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title: "Good morning all🙂, So, fungus gnats... I have a dragon plant…"
description: "Good morning all🙂, So, fungus gnats... I have a dragon plant infested with them! I have the mosquito bits, but I am considering repotting because I don't…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Springvision"
published: "2025-05-02T16:51:12.997439Z"
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# Good morning all🙂, So, fungus gnats... I have a dragon plant…

_Springvision님이 2025-05-02에 게시함_

Good morning all🙂,  
So, fungus gnats... I have a dragon plant infested with them! I have the mosquito bits, but I am considering repotting because I don't think the soil is one that is chunky enough. It takes forever to dry out. My question is with this type of plant, is it OK to completely wash all the existing soil off the roots to repot in some fresh soil? TIA.😁

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## 4개의 댓글

### Victoria Maddison님이 2025-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

That soil looks super chunky already imo

#### Springvision님이 2025-05-02에 답변했습니다.

You are absolutely right! I had the top of the soil covered with sphagnum moss, I'm such an idiot! I'm sure that's why it wasn't drying out properly and what made it a nice cozy nest for the gnats. I have removed all of it and watered it with Mosquito bits. Hopefully that will take care of the problem.

#### Victoria Maddison님이 2025-05-02에 답변했습니다.

That sounds like a great start and hopefully that solves it!

### Yolanda님이 2025-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If you repot which you should gnats lay eggs in the soil. You can get rid of all the soil or as much as you can then spray the roots really good with hydrogen peroxide mixed with water or use neem oil on the roots before replanting.

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