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Why are there gnats in my plants?????? Indoor PLAnts
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HI BRIE! I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT GNATS? ARE MYSELF BUT ONE TIME ALL MY HOUSE PLANTS HAD A LITTLE WHIT WORMIE LOOKING THING THEY CALLED MEALY BUGS DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE SAME THING OR NOT?? BUT WHAT I HAD TO DO WAS A JOB AND A HALF BUT I DID IT. I HAD TO TAKE EVERYONE OF MY PLANTS OUT AND WASH THE ROOTS REALLY GOOD AND WASHED ALL THEIR POTS AND PUT ALL NEW MUD IN THEM! WITH DISH LIQUID WARM WATER NOT TOO MUCH DISH LIQUID THOUGH! ANYWAYS IT WORKED BUT I TELL YA!! I WONDER IF IT WAS WORTH IT ALL IN THE END AS IT WAS ALOT OF WORK, I WAS REALLY DISCUSTED! AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED I HAD A NEW PLANT I BOUGHT IN A DEPARTMENT STORE, AND A I WAS TOLD THAT MY PLANTS CAUGHT IT FROM THAT ONE, I AM TOLD IF U EVER GET A NEW PLANT ONE SHOULD KEEP IT ALONE TILL U R SURE IT HAS NO BUGS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAPPENED TO YOURS OR NOT, BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THAT WITH U, SO U'LL KNOW IN CASE THAT MAY BE WHAT IT WAS,ANYWAYS IF U HEAR ANY MORE INFO ON IT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT U FIND K? GOOD LUCK JO~~P.S. MY PLANTS ARE ALL LOOKING LOVELY NOW SO HOPE U CAN FIX YOURS!!
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Susan is right. You have Fungus Gnats. The larvae feed off fungus that is growing in the soil because the soil is staying too wet. They really do not affect the plants, but they can be quite a nuisance since the adults gnats are attracted to warmth and light such as computer monitors and windows. If you can get the top inch of soil to dry out, the fungus will die and without food the larvae will also perish. The remaining flying gnats will usually go away within a week. I suggest removing the top inch of soil then working in Diotomaceous Earth into the next inch of soil. (You can usualy get this at one of the better nurseries in your area) It is a fine powder that will help to quickly dry up the top layer of soil and is also very abrasive to the small larvae. Finally youned to cut back on watering your indor plants to every week to 10 days. If you can still pinch the soil together and it sticks, wait until the soil is crumbly on top before watering again. Good luck.
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