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Kari

Does anyone know what these are? The look like fruit flies and are not bothering my plants/leaves, they just seem to live in the soil. I tried insecticidal soap and that really didn’t do much. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

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  1. brianna 🤍

    it looks like a fungal gnat which can cause issues if they lay eggs. i’ve been dealing with them this week and i believe it’s because the soil for some of my plants have been consistently damp and that’s where they thrive. i found that my indoor potting soil mix was holding a lot of water so i repotted the effected plants into a mix of tropical soil with perilite and indoor potting soil for better drainage. i believe you can also use sticky traps/pads to help or treat with a neem oil spray. also, i’ve tried death drops from happy happy houseplant and they work wonders but are a little pricey if you are on a budget.

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    • Kari

      Thank you!! I do believe the bottom of the pot is always damp in my plants as well so I’ll try repotting with new soil and the neem oil.

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  2. Niamh

    Other comment was right - it is fungus gnats. I’ve been dealing with them for months and it is better to get them sorted early rather than late. I have sticky pads which you can buy from amazon and cover the tops of your plants with gravel! I will try the soil tho as they are driving me bonkers lol

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    • Kari

      Same here. The plants are at my desk at work and I have them flying around me all day, it’s making me crazy lol I’ll grab the sticky traps too!

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  3. laura 🩷🪴

    I’m using Mosquito Beater to conquer my fungus gnats and it’s been helping a lot!

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    • Kari

      Do you use the spray or the granules?

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    • laura 🩷🪴

      I use the granules! I actually just snip a corner of the dissolvable granule packet and sprinkle them into the top few inches of soil in every plant. I go by the usage amount described on the bag.

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    • laura 🩷🪴

      This is the bag I bought!

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    • Kari

      Ok thank you!

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  4. Jess

    I had these for ages, there’s these yellow sticky pads you can buy from Amazon that work really well to get rid of them.

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    • Kari

      Ok thanks!

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