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from my understanding the only way to prevent is with treating the seeds with pesticides. I have heard of people freezing their seeds though to kill larvae, but that doesn't make sense to me, I thought the flys laid the eggs into the seedlings, I could be wrong on that. Also wet cold soil is a ideal condition for them. I would start new seeds in fresh soil and germinate them as fast as possible. I wouldn't soak them in water, just moisten some paper towels and lay the seeds between 2 layers and let them rest overnight, also try putting cheese cloth over the soil while they are germinating to try and keep the flys out of the dirt