How do I get rid of nats on my house plants?

little tiny flies in my plants, and they are very annoying!

How do I get rid of nats on my house plants?
well they kind of smell but a Venus fly trap might do the trick also some plants put off a smell that attracts insects so you might want to look into different plants.
Reply:Knats like to live in drains - so if you're plants are in or near the kitchen this is probably where they are coming from.





I think you need to get rid of their home first.





I read somewhere that pouring boiling hot water down the drain will get rid of them. They live off of the build up in the drain so this gets rid of the build up.





I also use lemon in my garbage disposal - cut it in half and let it grind away. Sure smells wonderful afterward too.





It could be another kind of knat - here is a site that Bob Villa has and he's talking about knats on houseplants.
Reply:knats like to hang out in decaying plant mat. and the very top of the soil if you put some sharp decorative pebbles "rocks" on the surface they won't lay eggs cause they don't like the rocks same for under the pot if poss. shouldn't be sitting in water anyway. There are also nematodes that will eat any little unwanteds in the plant medium. Buy em by the millions usually at your local well stocked gardening store or on the web
Reply:Mix a bottle of water with some pepper, and a little bit of dish soap. Enough pepper to just smell it in the water, and maybe a drop of dish soap. Then spray the plants with it.
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