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Gee, I spent the whole summer wondering what was biting me. Now I have bites up and down my arms, they itch and hurt. They sneak up on me when I'm on the computer, in my sleep, everywhere!
The VINEGAR and SOAP works great! I went to the store and forgot to tell my 14 yr. old son not to drink it, well, he took a sip of a cocktail of soapy vinegar! He's ok! I guess this stuff catches kids too!
Wow!
Oh! Gotta go, got one ready to dive in the jar now! Hee haw! Maybe will get to wear short sleeves next summer - whew! Thank you all so much.
Anyone getting bit by these darn things?
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Post By Tracy (Guest Post)
(08/18/2008)
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I want to say THANK YOU for the suggestion about using cider vinegar and dish detergent. I put the mixture in a glass, covered the top of the glass with aluminum foil and taped it down. I poked holes in the top of the foil with a toothpick and the gnats went in and didn't come out! Right now all but four gnats are dead! THANK YOU!
P.S. - It has only been three hours!
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Post By Mandisa (Guest Post)
(07/30/2008)
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I set little applesauce cups half full of AMMONIA (In high places of course, people with children, Refrigerator, top of cabinet, etc.). All gnats are gone within 1 or 2 days!
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Post By debbie (Guest Post)
(07/27/2008)
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To get rid of those nasty black gnats, I used several small water bottles and cut their tops off.
I added some water, a little balsamic vinegar, some honey and a little left over wine or beer and fill this mixture half way in the bottles. Then I took the tops that i cut off and loaded them up with some dish soap on both sides and then placed them upside down on the openings of each of the bottles. This is so they go in and stay in. So far I must of caught hundreds of the nasty things in each of the bottles by the next morning. Then I flush then down the toilet. wash out the bottles with hot water and start all over again.
Another solution I did was I took the idea from one of the other posts with the alcohol in the spray bottle. I switched it up with some wintergreen rubbing alcohol instead, it smells better then the regular one. I put a sprayer on top of it, then I start to spray the ones on the walls. Then I made some small traps with the solution above and put it into small plastic fruit cups, waited for about an hour until I see a mass of them on and around the cups and start to spray, they drop and seem to die almost instantly. Then I take a paper towel and clean them up and put in the garbage outside right away.
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Post By Joan (Guest Post)
(07/11/2008)
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I also have a gnat problem and have put out dishes of the sugar/vinegar solution. But just a question. Won't this attract more of the bugs? I always thought leaving sweet stuff out was a big bug come on.
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Post By Amber W. (Guest Post)
(07/07/2008)
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I have little red things flying all over my apt. They don't resemble the google pics of gnats or flies of any kind but they started in my bathroom and now are all over. I kill 4-5 in the bathroom and the next day there are tons more!! It is so gross and I feel like they follow me around especially if I have on perfume. My landlord will not get an exterminator PLEASE HELP!?
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(07/02/2008)
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I'm usually a clean person...but, I had gotten lazy and let my sink pile up with dishes and got gnats for the first time ever...which drove me nuts, i thought it was so disugusting!!!! ...so I got bleach and mixed it with water. I cleaned the kitchen including the sink and counters and drains with bleach/water for 3 days and they were gone. ( spray bottle) I found some wandering around my bread box and cupboard, I made sure everythingw as sealed and I wiped everything down with bleach/water. They are gone..and their was a bunch!!
stupid bugs...eewwwwww!!!
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We have these gnats coming in through our screens in the evenings when we are still up. If we have a light on in the room then they swarm into the room within 5 to 10 min and the walls are thoroughly covered with these pests. Does anyone know of anything that I could spray on the screens that would keep the gnats out? I've tried spraying raid on them and that only works for about a day. We live in a new house and there isn't any food laying around. Last summer we didn't have a problem with these pests but this summer they are unbearable.
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Post By mbowdy (Guest Post)
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I have the same problem.
