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I have a bad gnat infestation. How do you get rid of them? I tried Hydrogen peroxide, drying out the soil, i have those yellow trap sticky thingies everywhere. I don't want to use any pesticides unless I really have to. They're just everywhere and I swear they're trying to kill me, always trying to fly into my nose and eyes lol

@Lynsplants · Answer

Try cinnamon

@PoetGray · Answer

Gnats and fruit flies do not like peppermint.  For spray use about  use water with peppermint oil.

@ContentlyLichen · Answer

Sprinkle Diatomaceous earth on top of the soil but don’t water it in otherwise it won’t work. There’s also nematodes which are a biological pest control but those won’t take care of the adults, just the larvae in the soil

@ContentlyLichen · Answer

And if you have any more plants other than your pothos you’ll have to treat them as well

@phytologyfan · Answer

Bacillus thurogensis, it is the bacteria in mosquito dunks and many other products. No chemicals. Just bacteria that feed on the larval form.

@LadyV · Answer

You need to treat the soil for larvae so they die before hatching. Cinnamon & powders for on top of the soil won’t do anything to help them from hatching just keeping them away (maybe). I had the same issue & I tried cinnamon which was a joke. Tried drying the soil but that didn’t work so I bought mosquitoe bits.

@YourPalBarb · Answer

I put a top layer of coarse silica sand over the soil, and that was enough to stop the cycle.

@Saandruuhhh_ · Answer

Mosquito bits

@ILoveMyPlants · Answer

@ShiningGinger32  The product I’ve shown is for big issues like yous . I don’t like using it but it works very well and can be sprinkle on top layer or mix into first inches of soil or so of soil . Boom done dead . I’m not in the habit of using such products but drastic pests need drastic measures . Diatomaceous earth as mentioned above will eventually kill them as with the mosquitoes bits but will take longer

@BetterBliBli · Answer

Neem oil is a pesticide but still natural and works beautifully if you mix a few drops into the water for your plants, worth a try if you’re getting desperate (takes a few weeks to work fully though)

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