Gnat control
 

We have had a plague of gnats in northern Louisiana. A pest control serviceman said a good way to eliminate them without having to "bomb" the house is to place a small bowl/deep saucer with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of liquid soap detergent anywhere there is an issue. There were 25 caught within a very short time!

I heard this several years ago. Keep fruit garbage outside should help also.

A good idea to remember

I don't understand gnats in the house, they are usually an outside problem. Are you speaking about 'fruit flies'? If so my exterminator told me to put 2 tablespoons of bleach down all drains at least once a month. The drains are where they breed. No more fruit flies.

Thanks for the info!!!! Good to know!

Wonder if these solutions work for other summer pests?

thanks for the great tip

I don't have a gnat problem or a fruit fly problem, but if there's a mosquito in the county, it'll find me. I use Bounce dryer sheets in my jeans pockets and will occasionally rub the sheet on my ears before picking berries, etc. Only 2 bites last summer when I forgot to put the sheets in my jeans pockets. I also attach to my straw gardening hat.

We had that problem here in our town last year. Gnats everywhere and not because of fruit in the house. We heard the same advise about vinegar & soap but were told to put it in a bottle. We even had them in the bathtub.

Use this all the time when DH is not around. His nose cannot handle even a hint of vinegar. So, he is in charge of vacuuming the screens.