I have a ferret that I give fruit to & have water dishes for her & the 2 cats in the house. My sister told me to use lavender oil. They hate that nice smell. I put it on my cat & got rid of his fleas too. And put some on cotton balls all over the house. And wiped it around the edge of the food & water dishes & pured it down the drains too.
It is 100% all natural & safe for all pets & people. The gnats only like things that are wet and/or rotten. That put off a vinegar smell. So vinegar wont work.
Good luck!
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I had the same problem. They come out of the drains. They feed on the waste inside drain pipes. I started putting half cup of baking soda and half cup of vinegar in each drain to kill them off at the source. I also leave out some cut up water bottles or other plastic bottle bottoms with left over fruit like bananna, apple or peach floating in apple cidar vinegar and a drop or two of dishsoap in it. They are worse in the summer months. Good luck!
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If you're talking about the tiny, black, biting bugs in FL (sometimes called Noseeums or Sand fleas), Raid flea spray kills them instantly. It comes in a purple can. I found this out by accident when I was spraying my dogs bed after his bath. It's a light carpet, and I found those little critter lying dead all over it. They come in the house because they are small enough to come through the screen. They have a couple of seasons of the year that they come around. It's quite impossible to keep them out of the house unless you never open your doors.
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Not sure what gnats are haven't heard of them in Oz , but we have a problem with pantry months. Do you have that problem? If so 10ml of pennyroyal oil in 500 ml of water wipe the inside of your cupboards ( I was advised not to use if pregnant). I have tried this and it works.
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Please help! I have gnats in my house. I am using the cider vinegar and dish soap but it isn't doing it. We live in a 100 year old house turned duplex that has flooded in the basement. The landlord doesn't care. He also just cleaned out the upstairs apartment which had a fridge and freezer full of rotten food. Any ideas of help would be appreciated. They are making my husband who is recuperating from major surgery which in turn, makes me crazy dealing with him.
Karen from Port Clinton, OH
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Neem Oil Spray to Control Insects and Disease
Neem oil is highly effective against many types of insects and plant diseases. It is non-toxic to birds, mammals, honeybees and ladybugs. It is toxic, however, to fish, so do not use around ponds, streams or other waterways, and keep from going down storm drains. Neem oil can be purchased at most garden supply stores and on line. Several lines of commercial sprays are now available, also, so read the labels of sprays available in stores.
1 teaspoon neem oil
4 cups water
1 teaspoon dishwashing soap
Combine oil, soap and water in a hand sprayer and mix gently. (11/14/2007)
By Mythi
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My daughter recently complained of gnats in her house. She treated the soil of the houseplants as we thought they were the source. However, she told me she found a rotten cucumber buried deep in the crisper drawer of her refrigerator. I think if the apartment upstairs had bad food in the refrig, maybe you were getting gnats from that source. I'd complain to the landlord. He really should get an exterminator since this problem was not your fault. (smile)
(11/15/2007)
By Carol in PA
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WOW, I was going CRAZY in my week long war to destroy a colony of gnats that took up residency in my kitchen. I decided to "stop and ask directions" instead of fighting them on my own and found this web page. I tried the Cider Vinegar with dish detergent went to get a shower came back downstairs 40 minutes later and I have already caught 10 of the little pests. It really worked quicker than the 2 fly strips and the nasty stuff I have been spraying in my kitchen. THANKS FOR THE IDEA! (11/27/2007)
By Mike from Glen Rock PA
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I wanted to thank the person who suggested the 1/2 cup of white vinegar, the 1/2 cup of sugar and the 1/4 of applesauce. Its killed about 16 gnats so far. So glad I came here. (12/07/2007)
By Nicole
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My gnats do not seem to like apple cider vinegar by itself, but I did notice before (by accident) that gnats love fruit punch Gatorade + water for some reason.
So last night I took a nearly empty bottle of Gatorade (the fat-sized bottle...I think 32 oz? Whatever the fat-bottomed ones are), put some water in there, added a little apple cider and some dish soap and waited.
