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title: "Update on my fungus… it’s little mushrooms!!! I had a gnat problem in…"
description: "Update on my fungus… it’s little mushrooms!!! I had a gnat problem in this particular plant but since I’m successfully killing them they’re decomposing to…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64beaad20a6e13267d5f6779"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Abigail🪴"
published: "2023-07-24T16:46:10.934Z"
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# Update on my fungus… it’s little mushrooms!!! I had a gnat problem in…

_Posted by Abigail🪴 on 2023-07-24_

Update on my fungus… it’s little mushrooms!!! I had a gnat problem in this particular plant but since I’m successfully killing them they’re decomposing to create these little guys.

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## 3 comments

### Perry commented on 2023-07-24

The circle of life 😎

### Nichole commented on 2023-07-24

So decomposing gnats turn into mushrooms?

#### exitJiraffe replied on 2023-07-25

No, the mushroom spores have been in the soil from the start, they just trigger growth in warm, moist environments. This also happens to be an environment that fungus gnats love.

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