Vege and Flower Garden

Fungus gnats are garden pests that sometimes become a dreadful indoor nuisance. This happens when adult gnats materialize in great numbers from potted plants or even flower boxes that are found to contain damp soil that is laden with hummus. They are mosquito-like insects, which are attracted to light. Because of this, they are most often seen at windows. Their larvae, or maggots, feed-in soil that has a high amount of organic matter. They do injure the root systems of bedding plants such as poinsettias, geraniums, cyclamens, carnations, and African violets. Foliage plants are also prone to fungus gnats. The symptoms of the various plants that are suffering from fungus gnats are possible foliage loss, yellowing, poor growth, loss of vigor, and even sudden wilting. These pests become extremely serious when an infestation occurs in mushroom houses. Although they are completely harmless to humans as well as animals, fungus gnats do inhabit dead plant materials and fungi. If you beli...