Marianne's Response

Flies on tomatoes and bell peppers

I’m finding flies on my tomatoes and bell pepper plants. What can I do to stop them?

Posted by charles smith on June 23, 2014

Marianne's Response

No worries. If they are small flies, they are probably pollinating the flowers to make more produce. If large flies are attracted, then perhaps you have some overripe or rotting tomatoes and peppers. Keep the area clean of diseased and rotting fruit. Manure can also attract flies, so if you used manure bury it under the topsoil or top it with a mulch of wood chips. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti