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title: "Best advice for getting rid of fungus gnats? I’m tired of spraying…"
description: "Best advice for getting rid of fungus gnats? I’m tired of spraying neem oil every week! 😭"
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# Best advice for getting rid of fungus gnats? I’m tired of spraying…

_Ed님이 2024-11-09에 게시함_

Best advice for getting rid of fungus gnats? I’m tired of spraying neem oil every week! 😭

![4개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCcf3GmFAyJ4CYI7g-933RFbYzMtcQmSEoFxPS0nvp0/GITwpex7T6KFbUufbMyFXQ.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCcf3GmFAyJ4CYI7g-933RFbYzMtcQmSEoFxPS0nvp0/vznkpZODTAmgopP7CnNXwg.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCcf3GmFAyJ4CYI7g-933RFbYzMtcQmSEoFxPS0nvp0/r1GUwVJNShSNxuHBuqpejQ.webp?size=large)

![4개 중 4번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/BCcf3GmFAyJ4CYI7g-933RFbYzMtcQmSEoFxPS0nvp0/xaosuwSYRaWhTWDDKTEB-Q.webp?size=large)

## 9개의 댓글

### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-11-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Systemic... bonide or SNS 209. And or nematodes: Steinernema feltiae

### eatyacarbs님이 2024-11-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Systemic is very toxic so if that’s not your vibe, the long term solution is to get better draining soil. Water with mosquito bits or dunks, and use sticky traps until they stop showing up.

as the weather cools they should be less of a problem 🤞🏻

#### Ed님이 2024-11-09에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! I’ve seen people use mosquito bits, so I may give that a try, plus sticky traps! 🤞🏼

#### Wolfen 🐺님이 2024-11-09에 답변했습니다.

Not all systemic is highly toxic. The 209 is rosemary extract and plant and kid safe

#### Snowstorm님이 2024-11-09에 답변했습니다.

Mosquito dunks (all we can get up in Canada) takes a little while to fully quell the problem. Took about 2 months for mine to go away. I have a 15L water jug that I got a dispenser and I just leave half a dunk in a teabag and let it sit at least 12hrs before I start watering plants. After that I just leave the dunk in until it’s too disintegrated and repeat.

### Chuck님이 2024-11-09에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I found that adding more draining media like perlite and orchid bark helped the soil dry quicker after watering and reduced the fungus gnats a lot! Also try bottom watering that helps too! But of course bottom watering isn’t always appropriate. I bought some rock stuff I forget the name of that you put over the surface of the soil to stop fungus gnats which honestly didn’t actually work for my plants that were infested they didn’t seem to mind it but it still might work for yours!

#### Chuck님이 2024-11-09에 답변했습니다.

Oh but sticky yellow strips work really well too apparently! Cheap on Amazon too!

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-11-09에 답변했습니다.

this is really good advice! the well draining factor is key

### April님이 2024-11-10에 댓글을 남겼어요.

These nematodes are working great for me.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7J2MXaUGJUtc2DXN50Vt8PiuuESKATlwfLOAzx9qzrg/X5-73s0LS-WD-b-vZQ-UJw.webp?size=large)

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