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title: "Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I…"
description: "Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I gnat on it yesterday. Should I spray it with anything?"
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# Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I…

_Gepostet von Taylor am 2025-04-14_

Hi guys! Does anyone know what’s going on with my dumb cane? I saw I gnat on it yesterday. Should I spray it with anything?

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## 12 Kommentare

### Christine kommentierte am 2025-04-14

I wouldn’t spray it and I think it looks healthy. You probably saw a harmless fungus gnat. They are only annoying but not harmful to plants.

### Taylor kommentierte am 2025-04-14

Thank you! What would you recommend spraying it with?

### Yolanda kommentierte am 2025-04-14

Neem oil I would just as a preventative so it doesn’t lay fungus eggs in your soil and have a team flying around

#### Michelle’s Hobby antwortete am 2025-04-14

I tried neem oil on my desert rose and all the leaves fell off. Make sure to check dilution, mine was obviously too much.

### monster\_maniac kommentierte am 2025-04-14

ive never seen a dumb cane but if im being honest it kinda looks like a dieffenbachia

#### Sydnei antwortete am 2025-04-14

it’s the common name for the dieffenbachia. more recently people have been asked not to use it due to its historical origin

#### Yolanda antwortete am 2025-04-14

Dumb cane is the same name for a diffenbachia plant

#### KJM antwortete am 2025-04-14

They are the same thing.

#### monster\_maniac antwortete am 2025-04-14

ohhhh

### Taylor kommentierte am 2025-04-14

Thank you!!

### KJM kommentierte am 2025-04-14

I think you should get the yellow sticky traps to monitor any fungus gnat population. If the trap catches any, then treat your soil with a systemic pesticide or something for mosquitoes like mosquito dunks. Fungus gnats breed in the top inch or two of moist soil. Your dumb cane can handle a little dryness so make sure you're not overwatering.

#### Taylor antwortete am 2025-04-14

Awesome, thank you!

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