notice little flying bugs around your indoor plants and trees you probably have fungus gnats. There are quite a few of them and they are silver white. Problems with soil can arise if the tree is not purchased from a specialist bonsai nursery or if the wrong type of soil is used when re potting.
These are one of the most common bonsai tree pests and are sometimes referred to as plant lice. Most of the time just letting the soil dry out a bit gets rid of them. But they re virtually harmless and easy to control. I have attached two pictures below.
Bonsai trees do not grow well at all in regular potting soil as they require much better drainage and aeration than this type of soil allows. Gnats are a pretty common problem with bonsai trees because of the constant watering and therefore moist soil conditions. I noticed there are these tiny bugs in the soil of my bonsai when i was picking up some fallen leaves. Try to identify the insects either by photographing them and asking for advice at on online bonsai forum or by comparing the insects you see with the pictures below.
Gnats can be a common problem in plants kept indoors including bonsai. Types of common bonsai tree pests. If you re still growing the plant indoors you can order wasp eggs online and hatch them in a greenhouse. Aphids suck important juices or sap.
But they re virtually harmless and easy to control. Aphids are one of the most common bonsai pests.