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title: "Hello, so, I seem to have a infestation of fungus gnats that are…"
description: "Hello, so, I seem to have a infestation of fungus gnats that are laying eggs in all my plants, iv tried 2 different pesticides, anyone have any recommendations…"
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author: "Tabitha"
published: "2025-06-07T17:45:10.439135Z"
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# Hello, so, I seem to have a infestation of fungus gnats that are…

_Posted by Tabitha on 2025-06-07_

Hello, so, I seem to have a infestation of fungus gnats that are laying eggs in all my plants, iv tried 2 different pesticides, anyone have any recommendations on what I can do to kill these dang root eating monsters?

## 4 comments

### Cake🌻 commented on 2025-06-07

This is a bit of a weird/random method, but I happened to find a couple spiders in my house and put them by my plants that had the fungus gnats. I think they’re eating the gnats because I haven’t seen any since I moved them there lol

#### Tabitha replied on 2025-06-07

We sadly dont have many spiders around due to where we live 😭 But if I see one I'll definitely give it a shot!

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-06-10

Use neem oil and diatomaceous earth ! They work well for my gnats ! Gosh they are annoying

#### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2025-06-10

About 2-3 big scoops per plant if your using diatomaceous earth

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