http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ How to Get Rid of Things: Forum Tag: gnats - Recent Topics en Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:51:45 +0000 http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/gnat-advice-effective#post-347 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:12:56 +0000 endobiont 347@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>HI!<br /> I stumbled across your website on what I thought was another waste of 8 hours' time, vortexing on the internet with no luck... But I was wrong. You ROCK!!! Your advice about the vinegar and dish soap... Nothing short of brilliance. Since I didn't have the cheap stuff, I used an $8 bottle of Mrs. Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar that I was going to use for salad dressing and plain old Dawn dishsoap and combined in a very deep, fishbowl-type glass bowl. Within seconds, I saw 3 of those pesky things hovering (that's all they do, it seems, until they get tired, then I slap 'em with my palm and smear them all over my cabinets, counters, mirrors, etc) all over it. Amazing. Truly amazing.</p> <p>I want to add additional points to your sage advice:</p> <p>1) Don't spill wine, juice or vinegar (!!). If you do, clean it up IMMEDIATELY.<br /> 2) Only dispose of trash in covered containers within your home. Take it out EVERY morning.<br /> 3) If you feed your pets wet food, give them 10 minutes to eat what they want, then dispose (I use disposable paper bowls I buy in bulk) or pack away in the fridge.<br /> 4) Buy fly-paper and hang them where a) you feed pets b) your trash is c) anywhere else you see them around. Try to find the source.<br /> 5) If you eat fruit routinely and have to cut it, wash and store all utensils in the dishwasher. They can smell sugar on even "clean" knives/cutting boards sitting in a drainer.<br /> 5) If you live above a busy bar (like I do) whose employees dump old beer bottles, wine bottles, etc every 10 minutes into a dumpster near where your patio door is, MOVE. </p> <p>Thanks again, and more pointers are welcome!<br /> endobiont </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/indoor-flying-bugs-live-on-river#post-85 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:34:41 +0000 michatmaster7 85@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Ok, so I use the term "gnat" loosely, as described in your article. During the day when the sun is out, I don't see bugs in the house at all. We live on the 2nd floor of a 2 story apartment building, and we just happen to be right on the river (which is brackish water). At night, we turn the lights on inside (of course). I notice little flying bugs attracted to the lights. I call them gnats, but mostly they all look the same and are too large to be no-see-ums. I try to have the windows open to conserve electricity, especially when a nice breeze is coming through.</p> <p>That was until the night I was in the back bedroom on the computer, playing a game, when I non-chalantly took a great big drink... only to my dismay when I saw out of the corner of my eye, a gnat had landed in my glass (low-concentrate of white grape and water).</p> <p>Now the only thing I have been able to do so far is to close all the windows when the sun goes down and turn on the air conditioning. That helps keep them out.... but is sorta backwards. I'd rather NOT use the air...</p> <p>I found a product at the local farm store called CV-80 mfg by Waterbury Country Vet. I heard people say they spray it on their screens and it keeps the bugs away for awhile... but upon reading the product label, it looks pretty dangerous.</p> <p>What else can I do? </p> http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/topic/please-help-gnats-gotta-go#post-80 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:48:28 +0000 latinstarlite 80@http://www.getridofthings.com/forums/ <p>Hey everyone. My family recently moved into our first home.....you'd think we'd all be happy right? Wrong!! About 2 weeks or so after moving in we noticed little bugs flying around. We thought they were fruit flies and figured they would go away after tossing some potatoes and fruit that were starting to go bad. Wrong again! I kill at least 5 to 10 of these things every day. Some are teeny tiny little bugs and others are a bit bigger. The bigger ones must be on suicide missions or something cause they love to fly right up in your face. I've also noticed that I'm being bitten. Of course I'm the only one getting bitten. But this is a huge problem for me as my skin heals slow and I tend to scab and scar from the tiniest little scratch. </p> <p>I don't have any house plants, I have put them all on my patio. I can't imagine where they are coming from but I need some sort of idea of where they could be coming from and how I can get rid of them. Thanks for your help. </p>