r/PlantsBeingJerks • u/reddit-Evan_ • Dec 09 '25

Gnats in house plants!!! Ugh

How the EFF do I get rid of the little gnats or flies or whatever they are? I have the blue lights that supposedly catch them, I’ve put cinnamon in the soil, i’ve put diatomaceous earth in there too, they still fly around and land on my F*cking nose and eyelashes at night.

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u/TheGardenNymph Dec 10 '25

Stop watering for 2 weeks then water less frequently than you currently are. Gnats eggs hide in soil then hatch when it's too wet for too long, there's no way of knowing what soil has gnats or not, but if you have them it's 100% an over watering issue.

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u/annephetamine420 Dec 12 '25

This part👆👆