--- title: "Gnat Problem!! Help I’m fairly new with plants and encountering an…" description: "Gnat Problem!! Help I’m fairly new with plants and encountering an amount of gnats in the soil of my money tree, and some fly around my room !! Any easy,…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/xVZwH4UctraCG3nZDB2e0s?language=it" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "berenicebarros" published: "2025-06-29T18:22:49.557163Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/pestsDiseasesAndProblems.jpg" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=it) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=it) # Gnat Problem!! Help I’m fairly new with plants and encountering an… _Pubblicato da berenicebarros il 2025-06-29_ Gnat Problem!! Help I’m fairly new with plants and encountering an amount of gnats in the soil of my money tree, and some fly around my room !! Any easy, budget friendly solution to prevent them and rid of the existing ones ? ## 13 commenti ### Ashley ha commentato il 2025-06-29 Lots of people use neem oil on the soil which is supposed to kill the eggs. I also recommend the yellow sticky traps to catch the adult gnats before they lay eggs in the soil. Also with the Money Trees it’s best to let the top of the soil dry out before watering it again. Fungus gnats love moist soil so hopefully letting it dry out more in between waterings deters them too! #### berenicebarros ha risposto il 2025-06-29 Buying those two things right away! And I will keep that suggestion in mind next time I water #### BlondeinBrooklyn ha risposto il 2025-06-29 Had similar problem thanks to an indoor tomato plant. Neem spray didn't do anything for me. I used the sticky traps then watered in Mosquito Bites but then switched to this which I now put in as an additive to my regular water mix. Adds a hormone that disrupts insect larvae but is harmless to plants. ![Allegato 1 di 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/aAePObxXRaqzMHwJHu8jeQ.webp?size=large) ### H ha commentato il 2025-06-29 I had this problem! I tried neem oil and the yellow patches, they helped a little but the gnat infestation I had was too much for those fixes. My solution was soaking my money tree in a water and castile soap solution for about 15-30 minutes and repotting it in a fresh pot with fresh soil, haven’t had a problem since. Hope this helps! #### Ashley ha risposto il 2025-06-29 Yes I agree sometimes the gnat problem is too out of hand and you just have to restart with fresh soil. #### berenicebarros ha risposto il 2025-06-29 Annoying problem to have! Hopefully my gnat problem goes away with the neem oil and sticky traps or I’ll give your last tip you mentioned a try ### Melody ha commentato il 2025-06-30 Hydrogen peroxide helps a lot kill the last remaining gnats or any gnats in the soil. #### Kristen ha risposto il 2025-06-30 I’ve never tried that!! How do you give the peroxide? Do you spray it? #### Melody ha risposto il 2025-06-30 You pore 1/4 part Hydrogen and 3/4 water on to your plants soil. Try to get it very even around the entire thing and if it bubbles or makes a popping noise it is working. You can do it twice to be sure you got all the gnats in your soil. I wouldn’t do it more than 3 times because it could harm your plant and kill the soil. ### mika:) ha commentato il 2025-06-30 i have a sticky trap set up by my plants. anytime i repot, i mix in some mosquito bits so that when they’re watered they’ll dissolve in the soil for prevention. the best pest spray i’ve ever used has been homemade. here’s the recipe: 2 cups water, 2 tbsp neem oil to prevent reproduction, 1 tbsp peppermint castile soap, 1 tsp isopropyl alcohol (make sure not to add too much). when you spray, spray until the plant is dripping wet, and be sure to get the underside of leaves and the stems. then i like to go in with a microfiber towel on the leaves so there isn’t any water spots (more so this step is just for aesthetics). hope this is helpful! #### ComradeCrone ha risposto il 2025-06-30 Yesss sexy plant spray! #### mika:) ha risposto il 2025-06-30 we love paige tailyn around here ### ComradeCrone ha commentato il 2025-06-30 Hydrogen peroxide mix, mosquito bits, systemic granules. Ive used some or all on most of my plants and it seems to be working! --- _Fonte: la community di Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lettura è aperta a tutti. Per pubblicare, commentare e mettere 'Mi piace', scarica l'app Planta: https://getplanta.com/download_