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title: "I have 4 indoor plants and am seeing gnats for the first time. I…"
description: "I have 4 indoor plants and am seeing gnats for the first time. I bought the tacky cut outs and they seem to be working at trapping the gnats. Any other…"
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author: "Pam"
published: "2026-09-21T23:43:18.721503Z"
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# I have 4 indoor plants and am seeing gnats for the first time. I…

_Posted by Pam on 2026-09-21_

I have 4 indoor plants and am seeing gnats for the first time. I bought the tacky cut outs and they seem to be working at trapping the gnats.  
Any other suggestions?

## 3 comments

### Forrest commented on 2026-09-22

I use mosquito bits ( put in water for 30 min) then use that to water, switch to bottom watering and let the first two inches of soil dry out ( that’s where they lay eggs). I also use 70% isopropyl alcohol and spray all over the plants. Make sure you do it at night or the leaves will burn. There are other things too like getting some ZEVOs and repotting too. Good luck!

### Belle commented on 2026-09-22

Neem oil and if you want you can add some dish soap. When I get them and it’s time to water I mix neem oil and Dawn dish soap in with the water and use that so it will kill the larva. It never hurts to give them a good spray every week or two as a preventative. Also cinnamon mixed in the soil or sprinkled on top of the soil and watered in works wonders on keeping the fungus from even starting!!

### Abby commented on 2026-09-26

Mosquito bits.

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