Camera lens fungus, can thyme help?

Warm damp environments is where fungus thrives, and your camera bag can be the ideal breeding ground.

As already been said the UV in Sunlight can kill fungi, keeping you lenses on an open shelf with good air circulation, preferably in bright sunlight so any moisture in them will dry out is ideal, just keep the caps on to keep dust out. Same goes for your camera too.

The problem with fungi is when you can see it it's already too late.

Chris

Sunlight kills lens fungus. Really bright sunlight, expose all your lenses regularly to really bright sunlight for as many hours as possible.

Mixed herbs in your camera bag doesn't help.

Lens fungus is only a problem for fusspots anyway, you can happily use fungus infected lenses with good results.

Clean affected surfaces with a cotton wiper that has been soaked with a disinfectant or fungus cleanser. You can build your cotton wiper, using cotton wrapped around a toothpickin such a way that a ball with a peak forms on the pointy end of the stick. Use pure cotton, no prepared or impregnated cotton. Strongly rub slightly corroded optical surfaces with an optical cleaning cloth, Fungus infestation in the interior of an instrument can only be eliminated through disassembly of the instrument. back

Fungus is more likely to be a problem if you get moisture in your lenses.

I think putting plant matter in your camera bag is more likely to cause fungus that prevent it. If you really want to protect your gear, consider putting a packet of desiccant in your camera bag.