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title: "I need help! My plant is infested with fruit flies and I don’t know…"
description: "I need help! My plant is infested with fruit flies and I don’t know how to get rid of them. We tried to use apple-cider vinegar & dish soap to attract them and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/l5vOHfsIzUA9HFR5SFjbxm"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Katrina"
published: "2025-05-18T01:34:36.444719Z"
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# I need help! My plant is infested with fruit flies and I don’t know…

_Posted by Katrina on 2025-05-18_

I need help! My plant is infested with fruit flies and I don’t know how to get rid of them. We tried to use apple-cider vinegar \& dish soap to attract them and we tried lime juice \& dish soap, but neither worked. We tried to kill all of them before we realized how bad it was. How do we get rid of them?

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## 5 comments

### Lilee commented on 2025-05-18

If you see the fruit flies coming directly out of the soil \& they aren’t responding to fruit fly traps they are probably actually fungus gnats! There are a lot of treatments, but so far I’ve been having good luck using Bonide Systemic Pesticide

### StormLover commented on 2025-05-18

I use mosquito bits in a "tea". Water plants with it. I prepare it and leave it in a special marked gallon.

### gard3nfairy commented on 2025-05-18

me and my partner just had to put up with these 🙄 we’ve been using sticky traps and placing them in high traffic pots/near sunlight and its been working like a charm ♥️ they sell like 50 packs on amazon for cheap!

### Kelsey Gingras commented on 2025-05-19

I fixed my issue with 4 parts water 1 part hydrogen peroxide and did small frequent waterings and my issue was irradicated

### Tera commented on 2025-05-20

I've used seven dust lightly a couple of times and that seemed to help.. if it didn't i was going to use my neem oil spray

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