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title: "what is everyone’s best tip for keeping gnats away during summer? i…"
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# what is everyone’s best tip for keeping gnats away during summer? i…

_Publicado por tay260 el 2024-05-01_

what is everyone’s best tip for keeping gnats away during summer? i feel like i have an outbreak and have tried almost everything😭

## 4 comentarios

### Soup comentó el 2024-05-01

Systematic pellets work great, pop them in ur soil mix, water and boom, you can also use gnat sticky traps for the adults.

### tortellini comentó el 2024-05-01

there are some pellets / powders you can use that will get rid of them, but you can also get a carnivorous plant like a butterwort

### Bella56 comentó el 2024-05-01

Bottom watering

### Jana comentó el 2024-05-01

Planting in PON, Neem Oil \& diatomaceous earth.

Searching for diatomaceous earth for gnats will bring up several articles. I like the one at Learning with Experts. (Tried to post link but I guess it’s not allowed!)

I feel that planting in PON for plants that don’t require soil and using the diatomaceous earth for ones that do are the best prevention. If I notice any on leaves I use the Neem oil spray but the soil treatment is the most important since you need to stop them from hatching.

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