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Gnats - help!

Posted: Apr 14, 2011

Ladies! I need help. I have had gnats for about a month now. Not hundreds of them,

but a few every day. They are driving me crazy. I bought houseplants about 5 weeks ago, make sure to buy high quality potting soil - Scotts and Miracle Gro - to decrease my chance of infested soil. Things were okay for about a week, then the gnats showed up. I put all the plants out on my screened lanai, getting lucky bamboo inside (no soil) inside. The gnats are still here. There are no other bugs in the house, no pets, and I take out the garbage everyday and actually have pretty clean garbage. I rinse things before I either throw them out or recycle them. I live in SW Florida, so it's been a habit for years, to avoid leaving a haven for gnats, flies and other pests. I have tried some homemade remedies off the net, like vinegar, vinegar mixed with sugar, with oil, dish soap, red wine - nothing has drawn more than 2-3 gnats and they still appear everyday. The past 2 days, they are starting to bite - maybe they aren't even gnats but some other tiny black devil.

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I Live in SW Florida - Maybe Not Gnats

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They may not be gnats. If they're biting they're likely what we call noseeums (sp?) which come out only during sunset hours,and their bite doesn't itch for long.

We also have "midges" which don't bite, but they're small and very annoying and are usually just associated with living near fresh water.

Other than that, I can't be helpful, but hoped this gives you a guideline.

The gnats - mt1347

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Thanks - I've been in FL for 15 yrs, but in SW only for 1 year - I do live near lots of water - a river is only about 150 feet away and I'm about a mile from the ocean. This is the first time I've been affected like this. I appreciate your input.

noseums - sm

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I live in Michigan and have those darn things. It drives me crazy because I work evenings and have to close my door because they get through the screen. They only seem to get in my office and it ticks me off because I like to keep the doorwall open with just the screen closed for the breeze. I have thought that it is time they are going to be out soon. I'm thinking of spraying my screen with insect spray to see if that helps. Also, mine bite and itch for quite awhile. We must have meaner ones here in Michigan. LOL

I have a problem with gnats before and what I - cindy

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eventually did was by Raid, flying insect spray. I tried all the generic things that you mentioned and caught many but still had more buzzing around. The Raid will probable kill the other bug that above posters talked about. Good luck, they are a pain in the ***

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