 water the plant with even though you get it on the plant as well too and that's an organic option and i do like the permethrin that's always really good we do have some of the mosquito bits too we do and those work great for those work great for the fungus gnats also because they'll kill they'll kill the larva they do just a little granule you can sprinkle right in the pots and it goes right to work as soon as you start watering your plants