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So I was looking at my plants and I noticed that there were some… | Pests, diseases and problems | Planta community

Ava

So I was looking at my plants and I noticed that there were some fungus gnats flying around a few of my plants so I asked a friend what I should do and she said that I should spray the plants with soapy water. I wasn't 100% sure about the decision, but I did it anyways. I sprayed it on my succulent my spider plant, my monstera, and my cactus. Today I noticed that the cactus is on the verge of death and looks like she like deflated 😭 or something. Did I spray too much or does soapy water kill cacti? The other plants are fine, but there are still some fungus gnats :/ Is there any way I can save her?

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  1. Gabryal

    Looks overwatered and rotting

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  2. The Mar Vistan

    Can’t help with the cactus, but get Mosquito Bits for the fungus gnats ASAP. Those things will infest all your plants in about three days.

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    • Ava

      Ok that's great, thank you so much!

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    • Nina9

      Omg thank you! I just re-potted all of my plants because of fungus gnats and I now i will go in search of my mosquito bits! I didn’t realize they took care of that!

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  3. Audrey

    Another thing that works for gnats is to let the soil get quite dry between waterings and then do 1/3 hydrogen peroxide to water when you do water. This kills the larva that live in the moist soil

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