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title: "Does anyone have this plant? I’m new to taking care of plants and I…"
description: "Does anyone have this plant? I’m new to taking care of plants and I noticed little gnats started coming out of the soil. I read that it’s from overwatering, so…"
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author: "Karla"
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# Does anyone have this plant? I’m new to taking care of plants and I…

_Posted by Karla on 2026-05-14_

Does anyone have this plant? I’m new to taking care of plants and I noticed little gnats started coming out of the soil. I read that it’s from overwatering, so I stopped watering it! But the gnats keep coming out and I don’t know what else to do.

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## 6 comments

### Linda commented on 2026-05-14

They are awful! I’ve been battling almost a year! I don’t know about overwatering, but mine were in the soil I bought from Home Depot. I used it to transplant a couple plants and I’ve been weeping ever since!

### Lauren commented on 2026-05-14

This may be unpopular opinion but I buy the mosquito bits and follow the instructions for getting rid of fungus gnats on the package. It does work and then I make sure not to let my soil stay too wet and also if I have any drip trays to empty those frequently. I also have little gnat sticky traps that stick in the pot. I brought them home in a new plant unknowingly.

#### BeanieWeenie replied on 2026-05-14

To piggy back this, you can buy the mosquito dunks and just keep one in your watering can to always have mosquito bit tea to water your plants with.

I keep about a quarter of a dunk in my watering can until it’s sinks or starts to break apart too much then I put a new one in.

Also, zevo plant bug traps are wonderful as well as the yellow sticky traps.

If it’s not a plant that can handle drying out and staying dry for a few days, always water with mosquito bit tea. It kills the eggs and larvae and the parents will either die off naturally or be caught by the sticky traps.

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Have you tried putting cinnamon in the soil

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Use sticky traps to kill the adults and spray need oil on the soil

### Holly commented on 2026-05-15

Its a beautiful plant

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