Would a venus fly trap help deal with house gnats? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by kbyanyname@beehaw.org to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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I've got several small houseplants in my home office, and I really like having them around. I'm still pretty new to taking care of them altogether, though, and we've gotten dozens of tiny house gnats now. I've put up sticky traps and tried to use some pest control in the potted soil. But would a small venus fly trap be able to help here?

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[-] norske@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago

My partner does all the stuff mentioned by other posters; bottom watering, mosquito bits solution, a carnivorous plant with sticky leaves.

Still have gnats!

One thing I have seen her use are sticky gnat traps

[Like these](Effective Fruit Fly Trap - Yellow Sticky Traps for Gnats and Plants - Get Rid of Fruit Flies with Gnat Sticky Traps - Perfect for kitchens, patios, picnics https://a.co/d/1e1qeC1)

They are the only thing I have seen that cuts down on them.

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