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title: "help!! fungus gnat?? i found this guy in the water of some of my…"
description: "help!! fungus gnat?? i found this guy in the water of some of my propagations (drinking) and immediately put out a sticky trap. i’ve never had any problems…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6474ac1fba841e3220d6f062"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "kaela 🌚🧌🪷"
published: "2023-05-29T13:43:59.13Z"
language: "en"
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# help!! fungus gnat?? i found this guy in the water of some of my…

_Posted by kaela 🌚🧌🪷 on 2023-05-29_

help!! fungus gnat??  
i found this guy in the water of some of my propagations (drinking) and immediately put out a sticky trap. i’ve never had any problems with pests before, but i’ve gotten a lot of new plants recently, and i guess i never thought to check for them. i’ve only found one, but i’m sure there are more. what do i do???

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## 2 comments

### Lazy Gardener commented on 2023-05-29

The sticky traps you have is good. I also tend to bottom water my indoor plants. Some people use sand or pebbles to deter the gnats from laying eggs or emerging from the soil.

### Mackenzie commented on 2023-05-29

I recently starting using systemic granules on the soil before watering to kill the larvae. It’s been keeping them under control.

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