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title: "Hello fellow plant lovers, I have an infestation of plant fungus…"
description: "Hello fellow plant lovers, I have an infestation of plant fungus gnats. I would like recommendations on how to tackle this issue. Thank you 😊"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Emaly loves plants"
published: "2024-12-09T16:51:08.192383Z"
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# Hello fellow plant lovers, I have an infestation of plant fungus…

_Posted by Emaly loves plants on 2024-12-09_

Hello fellow plant lovers, I have an infestation of plant fungus gnats. I would like recommendations on how to tackle this issue. Thank you 😊

## 9 comments

### Lisa commented on 2024-12-09

We have all been there BUT I’m not there anymore!! 😌 I am going to attach a previous post of mine that explains how I got rid of the gnats in my home. I haven’t seen a gnat in an almost a year! Good luck my plant friend. 🤞🏼🌿🌵

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/lDxh5SnUTZGzWXEocJoBFw.webp?size=large)

#### Mary replied on 2024-12-09

Mosquito bits??? where donyou find this item? Am I reading this wrong?

#### Lisa replied on 2024-12-09

I got mine on Amazon.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/IOVKSQVY7OHUPtfeQU_7ZxDXY4Z9OWW-E9P95QFTRPE/N6tVy2dnTJufgINHsfJ2HQ.webp?size=large)

### Sinister Biscuits commented on 2024-12-09

I chat with our office plant maintenance team and they always recommend diatomaceous earth for the gnats. You’re supposed to put it on top of the soil, and it helps inhibit the full life cycle of fungus gnats

#### Lisa replied on 2024-12-09

This method makes complete sense. 👍🏼

#### Sinister Biscuits replied on 2024-12-09

I like your method as well! I wish I had known when my dieffenbachia decided to just embrace her infestation and die 🥲 haven’t had issues with my other girls though

### Emaly loves plants commented on 2024-12-09

Thank you!! I will look for the products and try them out 🥰

### Pamela commented on 2024-12-09

I use the yellow sticky traps for the ones flying around, and Bonide Systemic Houseplant Insect Control for in the dirt.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-09

Mosquito bits work well. Predatory nematodes to kill the larvae stage worked better for me.

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