This morning when I checked the bottle there are dozens of the stupid little things in there. THANK GOD, because I was going nuts before I came to this site to look up solutions. I'd tried the cider vinegar alone and all it did was succeed in giving me a headache (my sniffer does NOT like the smell of any kind of vinegar). The gnats aren't all gone yet, but it's only been less than 24 hours. I used the fat bottom bottle because I'm putting them on top of my rat and guinea pig cages and they won't tip over. But so far it's working! :) (12/09/2007)
By John
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Here's a great solution. They love Sunny Delight. I put a little jelly glass over the sink and on the table and every morning, I have caught about 10-15. We had a sewer problem and had a little flooding in the crawl space under our home and then suddenly that was fixed and we ended up with gnats everywhere. We went from one problem to another. (01/02/2008)
By SHELLY
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Make sure you have Gnats and not Fruit Flies, it's easy to see the difference with a magnifying glass. Gnats have mosquito-like heads and fruit flies look like... well, flies!
(but very very tiny and usually yellow-orange in color, not black like the gnats.)
(01/20/2008)
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How can I get rid of indoor gnats with a home remedy?
Suzy from Pigeon Forge, TN
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Your gnats are coming from the soil in your house plants. Make a mixture of water and dish soap to water your plants, will kill them dead. The ones that are alive flying around your house will disappear in time. You've killed their breeding grounds. (10/23/2006)
By BJ-Houghton Lake, MI
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Fill a bowl half full of apple cider vinegar, a little honey, three drops dish washing soap and set on table and when gnats appear, and they will. Fill your spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and set on fine mist, when gnats appear spray, kills almost instantly. Then clean up and be ready for them again tomorrow, this works I just killed five and am ready for more when they appear. (11/06/2006)
By Jimmy J
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Be sure you are dealing with gnats. We thought we had a gnat or fruit fly problem and soon discovered we had drain flies. Looked it up on the internet and found that often used drains most commonly get them. Seemed to me like a less used drain would? (11/11/2006)
By Barbie
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The great thing about sprinkling cinnamon on top of the soil is it allows you to see the little buggers running around and isolate which pots have the problem. I know I bought some cheap potting soil last spring and filled up one of my pots, but did not have a major problem with the tiny black flies till this season. Dunno. In any event, I seem to have isolated and gotten rid of the problem. Thank God for the Internet!!!! (06/06/2007)
By T
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Has anyone tried beer? I heard if you put out a glass of beer they drown in it.
I am having a problem with them around my ferret cage and cat's litter box. (07/24/2007)
By jenny
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I have a rubber plant that is infested with flying insects that look like gnats. I've tried everything that was suggested on the internet. However, it hasn't worked. Killing the ones flying around, the solutions are fantastic and works. But, how do you get rid of the the ones that are unhatched? If you are killing the ones that are flying around, what about the ones that are unhatched? To me it's a revolving cycle, therefore the problem will continue to exist unless the plant is thrown in the garbage. What do you think? Please help! I love my plant and don't want to get rid of it.
