Make a DIY trap: Fill a jar halfway with vinegar, sugar water, or beer, add a few drops of dish soap, and leave it out. Try essential oils: Many gnats dislike the smell of certain essential oils, such ...
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How to Remove Gnats from Your Home

These little black beasts can be infuriating, but luckily it's not terribly hard to evict them from your home. Here's how.
Gnats are attracted to the color yellow, making it the natural choice for adhesive cards used to trap the plant pests. Dima Berlin If you’ve noticed hordes of tiny insects flying around your home — ...
Man staring forlornly at a fly strip in his kitchen - Vitaliy Abbasov/Shutterstock While fly strips and roach traps may be effective at getting rid of some of your larger kitchen pests, gnats are a ...
Moisture and food on surfaces and in drains are the primary sources for gnats in the kitchen. Set up more than one trap in the area where you've observed the gnats. Look for and clean up the breeding ...
Gnats are attracted to warm, moist environments and breed in standing water or damp soil. Homeowners can repel gnats using herbal repellents, apple cider vinegar traps and by eliminating breeding ...
These tiny, pesky insects often show up in the kitchen, bathroom, or any place where there’s food, water, or plants. If you’ve ever found them buzzing around your fruits, houseplants, or trash bins, ...