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fungus gnat

noun

  1. any of several mosquitolike insects of the family Mycetophilidae, the larvae of which feed on fungi or decaying vegetation.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fungus gnat1

First recorded in 1880–85
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The plant uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats that usually feed and lay their eggs on mushrooms into their cup-shaped flowers.

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The yellow attracts fungus gnats, aphids, thrips, leaf miners and other harmful pests feeding on your plants.

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The life cycle of the fungus gnat is 18 days from egg to egg.

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Next up are fungus gnats, which I have personally battled many times as a houseplant lover.

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The presence of fungus gnats also might mean a plant is getting too much water, Natoli said.

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