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title: "I went to water my plant today and gnats started crawling out of the…"
description: "I went to water my plant today and gnats started crawling out of the soil. What do I do? I don’t want any of my other plants to get them."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Ashlee"
published: "2024-07-09T00:14:13.872887Z"
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# I went to water my plant today and gnats started crawling out of the…

_Posted by Ashlee on 2024-07-09_

I went to water my plant today and gnats started crawling out of the soil. What do I do? I don’t want any of my other plants to get them.

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## 1 comment

### KaityRich commented on 2024-07-09

Mosquito Bits and sticky traps. If it’s really bad, you may consider fresh soil and repot.

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