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title: "Pest problem! I don’t know what these pests are, I can’t seem to…"
description: "Pest problem! I don’t know what these pests are, I can’t seem to identify them. I’ve tried the classic home-made recipe of water and vinegar but no luck. I…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Plant Mama Mae"
published: "2024-09-18T21:13:34.079663Z"
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# Pest problem! I don’t know what these pests are, I can’t seem to…

_Posted by Plant Mama Mae on 2024-09-18_

Pest problem! I don’t know what these pests are, I can’t seem to identify them. I’ve tried the classic home-made recipe of water and vinegar but no luck. I don’t want it add soil or fertiliser until it’s solved. Planta only allows me to upload photos, so I tried my best. I have. Great video of them crawling but I can’t post that unfortunately. But they look almost silver and oblong. I think they fly? I’m not sure. I usually see them crawling around the pot in the soil.

Anyone who can identify them and help get rid of them, please advise!

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## 4 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-18

they look like gnats 🧐

#### Plant Mama Mae replied on 2024-09-18

Thank you! Hope these are it. I’m going to search up some remedies

### cas commented on 2024-09-23

they are fungus gnats! i had the same issue a few weeks back, so i checked the drainage and took a step back from watering to minimize and stagnant humidity in the soil/area. i also got these which worked amazingly!!! i opted for black since they were less visible, but there are huge packs of yellow on amazon. after about a week- i’m in the clear. just make sure you move that plant away from the others since they fly and will get into all of them! good luck ((:

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#### Plant Mama Mae replied on 2024-09-24

Thank you so much! They’re so pesky. I will look into these further. I have so many lurking I tried to make a homemade one but it didn’t really work. But this I’m hoping will do the trick

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