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Help I Can't Get Rid of the Gnats!
Asked by C.A. from Houston
on July 29, 2008
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I have noticed little gnat like bugs in my kitchen and now it seems like I can not find anything to help get rid of them... I think they are coming out of the sink. It...
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- I'll bet what you have are drain flies. They feed on organic matter that builds up in sink drains, among other places. You need to get rid of the organic matter buildu...
- Wow, you certainly did get a lot of good advice. We live in the country- way out in the country, in central texas, and everything you have, we have only bigger---haha...
- Dear C., I think what you have is fruit flies. I have had them & they are very hard to get rid of. The exterminator said it's hard for them too. They tend to l...
Best Mosquito Repellant Ever!!
Asked by D.M. from Houston
on June 10, 2010
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I just have to share this & thank whichever mama on here I read this from in the first place...
Vanilla Extract & Water makes the BEST mosquito repellant I've ever u...
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- How weird. It really works? I wonder why! What is the percentage mixture that works?
- Thanks so much for posting this!!! my kids are allergis to bug spray,sunscreen and bugs! This is definately going to be tried out today at my house. I'm sorry i cant h...
- THANK YOU! I will try it for sure! We love going for walks in the evening with our son and we on the water so the bugs are horrible...but its those little black "no se...
New Plant Bugs
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on January 15, 2011
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Whenever I buy potted plants I get little flying bugs around the room the plants are in, what are they and how do I get rid of them, is there something I can spray the...
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- I had those on my plants once. i was told to spray them with soapy water. Just a little dish soap and water and it did the trick. Make sure you spray the soil too.
- More than likely it's fungus gnats. They live in the soil/mulch your plant is planted in. They don't harm the plant, but they are annoying little buggers. They have...
- You are probbaly seeing either fruit flies, some sort of mite, or aphids...depending on the plant and where it came from. I would shop around at a nursery or gree...
Fruit Flies
Asked by S.K. from Detroit
on October 8, 2008
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The past few days I have noticed fruit flies throughout my house. How do I get rid of them?? They are driving my crazy!
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- Some of the replies are referring to 3 different kinds of gnats. Fruit flies are the only ones attracted to vinegar. They come into the house with fruit, sometimes f...
- I haven't any advice, but I wanted to thank you for asking this because I'm having the same problem with fruit flies right now too.
- take a piece of heavy paper like construction paper and make it into a funnle with a small opening at the bottom-so twist it tightly. place it into a bottle that has s...
Fruit Flies Are Taking over Our Home!
Asked by S.M. from Seattle
on September 18, 2009
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Hi!
For some reason fruit flies have decided to make our home their permanent residence. My husband noticed several weeks ago a pear that the fruit flies had found....
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- Give your faucet and drains a good cleaning and feed a couple of those garbage disposal disinfectant beads into it. They like the moisture and the food/garbage partic...
- Hello:) I had that problem before and I looked online and what i found was to take a water bottle, cut the top off, about 1/4 way down, to make a cone out of the top,...
- I am having the same problem! First off, if you do any composting, make sure your yard waste containers are placed as far away from your home as possible and stay clea...
**Help Mama's** I'm Surrounded by Flies
Asked by K. from Portland
on July 30, 2009
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We have a VERY bad "fruit fly" problem and no fruit is in sight!!! I have scrubbed my kitchen, done all of my laundry and no food is sitting out. I have even tried lea...
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- I was going to suggest that they might be coming from a potted plant of some sort. I had that problem once and I just re-potted the plant and it was fine. You might ...
- I am a 40 year old mother of 3. My father-in-law told me when we had a fruit fly problem that they live in the sink drains. So you have to pour a little bleach down ...
- I have heard that leaving a half-full bottle of red wine open and out overnight will solve the problem. Apparently, they dive in, get drunk and drown :-) Good luck.
Daughter Being Eaten Alive
Asked by D.A. from Portland
on April 15, 2009
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Help, my 4 year old daughter gets about 10 bites on average every time she goes outside. We can walk to the mailbox and she comes in with 6-12 bites. She plays outside...
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- Try getting some garlic in her diet and avoid feeding her bananas before she goes outside. See if that helps. There are natural insect repellents out there without De...
- Hey there, A solution for your home front and those of friends if they are interested... Plant Basil (the herb) A large size pot of it at each corner of your ho...
- hi D., i know this sounds crazy but have you tried garlic? if you use fresh garlic in a few different meals it really does begin to come through your pores. i know it ...
