How do I get rid of gnats?

Larry
by Larry
  11 answers
  • Dfm Dfm on Nov 22, 2017

    gnat traps. Find a glass jar you can part with...put vinager the apple cider stuff or a piece of fruit in the bottom. Make a funnel from a piece of paper leaving a small opening for the funnel end. They go in, don’t come out.

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Nov 22, 2017

    First if you have any plants inside make sure they are re-potted in fresh soil as fungus gnats lay eggs in the soil. Use bowls of apple cider vinegar,cover with saran wrap and poke small holes in the wrap.

  • Krystal Wise Krystal Wise on Nov 22, 2017

    Apple cider vinegar

  • Ohhhdear Ohhhdear on Nov 22, 2017

    First, eliminate what is attracting them! Compost? Fruit on the counter? Stop giving the gnats/fruit flies food and a place to breed. We had a terrible infestation earlier this year—couldn’t find anyplace in the kitchen that attracted them—then discovered a couple cans of fruit which had swollen and exploded on a basement shelf. A mess to clean up, but we got rid of the source. We put up fly tape; cheap and very sticky ribbons of resin-coated paper that spiral out of a small tube. Not appropriate for a kitchen, but worked well in an out-of -the-way place.

  • Anna Porter Richardson Anna Porter Richardson on Nov 22, 2017

    Put dawn liquid & apple cider vinegar in a small dish. Stir & make bubbles. gnats light on the bubble & can't get off.

  • Pascale Nguyen Pascale Nguyen on Nov 22, 2017

    If it's from indoor pots your soil may be too wet. Let it dry out. Do the above recommendations too.

  • TAMMY SPALSBURY TAMMY SPALSBURY on Nov 22, 2017

    Fill a bottle with sugar water or something sweet like kero syrup and set it where the ants are. This will draw them in to the sweet mixture, and they die.


  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Oct 06, 2023

    I had a terrible gnat problem and the vinegar traps worked perfectly! Simply place a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar or white vinegar, a few drops of dish soap, and a tablespoon of sugar in a bowl and stir. Set your bowl in an area where gnats are prevalent, such as your kitchen or bathroom. This took care of my problem in just a couple of days!

  • In a small bowl, mix half a cup warm water, 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar and a few drops of dish soap. Gnats will be lured in by the sugary mixture, but once they dip in for a drink, the sticky dish soap will trap them.

  • Mogie Mogie on Oct 08, 2023

    Homemade gnat repellent spray: A mixture of dish soap, water, baking soda, and vinegar can be filled into a spray bottle. The mixture should contain a few drops of dish soap, a tablespoon of vinegar, and baking soda per cup of water. A few sprays of this mixture is an effective gnat repellent.