Gnats... Help!! Please?
By Bethany1202
@Bethany1202 (3431)
United States
July 21, 2009 10:26pm CST
I just moved and it's a new subdivision. There are some open fields with weeds and some standing water that builders are waiting to start building houses on. There are also many new homes with new sod, grass seeds, hay, etc...
I am not sure if that's why or if it's just the area/temperature or whatever reason, but there are TONS of gnats (what some people call "no-see-ums") near out house, and it's such a nuisance. They are so small it seems like sometimes they creep inside even the screens.
Even as I type this one is fluttering onto my computer monitor!
Is there anything we can do (aside from using a ton of insect spray and whatnot) to alleviate this problem a bit? Any tips or tricks can help. Thanks in advance!
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@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
22 Jul 09
hey again bethany..i know what ur talking about..i live in the middle of noo mans land and we get them HORRIBLE!!!!! teh forest is an aweful place for bugs..butt my mom told nme to try this and it works awesome..get a shot glass..and fill it almost full with DAWN OR JOY..IM NO TSURE NOW? i think its Joy..and it hasss to be LEMON..it draws them away and soem get stuck inside..i dont get them in my house anymore..and if ur outside..and they swarn you..put soem BOUNCE DRYER SHEETS..in ur clothes and under your hat..they hate it..and they dont bug me outside either:) good luck! April
@Bethany1202 (3431)
• United States
1 Sep 09
Thanks for the tips. I tried them for a few weeks but it didn't help. Was worth a try!!
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
22 Jul 09
I've been in swarms of those things, we just had to deal with them. I never killed any spiders because they will build webs to catch them. I guess you'll just have to wait them out.
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