01/17/2021
Hi all, Ive been MIA for a bit, I bought a plant from someone online and got fungus gnats! So I have been working on getting rid of those completely before selling anymore plants. Now let's talk about Gnats!
Fungus gnats (families Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae) are a common pest of plants grown indoors, especially where humidity and moisture are high. They’re usually first noticed when the harmless adults are seen flying around house plants or gathered at a nearby window(looks like fruit flies). These non-biting adult gnats can become a flying nuisance. But it’s the larval stage, feeding in the soil, that can damage tender plant roots.
I did some research and tried a few things and in my experience here is the most effective way to get rid of these fungus gnats.
- First buy yellow sticky tape and place everywhere around your plants/home. These sticky stakes for houseplants are an economical and convenient solution to the annoyances of whiteflies, fungus gnats, black-flies, thrips, fruit flies, midges and other flying insects. ... The yellow color of the trap as well as the glue will attract the insects.
- To kill the larvae you can purchase these mosquitoes dunks. Mosquito Dunks biological mosquito control contains Bti, a natural mosquito larvicide, which kills mosquito larvae, but is harmless to birds, fish, wildlife, and pets. Simply place a Dunk in any standing water to control mosquito larvae for up to 30 days. To make sure all the larvae is gone you want to only water all plants with these dunks for at least 3 consecutive months! (***Make sure to let your dunk sit in the watering can for at least 24hours before watering)
We barely see any adults flying around anymore and have been using the dunk for over a month and seems to be working amazing!!