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title: "So I was looking at my plants and I noticed that there were some…"
description: "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…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ava"
published: "2023-10-04T23:08:19.344Z"
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# So I was looking at my plants and I noticed that there were some…

_Lagt ut av Ava den 2023-10-04_

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?

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/verwdD5rVOnTOYqfxs-9C7x2e4ActgheCLOtpJrq5pc/f384330da5354895a44c0eb198ab2274.webp?size=large)

## 5 kommentarer

### Gabryal kommenterte den 2023-10-05

Looks overwatered and rotting

### The Mar Vistan kommenterte den 2023-10-05

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.

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-TJhgOaW4V-GR82DtDk7N_WowBLTHXkNgEtUZ18keh8/bd2e6db909a2466fb79594248c55134d.webp?size=large)

#### Ava svarte den 2023-10-05

Ok that's great, thank you so much!

#### Nina9 svarte den 2023-10-06

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!

### Audrey kommenterte den 2023-10-05

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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