Gnats???

[dislal]

Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of gnats, from my kitchen? I left bananas out on the counter last week that were over ripe and now I just can't get rid of them. We set off those bug spray things (where you have to leave the house for 4 hours) and that didn't work I cleaned the kitchen down with bleach today, and threw all the garbage out today as we got it.

 

[snykymom]

The only thing that helps, really, is time. Just make sure everything that might attract them is put away in sealed containers or in the refrigerator; throw out your garbage immediately. Once their source of food is gone, they'll die. It only takes a couple of days to get rid of them.

Sorry you have to deal with this.

 

[Tinijocaro]

Put out a small bowl of red wine with a drop or two of dishwashing liquid in it-stir. They will dive right in and die. We had tons of fruitflies over the summer athis is how we got rid of them. I found this on Youtube.

 

[cabanafrau]

Try some bleach in your drains, I believe they breed in there.

 

[HelenePA]

apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dish washing liquid...

 

[shortbun]

I had an infestation about a month ago and I used every tip I got on these boards. Everything worked a little and some worked really well. The hanging fly strips really worked but had to be in the perfect place so we experimented. The red wine/balsamic with soap worked mildly well. The bleach down the sink seemed to have a medium result.
I bagged every food item in my pantry and on my counter in zip locs. I scoured my kitchen on a daily basis-sometimes twice. I am down to one darn fly which I saw last night. I told my husband and my son to stay vigilant. Out came the vinegar and I hung the last fly strip. It had been several days since I'd seen one. Good luck!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Try some bleach in your drains, I believe they breed in there.

They do breed in your drains. I called the bug man years ago when we had a problem with them, and he said to boil water several times a day and pour it down your drains. I did this even in the bathrooms and everything. within a few days they were gone. Nothing else worked for me except boiling the water and pouring it down all of the drains in the house. Try it.

 

[MAKmom]

Does anyone have any advice on how to get rid of gnats, from my kitchen? I left bananas out on the counter last week that were over ripe and now I just can't get rid of them. We set off those bug spray things (where you have to leave the house for 4 hours) and that didn't work I cleaned the kitchen down with bleach today, and threw all the garbage out today as we got it.

You did this for gnats in the kitchen?

 

[dislal]

You did this for gnats in the kitchen?

Yes I am desperate to get rid of them, I am having Thanksgiving dinner at my house this year.

Thank you everyone I have tried a few of your suggestions and I notice less of them. I will keep working on it.

 

[MAKmom]

You have to wash everything in all your cabinets now that you used that poison. Did you take all the food out of the house before you set it off?