Fungus Gnats on Orchids: Why most Methods to Eliminate Them Don’t Work
Gnats are a commonly found pest when growing orchids. It doesn’t even have to be orchids: just leave a cut grapefruit on the kitchen table overnight and in the morning, you’ll probably have a gnat or two hoovering above it.
Gnats are drawn to the moisture and humidity that the orchid provides, and if you haven’t had them yet, buckle up, buttercup, you’ll probably going to have them somewhere down the line.
Almost every orchid grower experiences gnats at least once.
The good news is that the gnats in themselves won’t harm your orchid like other pests will. Adults might take a bite or two out of the leaves, but the biggest problem is that they exposed the open bite for viruses and other microorganisms to proliferate.
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Image Credit:
I am not a bug person, so these images were supplied by Creative Commons and I want to credit the wonderful and amazing photographers. The credits are not in specific order. All orchid images are mine, it's just those gnats.... (1) "Fungus gnat" by andybadger, (2)"Dark-winged Fungus Gnat" by John Tann, (3) "Black Fungus Gnats. Sciara hemerobioides" by gailhampshire, and (4) "Fungus Gnat" by treegrow.