Do you have flying bugs in your indoor plants? Those might be fungus gnats, and boy are they annoying. I’ve figured out a three-step system to getting them gone and keeping them gone: watering with mosquito dunks, using Bonide systemic insect control granules in certain severe cases or when other pests are involved, too, and setting up yellow sticky traps to catch any remaining strays or warn me that the fungus gnats are making a comeback.

The easiest option is the mosquito dunks. Just break off a quarter of a dunk, drop it in a gallon jug of water, let it sit for 24 hours or so, then use that water on your plants every time you water until the problem is gone. The dunks contain a bacteria that is toxic to mosquito and fungus gnat larvae but not other living things like pets, fish and humans, so you can rest assured it’s safe and should end the quick life cycle of the gnats so your issue is under control. Happy growing season!

Janie

Take Back Your Life

If you’ve ever worked with a knot of stress in your stomach, you are not alone. It helps to put names to the heavy feelings you feel at work, and often, they can be be traced back to anxiety. The first step to counteracting your work worries is identifying where they are coming from, so senior reporter Monica Torres asked different therapists about the work personality archetypes that are rooted in anxiety.

5 work personality traits that are actually signs of anxiety

Deal With It

Feeling undervalued is often the root cause of discontent at work, but since value is measured differently by different people, there can be a wide range of telltale warning signs that you are being undervalued — and sometimes they aren’t immediately obvious. Here are some of the main ones, according to career experts:

5 signs you’re undervalued at work

Pro Tip:

Influencers are gaining popularity across social media platforms including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Sometimes, those creators are also experts, such as therapists or doctors, who have helpful insight on how to stay healthy, have a happy relationship and help you love your body. Pretty cool, right? But what happens when people pose as experts and/or share convincing misinformation? It’s easy to fall into those traps and believe sentiments that are untrue, or worse, harmful or radicalizing. Here’s how to spot a toxic account that doesn’t deserve your follow.

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