Getting Rid of Gnats

nessa1234 · **Posted:** 19 Jul 2007 23:55

We have had gnats really bad throughout the house. My mom has plants which is where we figure they're coming from. Is there any solutions that will make things little pesks leave us alone. Any tips are welcome

Thanks
Vanessa

*ANN* AVON QUEEN! · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2007 00:02

We used glue traps to catch them. Husband thought he would swipe them everytime they flew by. He caught over 140 in two days!!!!!! YUCK They were out of control!

Anyways we have NO MORE gnats in our house. Also keep the fruit in your refridgerator especially bananas and other foods too.

Those glue traps catch anything that shouldn't be in your home. (mice, spiders, flies, etc....I ALWAYS keep them on hand.

anorman · **Posted:** 21 Jul 2007 02:44

Its been a bad year for them. I have had a ton of issues!!!

kookie · **Posted:** 21 Jul 2007 19:45

Another thing that gets rid of gnats is vinegar. Set out a small dish uncovered ( I used Apple Cider, but I don't think that the type really matters). Something in the vinegar draws the gnats to it and they fall in and drown. I tried this on Tuesday, and by Thursday morning I had killed all of them!

learnin2save · **Posted:** 25 Jul 2007 12:48

Does this work for fruit fly's? My mom left some banannas out and now the kitchen is filled with them. Yuck! anyway, just wondering if vinegar works for that too?
TIA
Steph

kookie · **Posted:** 28 Jul 2007 00:07

Yes it works for fruit flies too!!

learnin2save · **Posted:** 01 Aug 2007 09:04

Thanks Kookie!

anorman · **Posted:** 01 Aug 2007 11:11

Thanks off to try that now!!!

mlbroughton · **Posted:** 20 Jul 2008 09:27

We had them real bad last year-this year not so bad. Gnats love water. So, at night be sure to put some bleach in your toilets and keep the lid down. Also, drizzle some bleach in your sinks. Hope this helps

mandiex4 · **Joined:** 31 Mar 2008 17:21 **Posts:** 60

I mix water and dish washing soap together in a spray bottle and spray them, they can't fly after that. It works in my house. I also use the sticky things that go in your window.
mandie

katmando · **Joined:** 16 May 2009 07:31 **Posts:** 1

I don't know if this works for getting them out of the house but when sitting outside spray on vanilla body spray and the gnats and mosquitoes hate it. They will leave you alone. I found that you have to reapply and that extract doesn't work as well but at least it smells better than bug spray!

Tra61204 · **Posted:** 16 May 2009 17:51

PURE vanilla works as well. Repel mosquitos (and possibly gnats) and smell like a cookie!

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