Winter is prime time for scale insects, mealybugs, aphids, spider mites, fungus gnats, and whiteflies, which attack the soil, stems, and leaves of houseplants. The stagnant indoor conditions and soil ...

It’s a problem University of Kentucky entomologist and assistant professor Jonathan Larson knows well: fungus gnat infestations that seem to get out of control and take over homes this time of year.

Do tiny insects fly up into your face every time you water your houseplants? Then you’ll want to know how to get rid of fungus gnats naturally. This type of gnat doesn’t bite, but they do lay eggs in ...

Upon arriving home one evening, my wife informed me we had little flies everywhere. After examining my houseplants I discovered a hatch of fungus gnats from a recently repotted pair of Chlorophytum ...

Gnats are nuisances, prone to hover around warm bodies and fermenting foods. If you felt like a gnat was targeting you while you sipped on a glass of wine, well, you were right. Humans, pets, and ...

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 larvae ...

BECAUSE OF GOOD drainage and aeration, highly organic potting mixes are the media of choice for most houseplants. On the downside, they also are the choice of fungus gnats for breeding. If you have ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies that hover around houseplants and can be a real nuisance for plant owners. A gardening expert has shared a simple three-step process to control these persistent ...

One of the easiest and most effective ways I have found to eliminate the gnats is to put a shallow layer of landscape rocks on top of houseplant soil. The baby gnats are not able to emerge from the ...

Fungus gnats, also known as sciarid flies, are yet another pest you have to deal with, but these ones are especially interested in indoor houseplants. Their love of moist potting soil makes an ideal ...

I have beautiful African violets that bloom all year. The pots now seem overcrowded, and the leaves are losing color. I do not know what to do as far as repotting and starting new plants. I am afraid ...