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How to Get Rid of Fungus Gnats for Good

Got pesky little flies around your planters?

Chances are, you have fungus gnats in the soil and if left unchecked, they’ll continue to multiply and swarm all your other plants too.

Here’s what I did to get rid of fungus gnats in my houseplants—try one of my 11 tested-and-true remedies to eliminate them for good.

Adjust the amount of water you use.

Seriously, I can’t stress it enough: overwatering = gnats.

Cover any bare soil.

One simple trick to help prevent fungus gnats from laying their eggs is to block their access to the soil. You can do this by putting a shallow layer of pebbles, marbles, shells, aquarium gravel, or other decorative stones on top of the soil.

Use sticky fly traps around infested plants.

This helps catch any freshly metamorphosed fungus gnats right as they crawl out of the soil, preventing them from laying their own eggs and continuing the cycle.

Place homemade vinegar traps around your plants.

As with fruit flies, a homemade vinegar trap can work wonders to reduce the amount of adult specimens flying around.

Buy (or make) insecticidal soap to use as a natural pest spray.

It’s made of natural materials and is biodegradable, but it still does a number on gnats and other bugs.

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