GNATS! In the kitchen!

[clone2011]

Any advice on getting rid of pesky gnats in the kitchen? They seem to hover around the sink and cupboards directly above the sink, and are beyond annoying.

I wash my dishes immediately after use (don't have a dishwasher), empty the trash regularly, etc., but they're still here. Don't want to use Raid because of the fumes and it doesn't seem to work with gnats anyway.

Any homemade concoctions for these guys?

 

[ZCyclone]

I've heard that vanilla will keep them away

 

[Cyclonepride]

I used a fogger periodically, and that seemed to work well at my old house.

 

[birdflu]

Set out a bowl of apple cider vinegar with a little dish soap mixed in.

 

[bos]

Dont leave fruits and veggies out on the counter or wash them all really well. They probably came in on something. Alot of times they are on bananas and bags of onions.

 

[JonDMiller]

Dont leave fruits and veggies out on the counter or wash them all really well. They probably came in on something. Alot of times they are on bananas and bags of onions.

That's it...exposed fruits...that's how they got there.

 

[clone2011]

No fruits here--bread, pasta, cereal, ramen, and deli meats are pretty much all I have (and all foods are either in cupboards or fridge). Poor college kid on volunteer internship and eating cheap :smile:
I'm heading to the store later, will try to pick up some apple vinegar.

 

[CrossCyed]

Gnats or fruit flies?

 

[2forISU]

Fill up a glass of wine and set it out.

 

[clone2011]

Gnats or fruit flies?

I don't know. But they're pesky, tiny, and more than annoying.

 

[RyCy04]

No fruits here--bread, pasta, cereal, ramen, and deli meats are pretty much all I have (and all foods are either in cupboards or fridge). Poor college kid on volunteer internship and eating cheap :smile:
I'm heading to the store later, will try to pick up some apple vinegar.

Had the same problem when I was a "poor college kid." We just had to do a deep clean. Make sure there are no dirty dishes in the sink, make sure the garbage is covered and taken out often, no food is exposed to the air, etc.

 

[1100011CS]

Do you have an in-sink garbage disposal?

 

[clone2011]

Nope on the in-sink garbage disposal.

 

[balken]

That's it...exposed fruits...that's how they got there.

Please tell me that "exposed fruits" isn't a euphemism for something.

 

[brianhos]

Close the windows and turn the air on.

 

[bugs4cy]

Gnats like moist areas. Waa-laa - check under your sink. Do you have a leak - somewhere that is constantly moist?

Check out this link for info from one of my favorite ISU entomologists... ISU Extension News Release

 

[cmoneyr]

I'm gonna go with clean your kitchen.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Dont leave fruits and veggies out on the counter and wash them all really well if you do. They probably came in on something. Alot of times they are on bananas and bags of onions.

I think you meant what I changed in red. If not, sorry.

 

[chuckd4735]

Set out a bowl of apple cider vinegar with a little dish soap mixed in.

It they are fruit flies, this does work!

 

[egami]

I use a shotgun.