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title: "Hi Plant Community! So I am having a little trouble with all my…"
description: "Hi Plant Community! So I am having a little trouble with all my plants and bugs. More specifically, these little gnat bugs that live in my plants soil. I have…"
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author: "Anna"
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# Hi Plant Community! So I am having a little trouble with all my…

_Posted by Anna on 2023-08-10_

Hi Plant Community!

So I am having a little trouble with all my plants and bugs. More specifically, these little gnat bugs that live in my plants soil. I have been told that they like the damp soil but I can’t just stop watering my plants to get rid of them!

I’m hoping anyone has any solutions! I have tried the mist bottle with water and hydrogen peroxide but that doesn’t seem to work either 😑

Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance!

## 6 comments

### SodaBubble commented on 2023-08-10

Since the gnats only live in the top few inches of soil. I would suggest bottom watering so the little gnat larvae die because there is no moisture on top. It also prevents other gnats in the future

### Plant Father commented on 2023-08-10

i mix hydrogen peroxide with water (1:4) and pour over the soil, it kills everything living in the soil so supplementing with mycorrhizae is helpful afterward

### PlantCryptid commented on 2023-08-10

I had no luck at all with neem oil, and mosquito bits helped a bit but ultimately I just repotted with uninfested soil and killed any living gnats in my room with spray 😬 I still leave sticky traps out to catch any stragglers

#### MamaJuju replied on 2023-08-11

I agree, you have to repot. There is no getting around it. Adults lay up to 200 eggs EACH daily and their larvae live in the soil. Then mix mosquito bits into the new soil.

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### plant.lesbian commented on 2023-08-11

you could try neem oil, or sand on top and once they’re gone put cinnamon in the top layer of soil and this will keep them from coming back

### Planta member commented on 2023-08-11

It is fungus gnat season 😿

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