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title: "I was misting my ZZ Plant last night and all these tiny black bugs…"
description: "I was misting my ZZ Plant last night and all these tiny black bugs started appearing the outside of the pot from nowhere. I’ve had this plant for almost a year…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Vicky"
published: "2023-10-15T13:56:09.667Z"
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# I was misting my ZZ Plant last night and all these tiny black bugs…

_Pubblicato da Vicky il 2023-10-15_

I was misting my ZZ Plant last night and all these tiny black bugs started appearing the outside of the pot from nowhere.

I’ve had this plant for almost a year and it’s been in this pot and the same soil for months. I’ve never had any issues.

I did have gnats flying around my plants during the summer and used sticky traps. I feel these may be babies but I’m not sure what these are, please help.

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## 7 commenti

### Tigerlilly ha commentato il 2023-10-15

It’s so hard to see but what is the condition of your new growth? Does it look normal or deformed?

Also, I would never mist a ZZ! They only need to be watered when their soil is 100% dry…and then some.

The sticky traps only kill the adults but the larvae will still exist in the soil. Get some BTI drops. It’s a bacteria that kills the larvae in the soil so the cycle stops. One drop per gallon of water and you can use every single time you water.

#### Vicky ha risposto il 2023-10-15

The condition of the new growth is healthy as ever! And where do I get the BTI drops? I also have mosquito bits of if that helps any.

#### Tigerlilly ha risposto il 2023-10-15

So that’s good news! And I take it there aren’t any little webs around?

#### Tigerlilly ha risposto il 2023-10-15

And here is where I got my drops and I have no gnats now!

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#### Vicky ha risposto il 2023-10-15

None at all!

#### Tigerlilly ha risposto il 2023-10-15

more good news! use these drops. I literally have ZERO gnats anymore. It’s amazing.

### Sunny ha commentato il 2023-10-15

They look like juvenile fungus gnats. Their larvae stage lives in damp soil that doesn’t dry out. Let the soil dry out before watering.

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