How to Remove Fungus Gnats Bugs from Office or House Plants

If you like to have houseplants at home or in your office, but find that they're not thriving, they may have a Fungus Gnat (bug) problem.

Oftentimes people tend to over-water their house plants in a closed office environment, rendering the soil to be over-saturated, which leads to Fungus Gnats.

To resolve this issue, first you have to let the plant dry out!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• House Plants
• Natural (Ivory Liquid) or insecticidal soap
• Watering can or vessel

1. Let the plant(s) completely dry out.

2. If the situation is not too bad, treat the soil with a Natural (Ivory Liquid) or insecticidal soap mixture with your next watering.

3. Put a small amount of the mixture in your watering can every 3rd or 4th time you water the plants.
   
   This method can usually eliminate this type of problem from recurring.

Tips & Warnings

• A good way to tell if is your plant that has the problem is to take a flashlight and shine it at the bottom of the plant and gently blow on it. Doing so will cause the gnats (bugs) to fly or move around and you will see them.
• These bugs do not bite.

Resources

• Moomettesgram's Musings