You’ll eventually Google “how to trap small black flying insects” at 11 PM. The internet will tell you to use a jar, some apple cider vinegar, and a drop of dish soap. You’ll feel like a mad scientist creating a death potion for microscopic villains.
And it works. You’ll wake up to find a dozen of them floating in the jar, looking like tiny, defeated raisins. You’ll feel a surge of power. You’ll also feel a little guilty, until you see another one land on your toast.
How to protect your plants from black flies: prevention, symptoms, and
The Great Outdoor Conspiracy
You might think you’ve won. You clean the drains, throw out the old fruit, and seal the compost. Then you step outside to get the mail. Boom. A cloud of them rises from the mulch like a tiny, black Thanksgiving parade balloon.
It’s a conspiracy. They’re communicating. You closed the diner in your kitchen, so they opened a pancake house in the backyard. They wait by the screen door, whispering plans to each other in frequencies you can’t hear.
