# Does Insecticide affect the microbiom?

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/does-insecticide-affect-the-microbiom/9685>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [June 2, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/does-insecticide-affect-the-microbiom/9685 "2022-06-02T06:22:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marquise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Marquise](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Marquise)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/does-insecticide-affect-the-microbiom/9685/1 "2022-06-02T06:22:46Z")

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I started having a fungus gnat problem after applying top dressing to my Brazilian Raintree so I wanted to know would spraying insecticide on the soil Specifically bio advanced 3-in-1 insect, disease, & mite control have a negative affect on the microbiom or slow the process of moss growing?