When growing flowers in summer, too many fungus gnats can be completely eliminated with a small amount of sandy soil, more effective than mosquito coils

Summer is here, and many annoying little flying insects have come out, especially for those who grow flowers at home. The little bugs flying around the flower pots are too rampant. So how should these fungus gnats be prevented and controlled

These little bugs easily breed in flower pots because there is a lot of organic matter in our flower pots, which is suitable for the little flying insects to survive in. We can spread a layer of sand on the surface of the flower pot, about 1 to 2 cm thick. Sand is plain soil with no organic matter, and it effectively cuts off the little flying insects from the organic matter. It is very effective

You can also gather all the plants together in a relatively enclosed space and light a fly coil. This is specially for fumigating flies and works quite well. With one coil, all the little flying insects are fumigated to death. I have tested this method and it is very effective

You can also place sticky insect boards where the little flying insects appear to trap them all. You can also use some physical methods, such as spraying a bit of garlic water or chili water, but these only treat the symptoms, not the root cause

Of course, we can also use insecticide to spray all the places with flowers. There are various methods, and you can choose the one that suits you