--- title: "Hi! Will this help kill fungus gnats?! đŸ˜©" description: "Hi! Will this help kill fungus gnats?! đŸ˜©" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/n238x1S60QHEH2SyUflFbI?language=nl" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Bri" published: "2025-06-16T21:06:56.326367Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zqnaQjn9il7Lmc-1t-FjAhmntROloeQ_kL2oWtDFmV0/Irthfo9SR_ulls-c4SMJgA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=nl) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=nl) # Hi! Will this help kill fungus gnats?! đŸ˜© _Geplaatst door Bri op 2025-06-16_ Hi! Will this help kill fungus gnats?! đŸ˜© ![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zqnaQjn9il7Lmc-1t-FjAhmntROloeQ_kL2oWtDFmV0/Irthfo9SR_ulls-c4SMJgA.webp?size=large) ## 20 reacties ### 9s reageerde op 2025-06-16 Just get some neem oil and spray the top layer of soil VERY heavily. Repeat every 2 days and they’ll go away. #### BlondeinBrooklyn antwoordde op 2025-06-16 Didn't work for me. ### BlondeinBrooklyn reageerde op 2025-06-16 I can't speak to that product but having just dealt with an outbreak that's now under control I did two things - bought those bright yellow sticky traps that you insert into plant soil (I put one in every large plant \& changed them out frequently. Gross yes, but it takes care of the adults. Then i bought "Mosquito Bits" on Amazon which are granules you put on top soil of plant \& water in. They contain a natural bacteria that kills the larvae in your soil without hurting the plant. ![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/vVPu6YqfST6UuvRL3fIXGQ.webp?size=large) #### happysoxdonkey antwoordde op 2025-06-16 This is what I did, also, and it’s been working well. Those yellow sticky traps are amazing and also catch flies. I am also hoping they will get mosquitoes. I have been using the mosquito bits to water all my plants as future prevention. #### BlondeinBrooklyn antwoordde op 2025-06-16 fingers crossed. i am now putting out traps and they're pretty much clean. and the annoying thing is I sprayed every plant's leaves and soil with Captain Jack's Neem Max which clearly did nothing. It's Bits for me going forward. #### happysoxdonkey antwoordde op 2025-06-16 Good luck! I was so worried I’d be overwhelmed with gnats but it seems to have solved the problem. ### Mugsy reageerde op 2025-06-16 Search “gnats” in the main “pests disease and problems” community page and see the post from Alba with a pic of Microbe-lift. You can get the droplet bottles on Amazon and use one drop per gallon with every single watering. It will kill the larvae. Good luck! 👍 #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-17 Microbe-lift is what I used when I had exceedingly bad break out of fungus gnats. Because plants all have different watering schedules, it took a while to water all of them with the Microbe-lift, and kill off the fungus gnats. It does take time, and patience, but this product does work. Try it, and I promise, you’ll like it
 Good luck! #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-17 PS. I forgot to mention it is extremely easy! All you do is put a little bit of this stuff in your watering can. I still do it to this day
 Just as a preventative! #### Mugsy antwoordde op 2025-06-17 That’s why I use it. I’m all for making things it as easy as possible, and the dropper bottle makes it a super easy application. I had a bad infestation last year, I was putting blue plug-ins and yellow stickies all over my plants and house. This was the only thing that fully eradicated the infestation, and yes, it took a few weeks. #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-17 Hopefully people will read this, because this is the easiest, and best way to get rid of fungus gnats. I’ve tried everything, including yellow sticky butterflies, which drove me absolutely bonkers when they stuck to my hair, my sleeves, my hands, everything! How annoying! I’ve also used Zevo traps, and others just like Zevo, but at this point, they’re just a monitor, so I can see if there are any of those little guys around. So if you’re reading this, and you have those nasty little GNATS, don’t do the sticky traps, or the mosquito bits
 they just won’t do the complete job! Please, stick to the Microbe-lift
 You won’t do any better than this! #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-17 PS. Do you think I should get paid for this commercial
 😉?! ### Yolanda reageerde op 2025-06-16 Neem oil or get systemic granules and put in your soil ### Jenn reageerde op 2025-06-16 Agree with earlier comment about traps and mosquito bits, but I make a “tea” with the bits/dunks (some places aren’t allowed to purchase bits). I drop a dunk in a gallon of water and let it soak for 24 hrs and water my plants with it and refill the container. I don’t like leaving the bits in the soil bc they got moldy for me. I also keep it in the fridge since I heard some people’s “tea” can get moldy with hot temp Use it every time you water for 30 days but honestly it doesn’t hurt the plants so I use it almost everytime I water now. I have a mosquito light so I use that instead of traps and they won’t catch any during the day but at night, they swarm to it #### happysoxdonkey antwoordde op 2025-06-17 I had left bits in the soil and yesterday I noticed mold on a few. I’m going to have to take them out. Glad that you said this so I know what is going on. ### Planta-lid reageerde op 2025-06-17 Systemic granules are amazing for indoor houseplants. I don’t use them outside because they will kill pollinators. ### Dead Plant Society reageerde op 2025-06-17 Ive been doing the sticky yellow traps/tea bits method for years - it works but I hate it. My family complains about the house smelling like farts ( the tea I make in batches and store in old milk jugs , then use everytime I water.) The process is messy too. Im trying Microbe lift since I read this. Ill post how it goes. #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-17 As I said earlier, I promise you’ll like it, because Microbe-lift does work! I’m glad you’re changing products. ### Dead Plant Society reageerde op 2025-06-20 So I checkef Amazon. Did you mean microbe lift, as in the stuff used in ponds? #### Lynda antwoordde op 2025-06-20 Yes, and just to make sure, I’ll send you a pic of it. Good luck! ![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/bw4S4nrmQN28FTxw9X1rTg.webp?size=large) --- _De Planta-community (https://getplanta.com). Iedereen kan meelezen. Om te posten, reageren en liken, download de Planta-app: https://getplanta.com/download_