Fungus Gnat Life Cycle at Life

Fungus Gnat Life Cycle. The adult fungus gnat can lay about three hundred eggs in its short lifespan. A female fungus gnat may only live for a few days, but can lay more than 100 eggs in your potting mix in that time.

You may have large numbers of gnats in various stage of the life cycle all in one pot and not realize it. In general, a new generation of fungus gnats develops every 17 days or so. Although adult fungus gnats only live an average of 10 days, females lay approximately 150 eggs in their lifetime.

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The eggs hatch into larvae, which feed and pupate in the potting mix before emerging as adults. The four stages include egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The eggs take approximately four to six days to hatch. Although adult fungus gnats only live an average of 10 days, females lay approximately 150 eggs in their lifetime.