(b)Editor's Note:(/b) Take the top 1/2 inch of the soil off the plant with a spoon then cover the top of the soil with sand or new soil depth. If you see any gooey white stuff on the leaves, it is spider mites. Take a q-tip and wipe off the leaves with rubbing alcohol. (07/29/2007)
By Mammie
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What I found really useful was using the vacuum nozzle for gathering up gnats. Just in case that doesn't work, I would like to mention I use a Rainbow vacuum, so the gnats drown in the water container.=o](b)(/b)(i)(/i)(u)(/u) (08/12/2007)
By Amber
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For Drain/Fruit Flies,TRY this. I read on another website and people swear by it; pour ammonia down your drains at night and let it sit overnight before using your drain and get rid of all the fruit sitting out. GOOD LUCK!! (08/13/2007)
By Eric
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Fight Fire with Fire I say! Or in this case, bugs with bugs. Gnats are annoying, but if you have an infestation of them in a small area, like a house plant for example, you can easily do this. Take the thing, whatever it is, and set it outside, then go to home depot and buy a box of ladybugs, bring them home and dump them on the infested object. They'll eat all the evil little gnats and then fly away, and you can have your beloved house plant back! Clean up the ones left inside with the vacuum, and then you'll have peace at last. (08/29/2007)
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First I spent some time spraying rubbing alcohol all over the rooms with the problem to bring the population down. Then I set a little pudding dish of apple cider vinegar with dish soap in each room there is a problem. That should keep it cleaned up. The little buggers are black looking and very small i think it's gnats. I'll keep you posted if I remember. Thanks everyone. (09/08/2007)
By Rachel
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Another trick that I have tried is getting sticky fly strips and dipping them in apple cider vinegar before hanging them up. This attracts them, then they land and can't get off just like flies do. I still suggest the other ideas here, but try this along with them. You will catch a bunch that way! (09/25/2007)
By Angel
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Dust buster or vacuum with a hose and take outside right away. Also use rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle. (09/29/2007)
By mike
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My bro said gnats come from food debris left over in the garbage disposal (10/02/2007)
By deb
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The advice about using apple cider vinegar and dish soap was RIGHT ON! I've had these pesky critters flying around in my kitchen, bathroom, and even 1 or 2 drifting into the bedroom and couldn't figure out where they were coming from. I did a little research based on these comments and they are (were!) drain flies. The minute I put out a little dish of the apple cider vinegar and dish soap they went nuts, congregating around the dish and then taking the final plunge. This was yesterday, and I only have 1 or 2 die hard flies still around. Thanks to everyone for the advice, this has been a great help!
(10/16/2007)
By G
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Mine were fungus gnats, they originated in the soil of over watered houseplants. repotted them and then made sure I don't over water, voila! (10/21/2007)
By Flo
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I read a lot of the suggestion and came up with my own. I took a 1/2 cup of white vinegar (because I didn't have cider vinegar) 1/2 cup of sugar and about 1/4 cup of apple sauce and mixed it together. I also put a piece of banana in the mixture to make sure they smelled it all. I didn't have a bottle or anything like that so I took a cool whip container and placed it all in there. Covered it with aluminum foil and poked some small holes in it. Those buggers started flying around it as soon as I put it out. By night fall there was about 20 floating in the mixture. As for the sinks, I poured rubbing alcohol down them at night> I also poured it around the base of the faucet and they were gone.
good luck (10/27/2007)
By nasty gnat
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I thought I was so cleaver when I lured the winged fellows into my microwave, with red wine, and slammed the door shut. But, alas, I found as others have, that those miserable monsters WILL NOT DIE in there!! I'm hoping there's a scientist out there who will tell us WHY? My inquiring mind went to other unwanted creatures. We live in the woods. A spider was an easy catch. He died in 20 seconds. What do gnats have going on that give them "super power"? Maybe the military needs to study them!!! :0) (10/28/2007)
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How do you get rid of gnats?
Sher from Columbus, OH
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A few years ago, I watched a gardening program with a guest who had written a book (can't remember his name) The host of the show asked him the best way to get rid of gnats in houseplants. The author told him #1 Do not over water! and #2 To put peeled and bruised Garlic Cloves in the soil.
I put 4-5 garlic cloves in one plant and change the cloves about once a month. It took me about 1 1/2 to 2 wks to totally get rid of the problem. Every now and than one will creep in but soon disappears!
(09/26/2006)
By SweetCali40
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Hey... just to warn everybody... if you do the banana in the microwave trick... be careful because we learned that bananas are indeed flammable. The gnats definitely came into the microwave... but my Dad nuked them for 4 mintues and a few still flew out. We think they are now radiated super gnats.
So, we are doing the vinegar and dishwashing liquid thing too and that definitely is working.
Oh... and don't leave a banana peel in the trash can by your armchair... that causes gnat problem for sure (DAD!) (10/08/2006)
By Kelli Smith
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I am being inundated with gnats, house flies, and other pests, I don't know what they all are. I have tried apple cider vinegar, with soap and sugar, fly traps, wine bottles. Can someone tell me how I can get rid of them. I have killed a bunch but they keep coming. Thanks for your help.
