I’ve been dealing with a fungus gnat infestation since I brought the plants inside in October. I didn’t know what these little flying jerks were for the longest time. They are harmless to humans and pets, but they are annoying as hell. Especially when they fly up your nose and you get a sinus infection. I thought I had caught COVID until I blew my nose and out came a mucus covered gnat. Gross, on so many levels (including this description!)

I’ve been using sticky traps faithfully since before Christmas, but they’re still flying around like drunken mosquitoes without the stinger and West Nile. These damn things are resilient — even when I’ve let the soil dry out.

While doing more research today, I found this hilarious and informative video. Off to Amazon I went, and soon I will be the proud owner of bigger sticky traps and a bunch of perlite to top off my plant soil. I am looking forward to the day I can have dinner with my DH and not be joined by two or three fungus gnats meandering across the table top or divebombing our nostrils.

Declaring War on the Fungus Gnats
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