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title: "How do you guys keep the pesky gnats away?!?! **picture of my queen…"
description: "How do you guys keep the pesky gnats away?!?! **picture of my queen for fun! 🤩"
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author: "Maria"
published: "2025-02-15T15:50:40.952815Z"
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# How do you guys keep the pesky gnats away?!?! \*\*picture of my queen…

_Gepostet von Maria am 2025-02-15_

How do you guys keep the pesky gnats away?!?!

\*\*picture of my queen for fun! 🤩

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## 9 Kommentare

### Plantmom kommentierte am 2025-02-15

So beautiful!!

### Plantmom kommentierte am 2025-02-15

Not sure about the gnats

### KJM kommentierte am 2025-02-15

Keep the top of your soil dry. Fungus gnats breed in the top inch or so of soil especially when it is kept too moist.

### KJM kommentierte am 2025-02-15

You can also stick in a sticky trap to catch the adults. This will minimize egg laying. Mosquito dunks or another treatment for mosquitoes or a systemic insecticide will kill the larvae in the soil.

#### Diane antwortete am 2025-02-15

The sticky traps work well.

#### Diane antwortete am 2025-03-24

I’ve used them with much success 🌱

### Earthseed kommentierte am 2025-02-15

I just tried watering with a 4/1 water and hydrogen peroxide ratio 4 days ago and today the plants look like there are 95% less gnats. I also only do regular watering from the bottom

### Bebe🌵🤍 kommentierte am 2025-02-15

I swear by Mosquito Bits and hydrogen peroxide waterings (1 part hydro to 5 parts water)

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### jonadin kommentierte am 2025-02-15

Mosquito bits worked perfectly for me! I soaked them in water for 30 mins like it says before any watering and used that water (can also use with fertilizer) for 1.5-2 months and they were gone. Don’t need to add anything else to the soil. I did have some sticky traps though

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