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title: "So my monstera has an fungus gnat infestation anything I can do to…"
description: "So my monstera has an fungus gnat infestation anything I can do to get rid of them other than the sticky trap"
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author: "Angel m"
published: "2024-06-22T19:35:09.216293Z"
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# So my monstera has an fungus gnat infestation anything I can do to…

_Posted by Angel m on 2024-06-22_

So my monstera has an fungus gnat infestation anything I can do to get rid of them other than the sticky trap

## 4 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-06-22

Top water with a 3:1 - water:hydrogen peroxide mixture to kill the larvae. You may need to repeat this.  
Keep the sticky traps out for the adults.

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-22

Mosquito bits

### Jasmine commented on 2024-06-24

Beneficial nematodes. Takes a couple weeks for them to eat the adult and baby fungus gnats but it gets rid of them for good

### Hay Hay commented on 2024-06-25

It seems extreme, but you can repot it. Swapping out all of the soil for new. I had a really bad one where they filled the 5 sticky traps in 48 hours. I had enough. Sterilized the pot and cleaned the roots off best I could. If it is really bad, I suggest this route.

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