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title: "I’ve noticed little fruit fly like bugs around my succulents lately.…"
description: "I’ve noticed little fruit fly like bugs around my succulents lately. What are they and do they pose any harm for my plants? If they are harmful, how do I get…"
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# I’ve noticed little fruit fly like bugs around my succulents lately.…

_Maddie님이 2024-06-26에 게시함_

I’ve noticed little fruit fly like bugs around my succulents lately. What are they and do they pose any harm for my plants? If they are harmful, how do I get rid of them? Any advice is appreciated. 💚

## 9개의 댓글

### send\_nodes님이 2024-06-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Fungus gnats! They’re not super harmful but the larvae can do a little bit of damage to plant roots. You can get rid of them with mosquito bits

#### Maddie님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

Okay. So would I just put a little bit of them on the soil?

### Hailey님이 2024-06-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Buy mosquito bits and sticky gnat traps! You’ll need both! The gnat traps will kill the adults and the mosquito bits will kill the larvae in the soil. There will be instructions on the back of the mosquito bit bag on how to make mosquito bit “tea”

#### Hailey님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

Basically, soak mosquito bits in hot (not boiling) water for 30ish minutes or until it cools down. 4tbs for one gallon of water, or 1tbs for one quart. Thoroughly water your plants with this “tea” whenever you usually water them. After a few weeks you should stop seeing gnats in the sticky traps!

#### Hailey님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

I’d recommend watering all your plants with this, just to be safe :)

#### Maddie님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

Okay. After a few weeks, when I stop seeing gnats do I water them with regular water?

#### Hailey님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

Yep! But I think continuing to water with mosquito bits every once in a while won’t hurt the plant if you want to prevent future infestations

### Mads님이 2024-06-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If they’re succulents, let the soil dry out completely between waterings. Fungus gnats need moist soil to reproduce.

#### Maddie님이 2024-06-26에 답변했습니다.

Okay. Thank yiu

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