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Getting rid of gnats?

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I have what seems like a never ending supply of gnats in my house.  I think the plant(s) that I bought at Home Depot a few months ago must have had a bunch of eggs in the dirt and now they're all hatching.  I must kill 20 of them a day and still there's more. 

I know about the vinegar trick to get rid of fruit flies and tried it to see if it works on gnats.  It doesn't.  Any other tips/suggestions?  Thanks!

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Re: Getting rid of gnats?

  • Babydoll625Babydoll625

    Lurking from 3rd tri..

    had this problem too..plant I got from Home depot had never ending gnats!!!

    After doing tons of online research I came across these solutions.. I'm sure just one would work, but I did all of them because I just wanted the bugs gone for good!

    1) Let plant dry out completely and then run tap water, all the way on hot, over the plant for 2-3 minutes. (Nope wont hurt the plant)

    2) Let the plant dry out completely, then water it w/ a combo of hydrogen peroxide(reads 3% on label) and water.. should be 4 parts to 1!

    3) These little guys like to lay their eggs in the top inch of soil if you put about one inch of sand, I did colored sand (:, on top of the dirt they cant crawl out after they hatch.

    Like I said I opted for all of them, in the order listed above! GL, hope this helps!

     

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