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title: "Newbie to Planta 👋🏼 - gnats are bugging me off right now... I have…"
description: "Newbie to Planta 👋🏼 - gnats are bugging me off right now... I have likely a silly question: does it get worse before it gets better? I feel I've seen an…"
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# Newbie to Planta 👋🏼 - gnats are bugging me off right now... I have…

_Tor님이 2025-01-18에 게시함_

Newbie to Planta 👋🏼 - gnats are bugging me off right now... I have likely a silly question: does it get worse before it gets better? I feel I've seen an increase over the past 24 hrs but is that because the barrier now in place / what I've done is working? Telling myself the flies are in search of somewhere else to go and to hang tight. Thoughts? My yellow traps/sticking plasters are almost full within a few hours

## 12개의 댓글

### cndough님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Gnats life cycle is long, I think ab 5 weeks. I’d treat your plants with neem oil, etc and lessen watering. I had this problem a few months ago and now my plants are gnat free!

### cndough님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

So yes it just takes a little time. If it’s coming from a plant isolate it from your other plants too!

### PlantsInHarlem님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Also, consider switching your substrate to non-soil-based one, like Rosy Soil. Gnats thrive in certain soils from, say, Miracle-Gro. There are also organic products from Arber or Bios (out of Canada) that fight the critters with natural ingredients. They sometimes take a bit longer but the results are happier plants and even happier plant parents. Good luck!

#### Mugsy님이 2025-01-18에 답변했습니다.

Agree! I switched to a soilless medium for most of my plants and also use Arber’s pesticide and fungicide in every watering.

### olivia님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Gnats are usually there because the soil is really wet. Try not watering your plant for a few days to dry out the soil and kill them. One of my teachers, who has plants in her room, also said that pouring extremely diluted rubbing alcohol into the pot also helps. Idk how accurate my tips are though

### Jillian Champ님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

To kill them pour hydrogen peroxide in the soil it doesn’t hurt the plant

### KJM님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would not use rubbing alcohol. Not sure about peroxide. I have sold mosquito dunks to treat fungus gnats. As previously mentioned they breed in the top inch or two of soil and they love moist soil to breed in so definitely dry down the soil. Fungus gnats can be very annoying in their little bites itch like crazy.

### Lexi님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I use a neem oil/peppermint oil misting tgat you can buy on amazon. It works really well and my gnats dissapeared after first use

#### Tor님이 2025-01-18에 답변했습니다.

How did you apply the oil? Onto the soil?

#### Lexi님이 2025-01-26에 답변했습니다.

The one i use sprays directly onto the leaves and air roots and soil pretty much everywhere then you can gently wipe away the excess from leaves with a tissue or whatever and it acts as a leaf cleaning agent also.

### Lexi님이 2025-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/sL1QR9mdDA3znN-kNnE4qNZ7y1IDuWsJBF41SnE4uHA/dh--1UOpQ8Gu6UwFT_8DlA.webp?size=large)

### Dondoo52님이 2025-01-19에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Mosquito bits work well for gnats.

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