Fight fungus gnats with vinegar

use

Many Home remedies against fungus gnats are used directly on the plant. With the vinegar method, the plant does not come into contact with the agent:

1. Fill a large glass halfway with water.
2. Now add 50% vinegar and washing up liquid
3. Place the jar on the windowsill next to the affected plant.
4. After a few hours, the first sciarid gnats should be floating dead in the solution.

Mode of action

The intense smell of acetic acid attracts fungus gnats. These settle on the surface of the water. However, since the detergent it contains destroys the surface tension, they fall into the water and drown.

Benefits of the vinegar treatment

• inexpensive
• environmentally friendly
• Your plant will not be damaged.
• not tied to any season
• If the fungus gnats jump on the vinegar mixture, the method is very effective.

Cons of the vinegar treatment

• acrid stench in the rooms
• doesn't always work
• the animals die
• Multiple repetitions are often required.

Note: Both your outdoor plants and your indoor plants are part of the ecosystem, which includes pests such as the fungus gnat. Letting the fungus gnats drown in the vinegar solution is definitely not the best option. However, this home remedy is much more recommended than chemical poisons. With the vinegar method, you only harm the fungus gnats, but not your plants or the environment. If you still do not want to kill the animals, you will find further home remedies here that only drive the pest away.