I have ants in my house plants how do i get rid of them?

i have transplanted a couple of plants and just recently noticed that i seem to have little fruit flys/ants around them - what can i do - i do not want to get rid of my plants if i can help it.

I have ants in my house plants how do i get rid of them?
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Reply:Any pyethrin spray will kill whatever is on the plants . ants do not have wings fruit flys and gnats etc. have wings. please keep in mind ; if you only kill those bugs that are bugging you ,you will leave others that the birds need. so our world stays livable for all of us.

spray the undersides of the leaves. If there are aphids (little white spots there) , then ants will come . Ants actually farm the aphids and eat the sweet excretions the aphid makes.

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Reply:The flies are attracted to damp conditions and thrive on organic matter. The culprit is probably your potting soil. Best cure is to ID them and go from there.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES...

What kind of plants do you have? Sometimes ants are in your plants farming honey dew producing insects. Check under the leaves for scale, aphids, mealybugs or whiteflies. The UC IPM website will aslo give you good advice on control.
Reply:This stuff works great it's called Terro ant killer, it attracts the ants like honey then they bring it back to the main nest %26amp; share %26amp; it kills them all. Dont worrie after putting this stuff down you will see a line of ants they love it but in a day or two they will all be gone.

It was given to me by a professional exterminator %26amp; now it's all I use.