Billie from Sharpsburg, GA
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I went through this same problem recently - couple of tips that will help.
1. When you're not using your kitchen/bathroom sinks, put stoppers in the drains. This cuts off their water supply and their access - many of the gnats we had were coming in through the pipes.
2. Find a sweet wine - Riesling worked best for me - put some in a wine glass and just leave it sitting where ever you are having trouble. It takes some time, but eventually the sweetness draws them and ultimately they drowned. I changed my wine every couple of days - this helped a lot.
3. If you have pets - pick up and clean their bowls immediately after they eat. This is another bug food supply that I didn't consider until someone told me about it.
4. Then there's the obvious remedies - make sure your trash cans are all closed & sealed. Immediately put food away that is not being used and keep dry goods in Ziploc bags to limit access.
These are not foolproof and no single item will fix the problem. Just some helpful hints that might start to lower the number of invaders you're seeing.
Hope this helps! (07/19/2006)
By Donna
RE: Getting Rid of Gnats ... ZAP 'em
Hi, place a banana peel or some sweet skins in your Microwave. Leave the door open. After about 30 minutes check to see if the gnats found it. Then SHUT the door and Zap them. Hey, don't laugh, it really works!! The advice about washing the bananas when you bring them home is very good. It stops the gnats from hatching. (07/19/2006)
By Dorie
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I heard if u use peppermint oil along the bottom of your walls or where u see them coming in from will stop them. Hope this helps. (07/21/2006)
By Elizabeth
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If one can tolerate the odors of garlic in the kitchen, one should be able to tolerate the spray of garlic water(boil whole garlic pods in 1 cup of water 15 min.), cool and add 1/4 tablespoon Lemon Joy or Lemon OIL. This seems to work for a number of pests, and I'll bet it will be the same for the gnats!
They'll hide as far from it as possible and die of starvation! (07/22/2006)
By lyndagayle62
getting rid of gnats only in my bathroom
I have a problem with gnats but they are only in my bathroom and Im not understanding why. The bathroom is always kept clean and I don't know where they are coming from. They are more around in the mornings and every time I go in there there are dead on the walls, floors etc... please help (08/11/2006)
By Sisa
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I tried everything everyone has suggested. But in the end the best thing for my kitchen was a pan with tomato sauce and a vacuum with a hose. Within 5 minutes the gnats went to the pan and I was standing by to suck them up. In ten minutes I have gotten somewhere around 25.~K. Weaver (08/16/2006)
By Kristen
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Place a few chunks of a ripe banana in a large jar that has a lid that will fit it. Lay it on its side and leave it be. I usually lay it on my sink overnight and in the morning very gently put the lid on, turn on the Hot Water, carefully remove the lid part way and let the water go in. It kills the gnats.
The water must be very hot to work as the cold water only stuns them. It works every time. It might take several times but shortly your gnat problem will be under control. Warning: You must not leave the banana and jar unrinsed as the Gnats will lay eggs! Don't ask me how I know!
By Candi from Wheeling, WV
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To the person with who says they have little black gnats that are not attracted to the fruit remedies... I think those flies are called Sewer Flies. Cleaning all of the drains in the house with some enzyme eating chemicals is what I have seen work. Not an expert on this but at least you have the name of the black type of flies which is Sewer Flies. You can google that name on the internet and even see a picture to verify you have the right species and get suggestions for their removal. (03/30/2006)
By luv2spa.
