Do tiny insects fly up into your face every time you water your houseplants? Then you’ll want to know how to get rid of fungus gnats naturally. This type of gnat doesn’t bite, but they do lay eggs in ...

It’s a problem University of Kentucky entomologist and assistant professor Jonathan Larson knows well: fungus gnat infestations that seem to get out of control and take over homes this time of year.

Fungus gnats are a common pest among houseplants. These small flies tend to go unnoticed at first, slowly building their populations by laying eggs on the soil of our container plants. Their larvae ...

One of the easiest and most effective ways I have found to eliminate the gnats is to put a shallow layer of landscape rocks on top of houseplant soil. The baby gnats are not able to emerge from the ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies that hover around houseplants and can be a real nuisance for plant owners. A gardening ...

Fungus gnats can be a problem with houseplants or plants that were outdoors but brought inside for the winter. These insects are obnoxious, small flies that infest soil or potting mix. You might first ...

Most indoor gardeners have had experience with Fungus Gnats which are common pests affecting houseplants, especially at this time of the year. They are dark-winged, tiny, mosquito like insects ...

I have noticed some insects that look like mosquitoes flying around my house plants when I move the pots or water them. Are these harmful to my plants and what can I do to get rid of them? Fungus ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. More than once have I gone to water my houseplants, only to be met with swarms of tiny gnats flying up out of the pots. While (mostly) harmless, ...

Sooner or later, people who have houseplants get acquainted with fungus gnats. These annoying little insects like to fly around your face when you settle into a lounge chair with a book or sit down to ...

Many plants and crops rely on insects to pollinate them so they can reproduce. A new study has shown that several flowering plants from the group Euonymus are pollinated by fungus gnats, a dipteran ...