As their names indicate, things like fungus gnats and drain flies may look like fruit flies, but they are technically different beasts with their own preferred breeding and feeding grounds.

Because they like moist soil and stay close ... to bring most infestations under control. While fungus gnats look deceptively similar to fruit flies, they're actually not even in the same family ...

Gardeners will encounter fungi that cause all sorts of problems in fruit (fruit rots), in roots (Phytophthora), and in stems and on leaves. Often preventative gardening will reduce the problems ...