Easy Trap Stickies - 5 Pack Mini Yellow Sticky Traps for Fungus Gnats - $1.50 per trap
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Got houseplant flies? Use sticky traps to break the lifecycle. Every single female caught can prevent up to 300 more eggs being laid! One pack includes 5 mixed shapes...
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Save yourself & your plants
I have a love hate relationship with Fungus Gnats. They love my plants, I hate them.
In small numbers they are more annoying to us than harmful to our plants, but in big numbers the maggots in the soil can start eating your plant's roots.
When I first started collecting plants I was quickly over-run by Fungus Gnats. After trying LOTS of different remedies, I found out once you have the right two products they turned out to be one of the easiest pests to get rid of (with a little patience)...
The secret is to break the cycle
Use the combo of sticky traps (like these) to trap the flying adults, and either Tanlin or Mozzie Bits to kill the maggots in the soil.
One pack comes with 5 double-sided sticky traps included in a variety of shapes. There's a butterfly, bird, tulip, leaf and tree.
Targeting both lifestages at the same time breaks the cycle, quickly gets numbers down and with a little patience, gets them gone for good.
If you get on top of them while the infestation is small, the good news is they should leave your plant's roots alone.
Why do yellow sticky traps get rid of Fungus Gnats?
Nothing scientific here. Fungus Gnats land on the surface of your plant's soil to lay eggs. They are attracted to the colour yellow.
Lay a sticky trap on the surface of your soil, and voila, you've trapped yourself a Fungus Gnat.
Since one single female can lay up to 300 eggs in one week, every gnat you trap hugely reduces your Fungus Gnat population.
How long do you need to keep treating to get rid of Fungus Gnats?
In warmer months, treat for at least 4 weeks, using a combo of sticky traps and either Tanlin or Mozzie Bits. In winter or if you want to be sure they're gone, treat for 8 weeks.
The fungus gnat lifecycle when it's warm averages 17 days, whereas in cooler temperatures it can be 4 or 5 weeks, which is why at least 4 weeks is recommended (or until they're gone).
Will the Fungus Gnats come back after treatment?
They can unfortunately, yes. There are a lot of places they can come from but the most common is when you bring a new plant home (always isolate new plants for at least 4 weeks!), and when you repot (depending on the soil you bought).
You can keep using Tanlin or Mozzie Bits every time you water as a preventative if you're worried.
If a new plant, or newly repotted plant, turns out to have uninvited guests, you can add a sticky trap, and keep watering with Tanlin or Mozzie Bits.
If you get your potting mix from places it's made and stored inside, like the Bio Leaf and Rare Plantation brands, the chances of it coming with fungus gnat eggs is much less.
Buying potting mix from places it's stored outside, such as most hardware stores and garden centres, increases the chances it will come with fungus gnat eggs ready to hatch.