Planta
Volver a Pests, diseases and problems

My monstera has gnats and I don’t want them to spread to my other… | Pests, diseases and problems | Comunidad de Planta

Ros

My monstera has gnats and I don’t want them to spread to my other plants. What is the best way to get rid of the gnats?

1 me gusta 10 comentarios

10 comentarios

  1. Gray

    Fire

    1 me gusta
    • SWDK

      🤯🤯🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

      0 Me gusta
  2. Gray

    On a real note, cinnamon in the soil works well because it kills larvae. Dehydrating the soil works to get existing gnats to leave you alone. Otherwise, normal pest control like neem oil, etc should top it all off

    0 Me gusta
    • Ros

      Thank you. I will try the cinnamon, but also hey you the neem oil as back up.

      1 me gusta
    • Gray

      Gnats like moist soil. Monsteras are prone to root rot from wet soil. Make sure you’re not overwatering and that should help both problems!

      1 me gusta
  3. Hopeless plant mama

    I used the sticky strips that go in the soil to catch the adult gnats. I also created a dunks tea bag, let it sit overnight in a gallon of water then poured it over the soil to kill any larvae. I never saw any gnats after that.

    1 me gusta
    • Ros

      I just got the sticky traps and they are working great. Added cinnamon to the soil and letting the soil dry out completely. Hoping they all disappear soon.

      0 Me gusta
  4. hadleighk

    mosquito bits, dry the plants out until you get to the point you can water them all at once to make sure they haven’t laid their eggs. i get microbe life off of amazon

    1 me gusta
    • Ros

      Drying out the plants now. Unfortunately, mosquito bits are not available where I am. But I have added cinnamon to my the soil and also added the sticky traps

      1 me gusta
  5. Joe

    All seasons pest spray any good

    1 me gusta