If the flying menaces hanging out around your houseplants and seedlings are getting on your last nerve, here’s how you get them to bug off.

Those tiny, swarming bugs are mostly harmless, but incredibly annoying. Experts reveal how to avoid gnats and other little flies, and how to protect yourself from the ones that do bite.

Additional Methods To Control Fungus Gnats While proper watering techniques can go a long way towards managing your fungus gnat situation, they may not be enough to completely deal with the little ...

Fungus gnats are a common pest among houseplants. These small flies tend to go unnoticed at first, slowly building their populations by laying eggs on the soil of our container plants. Their ...

For fungus gnats that might be breeding in your drains, a thorough cleaning of drains is in order. “A lot of times the stopper for the sink gets that black fungus covering it,” Orwat says.

If you have trouble telling the difference, you’ll know if you’re dealing with fungus gnats if you can dig through your plant’s soil and find small, maggot-like larvae with black heads.

What exactly are fungus gnats? Not to be confused with fruit flies — those small brown or black flies with red eyes — fungus gnats have a longer, more narrow body shape, more like a mosquito’s.

How to Prevent Gnats A simple and almost sure-fire way of keeping gnats at bay is by reducing the amount you water plants and ensure that your houseplants are not being overwatered. "I tell people ...

"Fungus gnats typically thrive in potting soil, particularly in areas with moist houseplants, as they feed on fungal growth," said Cox. "These tiny flies possess long legs and appear black in color.

If you have ever noticed tiny gnats fluttering around some your houseplants, you are not alone. These insects are called fungus gnats; they are small 1/8-inch-long black flies, which are ...