Recipe for getting rid of gnats?

Paula
by Paula
  13 answers
  • Maria Maria on Oct 05, 2018

    Paula do you mean fruit flies, if so I make a plastic container with a lid that I poke holes in and fill with white vinegar and dawn dish detergent and leave on my counter. Works great 🤩

  • Paula Paula on Oct 05, 2018

    Thanks Maria. I saw a recipe with apple cider vinegar and dish detergent and one other ingredient I can't remember on Hometalk. I'll do what you suggested. Whatever works, right?!

  • Betty Albright-Bistrow Betty Albright-Bistrow on Oct 05, 2018

    How to Make Get Rid of Annoying Gnats

    • Add 1 capful of Apple cider vinegar to small bowl of water.
    • Add a couple of drops of dish soap and stir. Place on counter beside sink.
    • The fruit gnats can't resist the apple cider in the vinegar and the soap kills them.
    • Repeat fresh each day until they are all gone.


  • K. Rupp K. Rupp on Oct 05, 2018

    This is amazing to attract them. Sour beer.. They love it! Use a wine glass and carefully and slowly cover it when they are in there to trap them. Now maybe dish soap added would kill them but I think I tried that and the sour beer by itself worked better. You will have to experiment with what works best.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Oct 05, 2018

    Let the dirt in all of your house plants dry out since this is where most gnats come from.

  • Teacup8885 Teacup8885 on Oct 06, 2018

    Get n empty soda bottle, put a drop of jelly in n some apple cider vinegar , poke a hole small but not too small in cap, put cap on n place in area they are most!!

  • JIM HICKS JIM HICKS on Oct 06, 2018

    VACUUM CLEANER

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Oct 07, 2023

    These common pests came into your house on the fruits from the market. The gnats lay their eggs and when conditions are right, they hatch. To prevent this thoroughly wash them off and immediately refrigerate the produce, except bananas. Next is clean the sink drain with 1/2 baking soda followed by 1 cup of white vinegar, when the fizzing stops, rinse with a good amount of hot water, you may also want to keep the stopper in the sink drain until you have gotten rid of them.

    Now for those hatchlings that are still buzzing around, take a sticky cardboard trap (you can get a pack of these from Walmart-they are in the pest control section). These are the same ones used to catch mice, lay it flat and peel off the protective layer, do not fold it up. Put a small piece of sweet decaying fruit in the center of it, the gnats will land on the sticky part and that will be the end of them.

    Best to you.

  • Deb K Deb K on Oct 07, 2023

    Hi Pauline, hope this helps you.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_upSkBXhts

  • 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.