Fungus gnats can cause a lot of damage to your plants. They prefer to lay their eggs in moist potting soil.
There are various methods and home remedies that can be used to get rid of the small flies. You can find everything about household and garden tips in the regular Living Newsletter from our partner Merkur.de. Click here to sign up for the weekly newsletter. Back to Mail Online home. back to the page you came from. The original version of this article stated that fungus gnats were a common pest in Germany. We are happy to clarify that this is not the case and that they are not a problem in the U.S. or other countries. We apologize for any confusion caused by this article. We have been asked to make clear that we are not aware of any laws that prohibit the use of these methods in the United States. We would like to make it clear that, in fact, these are the only methods we use when dealing with the problem of fungus gnats.