Gnats keep on comming back, HELP!!!?

Question

Ok I have looked all over the web for ideas on "How to get rid of Gnats", well I am getting completly fustrated now. I have tried vaseline on a fly swatter, a fly stick with vinegar. All have been great solutions, BUT more keep on comming back. What can I do to for once end this problem? I am sick of seeing them everywhere... Please help!

Answer 1

I thought this was the Special Ed section, not insects?

Answer 2

Guess what there is something in your house that's attracting them.  Now let's do some brain storming.  Gnats love wet smelly surfaces.  They hang around trash cans for the rotten foods, kitchen sinks for drain c**p, bathroom sinks for dead skin and over watered plants for the muddy watery mess.  They love our messes.

1.   So, I would clean my drains at least once a month and disinfect them.

2.  Take house plants outside  for air.

3.  Take out the trash if perishable foods has been thrown away and not put in bags for toss out.



If these things fail here's what ya do:

Nuke Them. This is a good choice if you just have a few that wander in from outdoors. Just about any flying insect spray will kill them and very quickly. If the situation becomes an infestation, a fogger might be a better way to get the job done. If you use a spray and have pets make sure that you check the labels, and follow all directions for safe use. A less caustic approach would be to use insecticidal soap sprays.

Track Them and Kill Them. If you’ve got a swarm, you need to eliminate the source. It seems gnats are attracted to vinegar. Fill a jar almost to the top with vinegar, poke several small holes in the lid and then set it out. The gnats will come to the jar, wiggle down into the hole, and will not be able to climb back out. Set several of these traps around your home and monitor them to determine where the highest concentration is and use that information to find the source. Understand that the gnats that pester you in your home require moist or wet organic material in which to breed – it could be anything from a grimy drain to the drip pan under your refrigerator. Check your door and window seals also – they could be breeding right outside and wandering in.

There are other home remedies that have met with success, but most of them use vinegar, and work pretty much like the vinegar trap above. Mixing a half cup of vinegar and a tablespoon of Dawn dish detergent attracts the gnats. They will feed on the mixture and die. Apple cider vinegar and baking soda works also. Be careful with this one. Vinegar and baking soda react and foam up, so make your mixture slowly. A cup of ammonia poured down the kitchen sink can also encourage the little pests to go elsewhere.

O.K. IF NONE OF THIS WORKS WE'LL CALL IRAQ AND GET OUR SOILDIERS BACK, SO WE CAN GO TO WAR.

                       USA VS. GNATS

Answer 3

Poor bleach down your drains in all your sinks/tubs

Take all your trash cans out side and scrub well with bleach

Remove all fruit from inside your home

Try that and see if it helps

Answer 4

You need to clean your place. Clean with a bleach and water mixture.  Or ammonia and water. Clean everywhere. Clean stuff that you don't think is dirty. CHeck your dishwasher/disposal and clean the disposal with lemons. Sweep your floor then mop it. Just clean everything!!!!!!!