Fungus Gnat Larvae

[MtnDweller]

Night before last, as we were eating dinner, I saw a gnat flying around my newest orchid. (Read: Issue with a new phal)

Yesterday, I found and purchased some acceptable orchid mix at Lowe's.

This morning, I went to apply the dish soap, cinnamon extract and water recipe that Bud shared with me. And in doing so, I took another look at the medium and roots and found fungus gnat larvae munching away. Well, I misted the plant real well and soaked the roots/medium.

I decided to go ahead and re-pot the phal today as I didn't like the idea of the larvae being in there. When I removed the medium, it seemed as if it were breaking down and the roots in the center were yellowing.

One question, I know that air pockets in soil for other plants is not a good thing, but what about having them in orchid medium. Are they tolerable? I think I may have one or two. They are small and not gaping holes. This was my first re-pot attempt and wanted to make sure I didn't break any roots.