Jinge wrote:
For the past few months I have had ever increasing little black flies
in my home and they appear to be living in/around some of my
houseplants. They are really annoying. Does anyone know what they are
and how I can get rid of them? I'm keen on remedies which are not
going to harm my newborn.

Thanks.

It is possible that you have fruit flies (drosophila melongaster), but
it really makes no difference what species of fly you have as the cure
is the same. If you have a dog, great. If not, find a neighbor who has
one, preferably a male. Obtain an ounce or two of urine from the dog.
How you collect it is your problem, but once you have it, dilute it at a
ratio of one ounce of urine to one pint of water. Put this mixture in a
spray bottle (a used Windex bottle or anything similar will suffice) and
spray a fine mist in all the rooms that have the fly problem. It will
smell a little odd for a few hours, but will eliminate the flies with no
harm to you or your family.