How do I get rid of gnats in the kitchen?

Deborah
by Deborah

How is an inexpensive way to get rid of knats I the kitchen?

  9 answers
  • K. Rupp K. Rupp on Sep 09, 2019

    I have tried all the things and they work ok!!! However, I have found the best thing they are attracted to is a good SOUR BEER!!!!!! Leave some out in a shallow cup and see them swarm! You might want to put plastic wrap with poked holes stretched over top to trap them in. Then I have also heard that once they swarm you can spray the area with hairspray.

  • Homeroad Homeroad on Sep 09, 2019

    Here is a fruit fly/gnat trap that actually works https://www.homeroad.net/2015/10/a-fruit-fly-trap-that-works.html

  • Carolinagirl Carolinagirl on Sep 09, 2019

    To permanently get rid of gnats, slowly pour one gallon of bleach into the drain at bedtime. In the morning, run hot water down the drain for a few minutes. I found this info on the internet and I hope it works.

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    • Carolinagirl Carolinagirl on Sep 11, 2019

      Deborah, I researched further. The bleach will kill the gnats but not the eggs they lay and/or remove the slime which they love. You can use an emzyme drain cleaner such as Earth Enzymes or BacOut to remove the slime. Those gnats irritate me especially when they fly in your nose or in your ear...those buggers get into everything and sit on my PC screen too!

  • 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 Deborah, hope this helps.

    In a small bowl, mix a half cup of warm water plus two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, a tablespoon of sugar, and about six drops of liquid 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.

  • This is always so tough, I never find an option that works. Sometimes some wine with some fruit in a plastic cup covered in plastic wrap with a few holes catches a few flies. What has helped me is cleaning my drains and keeping them covered with silicone tub covers.