Dealing with pesky gnats in plants and house
There are several pesky insects such as ants, mosquitoes and flies. These are found in multitude in most properties in America. Gnats are quite common among these pesky insects. Gnats are very annoying especially when hanging around the house. Furthermore whilst most people consider them to be harmless, they have been found to bite. There are many effective ways of dealing with the gnats and getting rid of them completely. Most of these are simple home DIY that can be done almost anyone.
Firstly to deal with gnats in the drain and the sink you can use some ammonia. A small dose of the ammonia is poured on the drain or sink. This kills the gnats together with the larvae and eggs. The ammonia should then be left to dilute slowly before using it again as ammonia is toxic to humans. To avoid the foul smelling ammonia, one can alternatively use baking soda followed by white vinegar in the sink. The mix will fizzle a little then left to stay for a couple of hours before pouring water.
Another interesting yet easy method of getting rid of gnats is by using a trap. Well they are actually easy to make. First you need a mason jar or a container which can be cut and fabricated to be open at the top. This is then filled with apple cider vinegar and covered with a lid. Small holes are poked in the jar lid. The jar is placed in the kitchen or anywhere that it can attract gnats. The gnats are easily attracted to the apple cider vinegar and they get trapped when they enter the jar. Indeed apple cider vinegar is useful in many other remedies.
You might have the gnats infesting the plants. This is because some types of gnats are actually attracted to moist sand and would be seed laying their eggs too. To deal with plant infested with gnats, firstly you can stop watering the plant till you notice the two inches of the top soil to be dried out. This absence of moisture will make the gnats larvae and eggs to dry out and eventually die. The plant might also start drying up a little. This shouldn’t worry so much as the plant will spring back to life when water is poured on it again. Another trick to dealing with gnats on plants is by using a lemon scented dish soap. This is mixed with water in and sprayed to the plant liberally and left to sit for about two hours. This will kill the gnats off. The water can then be rinsed off.
Firstly to deal with gnats in the drain and the sink you can use some ammonia. A small dose of the ammonia is poured on the drain or sink. This kills the gnats together with the larvae and eggs. The ammonia should then be left to dilute slowly before using it again as ammonia is toxic to humans. To avoid the foul smelling ammonia, one can alternatively use baking soda followed by white vinegar in the sink. The mix will fizzle a little then left to stay for a couple of hours before pouring water.
Another interesting yet easy method of getting rid of gnats is by using a trap. Well they are actually easy to make. First you need a mason jar or a container which can be cut and fabricated to be open at the top. This is then filled with apple cider vinegar and covered with a lid. Small holes are poked in the jar lid. The jar is placed in the kitchen or anywhere that it can attract gnats. The gnats are easily attracted to the apple cider vinegar and they get trapped when they enter the jar. Indeed apple cider vinegar is useful in many other remedies.
You might have the gnats infesting the plants. This is because some types of gnats are actually attracted to moist sand and would be seed laying their eggs too. To deal with plant infested with gnats, firstly you can stop watering the plant till you notice the two inches of the top soil to be dried out. This absence of moisture will make the gnats larvae and eggs to dry out and eventually die. The plant might also start drying up a little. This shouldn’t worry so much as the plant will spring back to life when water is poured on it again. Another trick to dealing with gnats on plants is by using a lemon scented dish soap. This is mixed with water in and sprayed to the plant liberally and left to sit for about two hours. This will kill the gnats off. The water can then be rinsed off.