What is this please???

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What is this please???

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Found this on my soil, small, clear except for a black line down it's guys which I'm presuming is dirt it's been eating. Anyone able to tell me what it is, and are the beneficial or harmless? Or nastys?

Sorry see pic below, tapatalk upload issues. It's the small whitish thing on the end of my thumb nail.

Thanks heaps in advance
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Upload issues, sorry.
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looks like gnat larvae. Google for images.
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Yeah, I get a heap of them. They won't do anything to established plants but can be a big problem for seeds and cuttings trying to get started. Fungus gnat larvae wiped out most of my cuttings this year. They breed in the top few cm's of damp organic soil
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Cheers both, so an insectacide or something? Any u recommend? Most seem to be sprays and such for leaf bugs
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A Confidor drench should help.
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Thanks for that, the guy at the nursery thought it was a type of blood worm
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