For indoor gardeners and plant enthusiasts, fungus gnats are perhaps public enemy number one as far as pests are concerned. The small black flies, which are 2mm-4mm long, are known to hover around ...

Gnats are nuisances, prone to hover around warm bodies and fermenting foods. If you felt like a gnat was targeting you while you sipped on a glass of wine, well, you were right. Humans, pets, and ...

Gardening is supposed to be a relaxing hobby, but like you, I sometimes find working with plants rather frustrating. Your description sounds like you have an ongoing healthy infestation of fungus ...

It’s a problem University of Kentucky entomologist and assistant professor Jonathan Larson knows well: fungus gnat infestations that seem to get out of control and take over homes this time of year.

Some of my houseplants have gnats coming up out of the soil. What are these and how can I safely get rid of them? These are fungus gnats and there are various ways to both prevent and eliminate these ...

It’s a universal truth: Gnats are the unwelcome house guests that show up uninvited—and then refuse to leave. While they’re harmless to humans, spotting one moseying around still gives us the ick, ...

Wondering why gnats have taken over your home? For most gnat infestations, the cause is typically due to sanitation, but that doesn't mean your home is dirty. Gnats appear and proliferate when they ...

The other night I was watching television when I was annoyed by a floater — you know the things that float around in your field of vision that sometimes look like threads or blobs. Then, to my ...

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Dark-winged fungus gnat larvae are seen in the soil in this file photo. These are common pests that damage plant roots and tend to thrive among potted houseplants. Tomasz Klejdysz Getty ...