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title: "How do you get rid of pesky nat flys that seem to come from your plant"
description: "How do you get rid of pesky nat flys that seem to come from your plant"
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published: "2024-04-07T04:34:31.244495Z"
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# How do you get rid of pesky nat flys that seem to come from your plant

_Publicado por aleea el 2024-04-07_

How do you get rid of pesky nat flys that seem to come from your plant

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## 4 comentarios

### exitJiraffe comentó el 2024-04-07

I completely replace the soil and then place sticky traps to catch the leftover gnats.

### Leafy comentó el 2024-04-07

I use yellow sticky traps and also used electric UV traps when infestations got quite big, both together really helped control the problem and reduce the gnat population.

It takes some patience and persistence but they worked in my situation. Best of luck

### Soup comentó el 2024-04-07

All great suggestions, you can also let the soil dry out a bit in between watering, this will let the eggs die. :)

### Pretty fly 4 a Cacti comentó el 2024-04-07

In the long run switch to bottom watering rather than watering from the top. Fungus gnats lay their eggs in the top soil when it’s moist - no moist top = no eggs. To kill those that have already been laid do a top watering but add food grade hydrogen peroxide to the water. I measure with my heart but google will have a specific ratio. You’ll hear it bubbling/fizzing as it aerates the soil and kills the eggs

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