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Oatishkay

Help! I found gnats (probably fungus gnats) in my new pothos plant and I found one flying around my bonsai!

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  1. WhereIsMy🟢Thumb?

    I got tired of the yellow sticky pads sticking to me and my plants tearing them apart. This has worked PERIOD. I tried bottom watering but I like to make sure they get fully watered instead of under watered🫤it’s tough for plant owners. I’m not big on setting the traps bc I don’t want to catch the gnats or see them ever again. This eliminated them altogether.

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  2. Adriane

    I use mosquito bits and the sticky traps on Amazon. The traps catch the adult gnats and the bits take care of any larva that hatches. I had this issue because of a plant that was gifted to me had root rot. It can’t also happen because of overwatering/ soil staying wet for too long. I recently got a few new babies and one has gnats so it seems like a never ending issue 🥲

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  3. Tigerlilly

    I use BTI drops when I water. one or two drops per gallon of water and use every single time you water every single plant. it kills the larvae in your soil so stops the cycle. I also have a plug-in insect trap that catches any adults that happen to fly in the house (plus other dumb bugs too, haha). I have over 50 plants and zero gnats!

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  4. Tigerlilly

    these are the drops. the dropper is inside the tub. they ship it this way.

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    • KK

      I use this one too and it eliminated my gnat problem. After a few weeks I was able to stop putting out sticky traps.

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  5. Tigerlilly

    and here’s the insect trap I use:

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