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Fungus gnats

Pronounced / FUNG·gus nats /

Small dark flies whose larvae live in moist growing media and feed on organic matter and sometimes roots.

Example in a sentence

“Letting the topsoil dry out between waterings cut down the fungus gnats.”

Also called gnats

Sources (1)
  1. https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/insects/fungus-gnats-as-houseplant-and-indoor-pests-5-584/
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