HOW TO GET RID OF PESKY GNATS

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Gnats, gnats go away.... come again to another place....  OK, you may know them as fruit flies.  Either way, I want them out of my house.

 That is my line and I am sticky to it or drowning them little flying boogers. Every year it happens.  Those flying varmints invade my house in bucket loads.  They get into everything.  I try hard to keep my kitchen clean.  No amount of anything seems to truly help but I have found a few ways that eliminate some of them.  


  • Use a leftover glass of wine as bait.  They will get drunk and die.  LOL ok maybe not get drunk but they do drown.  
  • Apple Cider Vinegar and a drop or two of dishwashing soap is another good bait for them.
  • Place rotting fruit into a jar with some plastic wrap.  This is a magnet for them.  They love it. Once inside they can not figure out how to get out and they will die.  Or you can take them outside, far from your house and let them go.  I want them to die.  Yep, I am a bit bloodthirsty when they take over. 
  • Mash you a banana and put in a jar with plastic wrap on top.  Same concept as the rotten fruit.
  • Pour bleach down your sink.  They actually breed in your drains.  
  • Clean up your kitchen really well every time you cook or eat.  Staying clean helps them not have anything to eat.
Gnats are really freakin annoying.  Yesterday they started invading and today they have taken over.  Going clean my drains so they won't breed and put out some leftover wine from last night.  Next up will be the vinegar trick.  

Happy Sunday!!

ENJOY!

In full disclousre, the pictures are not mine.  


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