Make a DIY trap: Fill a jar halfway with vinegar, sugar water, or beer, add a few drops of dish soap, and leave it out. Try essential oils: Many gnats dislike the smell of certain essential oils, such ...

Gnats, flies, no-see-ums – whatever you call them, they’re disproportionately annoying for something so darn tiny. Taking back your kitchen is easy, though, when you follow the right advice. Here’s ...

Whether they’re hovering by the hundreds around your fruit bowl, clouding your vegetable garden, or swarming your face—attracted to moisture and salt—gnats are unwelcome visitors. Some bite humans and ...

Gnats are attracted to the color yellow, making it the natural choice for adhesive cards used to trap the plant pests. Dima Berlin If you’ve noticed hordes of tiny insects flying around your home — ...

Moisture and food on surfaces and in drains are the primary sources for gnats in the kitchen. Set up more than one trap in the area where you've observed the gnats. Look for and clean up the breeding ...

Or, just pitch it! Fruit Flies If fruit flies and their eggs have invaded your kitchen, use this trick to get rid of them: ...

HOUSTON — If you've noticed a bunch of tiny black bugs flying around your house lately, you're not alone. Unfortunately, mosquitoes and flies aren't the only uninvited houseguests showing up in ...

Gnats are attracted to warm, moist environments and breed in standing water or damp soil. Homeowners can repel gnats using herbal repellents, apple cider vinegar traps and by eliminating breeding ...

Taking out the trash and recycling regularly also helps. Fruit flies will still find rotten food thrown in the trash and drink cans that still contain liquid, so keep a lid on the bins for extra ...

Gnats are nuisances, prone to hover around warm bodies and fermenting foods. If you felt like a gnat was targeting you while you sipped on a glass of wine, well, you were right. Humans, pets, and ...