Why does your Aloe striata have tiny black flies? Diagnose the cause and fix it with our step-by-step guide.
The presence of tiny black flies in succulent soil is most often due to fungus gnats, whose larvae thrive in the moist organic matter required by Aloe striata. They feed on decaying plant material and can occasionally damage delicate root hairs.
While not the flies themselves, overwatering Aloe striata creates the damp, anaerobic environment necessary for fungus gnat populations to explode. This moisture also risks inducing root rot in this species.
Other small flies, such as Phorid flies, may be attracted to the organic breakdown of old, dying leaves at the base of the Zebra Aloe. They are drawn to the fermentation process occurring in overly damp potting media.
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