Asked on Jul 28, 2016
Screens to keep gnats and small bugs out of my home
by Jwl7740745
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The holes in window screens are too big. Gnats and other small bugs come to dinner.
10 answers
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Home Depot has some adjustable screens that fit in window over existing screen. Works pretty good for us.
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Darlene B. Moss
on Jul 28, 2016
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lemongrass essential oil, add to water, 1tsp. to 1 cup water, then spray round window and door Just saw this one today, cool, huh?
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Sheri
on Jul 28, 2016
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I think you're in luck to have the"too big" screen as a base. I have used very fine "tutu" netting as screening, and you could just adhere it right on top of the current screening.
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Turtle
on Jul 28, 2016
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You can buy screen magnets that cover the holes.
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Joy McAuley
on Jul 29, 2016
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I live in Colorado and have them also. I have tried all kinds of essential oils which have not prevented them from arriving inside. What I did is grab a lamp that shines on a place in the ceiling in my greatroom. Once inside they gravitate towards the light. Then I use a broom and kill them. Keep lights off or use low lighting afterward until the hatch passes.
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Kathryn Matson
on Jul 29, 2016
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Inear impossible to keep gnat out of your home. They get in through even the crack or opening. I can't tell you how to keep them out, but here a video of a gnat trap that helps to catch and eliminate them from inside your home.
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George Knipp
on Jul 29, 2016
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Going off of another post slightly different, how about buying some inexpensive lace panels and gluing them to the screens on the inside? It would be pretty and keep the bugs out while letting the fresh air in. Thrift stores will sometimes have lace curtain panels for cheap but they are not that expensive or the lace yardage which I believe you can get at Walmart.
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Pamela J. Ludington-Rice
on Jul 29, 2016
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Have you considered using mosquito netting? Perhaps, as either a panel or a curtain. Breezes could still blow thru.
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Rynn
on Jul 29, 2016
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It's very hard to keep them out, and still allow fresh air into your house. But here is a little device I came up with to help remove them from your home, and when you have caught the little buggers, just toss them in the trash and have them hauled away.
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George Knipp
on Jul 30, 2016
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I have used regular cotton expensive material to replace the screen you can use any color or pattern!
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Rebecca Ellison
on Aug 11, 2016
Darlene B. Moss
on Jul 28, 2016
Sheri
on Jul 28, 2016
Turtle
on Jul 28, 2016
Joy McAuley
on Jul 29, 2016
Kathryn Matson
on Jul 29, 2016
Pamela J. Ludington-Rice
on Jul 29, 2016
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