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Audrey

I have a bad infestation of fungus gnats! I have tried essential oils, bowls of vinegar and even bug spray and every day I have a huge batch of new gnats flying around. Any advice?

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  1. Kels

    Im new to this and have began to also see those after getting a monstera from walmart. I have heard you need to let the soil dry, you can use mosquito bites in the soil i think and there are clay balls you can use, theres also a mixture with 70% alcohol that you spray and kill the live ones. The larvae is in the soil so you will need to find a course of action depending on your plants and what you can get. It may help just to start by letting the soil dry . I hope you can get rid of them! Best of luck

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  2. Ms.Issy

    The best trick I’ve found is to keep 1/2 a mosquito dunk soaking in my one gallon watering can & use that “tea” to water the plants. This kills the babies in the soil. Just be sure to change out the 1/2 a dunk about once a month. For the adults yellow sticky traps in the plants and/or a plug in bug trap for the house. The kind I used have a light and sticky sheet. I found them in Lowe’s or Home Depot along with the mosquito dunks.

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  3. Cloudyskyy72

    You can also go buy new substrate and replant everything, depending on how many plants you have.

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  4. Dondoo52

    This has been the best for me. I sprinkle this on and water but if I have already watered a plant, I have spread it around and mixed it in the already damp soil and within a couple of days, no more issue! I also put a drop of dish soap in my regular watering can to keep bugs out.

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  5. Green bean

    For me the gnat traps helped, insecticide to spray leaves, fungicide for the soil, and I even got beneficial insects like nematodes to help.. it’s a tough battle but be patient with the process. Good luck

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  6. Julie

    I got Happy Houseplant death drops for fungus gnats and TBD on how effective it is but it’s the same thing as mosquito bits essentially. I also use the yellow sticky traps in all my plants which helps catch the adults. Every plant parent knows this annoyance!

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