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A bowl of vinegar with a spoon of dishwashing soap,than gnats are attracted by the vinegar bet the touch of dish soap breaks the surface tension of the water so the gnat try to feed but end up drowning, it takes several days but it works! (03/30/2006)
By MICHELLE JADAA
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Apple cider vinegar with a paper funnel in a glass or jar wins by a LONG SHOT! They WANT that vinegar! The kids are having a blast checking the jars in different rooms! (My youngest son apparently hid banana peels in many rooms of the house and bulked up the gnat population!) (04/02/2006)
By JOmm
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i finally, after trying every remedy used rubbing alcohol from the store. I put a spray nozzle from windex on it of course cleaned it and they died on contact. I have a couple left tonight but need to head to bed. I must've had millions. This worked for me and I tried many, many, posts on the internet including some here. Good luck!!! (05/28/2006)
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I need hints on how to get rid of gnats. I "boil" my plumbing once a week, take trash out every day, never leave dishes piled up and still these vermin take the initiative and join me for dinner, and are not adverse to taking a bite of my food... even as it heads for my mouth! I was told in the past to put clorox out, but I am allergic to clorox. Any other suggestions?
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| Steve, which remedy worked for you? I also have the gnats from plants that a friend gave me. (She determined that they are fungus fruit flies.) I've changed the soil, but we still have ONE gnat. When we kill that one, we have ONE more--and it goes on and on!! |
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I dug around the plant in a bedroom where the flies were and found teensy little larva I could barely see. I did everything recommended, spray, replace the first inch of potting soil. Nothing worked -I tossed the plant and have had no more problems. |
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| I had a horrible problem last winter, my grandmother said put out apple cider vinegar because they are attracted to it -- they were. The problem is -- some fall in and die (use a saucer) others just swarm around. I got hairspray and sprayed and sprayed, cleaning them up as I did. Also, find the source and put up all fruit, bread, grains, etc. |
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| I certainly do appreciate all the feedback! I am going to try several of the above mentioned measures and see which one works the best. I don't have plants in my home... no green thumb. I make sure trash is out and any leftovers are given to the pets so as to keep any food source out of the way. I did have my husband pour bleach down the kitchen and bathroom drains last night then plug them. |
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| If you have bananas out on the cupboard, make sure you wipe them off with a wet cloth as the fruit flies lay eggs on them and when brought home from the store, they hatch. Wipe all fruit this way.
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I have a problem every spring and summer with gnats in my kitchen. Any ideas? - Susan J.
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I too deal with gnats and here is how I cut down on them. First, put away ALL food, including fruit in the fruit bowl. Put food scraps in bags before putting in trash can, and empty trash frequently. Make a gnat trap-a small bowl of vinegar with a few drops of dishwashing liquid works well-change frequently. You can also put a piece of banana in a jar, stretch plastic wrap over the mouth and secure with a rubber band, then poke holes in plastic wrap-they can get in but they can't get out. This get gross after a while. At night, pour some bleach down EACH drain in your house, and plug-that is where they breed. Good luck. :-)
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The best solution I have found for gnats in the kitchen is as follows: take a large glass or jar, put a little cider vinegar in the bottom and put saran wrap over the top, secure with rubber band. Make a very small hole in the top just big enough for a gnat to get through. They will come in to get the vinegar, but cannot find their way out. This works very well for me.
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This is for the lady with gnats in her kitchen. Could they possibly be fruit flies?
Post by Karin
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Place a piece of banana peel into an old ketchup bottle (long necked small mouthed bottle) lay the bottle on it's side at night. In the morning the flies should be in the jar enjoying the banana peel. Without moving the jar place the cap on, locking the bugs inside. You can toss out the bottle trap or just wash it out outside and reuse again if needed.
Mrs. Kathy Cohen Northfield, VT
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I would like to thank Wanda, Karin, and Connie for your help with my gnat problem. I am a single guy who knows nothing about plants but to water them and my aunt brought me plants with gnats on them and they had infested my entire home. I searched all over the internet before I found your remedies and I they all worked!
Thanks ladies
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The Cider Vinegar with saran wrap and rubber band with small hole does not work for all gnats. I have little black gnats, not fruit flies or fruit gnats. Any other ideas I can use. Black Gnats just fly around cup, won't even land on lid.
Please Help,
Going "Gnaty"
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