Doxatek comments on I successfully got rid of my fungus gnats! Here's a picture of my sun-starved mint plant that I need to rotate like a kebab to keep it somewhat upright

I successfully got rid of my fungus gnats! Here's a picture of my sun-starved mint plant that I need to rotate like a kebab to keep it somewhat upright (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

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[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh yeah. Those yellow sticky traps are problem solved. But if you want to have more fun get a cape sundew to put beside it. My sundews munch tons of fungus gnats as efficiently as a sticky trap if not moreso

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[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

I feel like they are more treating the symptoms, they do not catch all the flies, so it only helps a bit by thinning their numbers. I have a Sarracenia plant that seems to be thriving, so at least some of the gnats were "recycled"

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[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago

Put a mosquito dunk in your pot and water over it. It'll kill the larvae. Plant should be unaffected and completely fine.

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