All of a sudden I have these tiny little nats? in the house, especially the kitchen, don't know where they came from. I don't have any food lying around the kitchen. Tried swatting them but they are so fast! Anyone know what they are and how to get rid of them? So annoying!
2006-09-14 14:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by zoe 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
If your home is generally clean, they're most likely in the kitchen drain. I would never use insecticide in my kitchen, but you can pour some old wine, or cider vinegar into a glass, put plastic wrap over the top, and punch a pencil-sized hole in the top to use as a quality trap.
For the drain, if no disposal, pour 1/2 cup of baking soda into the drain, and follow with 1 cup of white vinegar. It will heat and foam the larve away. Don't run water through for at least 15 minutes so it has time to do a thorough job.
If you do have a disposal in your drain, cut a lemon in half and running cold water at 1/2 pressure, drop the pieces in one at a time, chopping each piece away before adding the next. The citric acid should take care of the larve that's multiplying in the blades, and the peel & pulp works to push any muck through.
2006-09-14 15:11:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flying Nats
2016-09-28 00:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nats In The House
2016-12-14 16:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a great idea. Try putting a lemon in a bottle full of beer (like in a Corona) then the nasty little nats will come to the sweet lemon and once you have a bunch of them you can just throw the bottle away nats and all. Enjoy the beer fist of course! It works.
2006-09-14 14:43:02 · answer #4 · answered by Steffy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There probably is some kind of rotted fruit that has been sitting around for a while. They usually go for the sweet food, and will grow in numbers if that food isn't thrown away. You should check around, there might be something lying around that you don't see.
2006-09-14 14:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your houseplants if you have any. The nats love to breed in moist areas such as houseplants. stir some of the top soil around, if they"re in there you will see them flying out.
2006-09-14 14:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by Bill B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are attracted to fruit. Bananas? I have also found that they love empty pop cans. If you have any of those items in the kitchen (or basement) they will hover around the sink.
2006-09-14 15:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by united9198 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use VINEGAR to clean your kitchen....use it like you would a kitchen cleaner. They will be gone in no time!!
2006-09-14 14:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by Tiffany 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put a cup of cider viniger on the counter they will swam to it and drown.
2006-09-14 14:40:06 · answer #9 · answered by jennifer t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kitchen drain most likely, spray it with inset killer
2006-09-14 14:41:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