Fungus gnats will kill plants
as their grubs eat their roots.
My 1st casualty was a maidenhair
fern I bought for son’s dorm room,
after he gave it back. I watched it
languish, then collapse. Research
ID’ed it and showed how to fight back.
Sticky strips & mosquito bits on soil works.
This year, I learned that putting bits
in drainage trays is perfect preventative,
as the roots soak it up with each water.
(works on roly poly bugs too!)
Tao Talk 
Quite useful tips here Li.
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Thanks, Sadje. I learned the hard way, but I learned.
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You’re welcome. Now you can protect the plants better in future
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Thanks Lisa….that will be useful.
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Yes! It really works!
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Dang bugs do like to find their way in!
Helpful tips, Lisa :)
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Dale, with those fungus gnats, I think they were stowaways in bags of soil mixes bought at the store :( Thanks on the tips. These things work. My personal guarantee (until they develop resistance to mosquito bits!)
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Ooooh! They do like to get in where they can!
It works, till it doesn’t!
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