Gnats On Gutters And Siding

Pour 1 2 cup of salt and 1 2 cup of baking soda down the drain.

Gnats on gutters and siding. Adults are grayish black and have long see through or gray wings with visible veins and their legs are very long. I had the manufacture come out. The larvae feed on the decaying organic matter but in some species they also feed on the plant roots. The most common is the fungus gnat.

The gnats will be drawn to the smell of the apple cider but once they land in the mixture the soap makes it difficult for them to escape. Id say like about 20 30 gnats trapped between the frame now dead. Keep birdbaths and water features clean. Its like that all over the side of the house and also walking through the yard.

Gather a few small jars and pour in 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and whirl in a few drops of liquid dish soap. Avoid overwatering and allow enough time between waterings for the top layer of soil to dry out. With the lids off place the jars wherever you see the most gnats. Next pour 1 cup of white vinegar down the drain.

Vinyl siding is also a much better home exterior than wood. Today i find out that gnats are passing through the full screen through the double hung vinyl window through the weather stripping and into the house. Lifecycle of a fungus gnat. Fungus gnats also known as winter gnats are 1 16 to 1 8 of an inch in size.

With the lids off place the jars wherever you see the most gnats. The gnats will be drawn to the smell of the apple cider but once they land in the mixture the soap makes it difficult for them to escape. You ll need to maintain and clean it a couple of times per year to prevent any harmful substances from growing such as mold and algae. Fungus gnats are a unique type of gnats that prefer to reproduce in soil and plant matter.

Lifecycle of a fungus gnat can be divided into four stages egg larva pupa and adult. Your siding can also harbor mold and attract gnats to your home. Female fungus gnats deposit their eggs on the moist soil or decaying matter. These eggs hatch into larvae in about three days.

Make sure you have no standing water in gutters drainage areas or low spots. Wood siding warps and rots when exposed to moisture and will develop mold much easier. Ok so earlier this week i posted a question in regards to a howling window when the wind is blowing. If your problem is gnats that are reproducing outdoors and finding their way inside then most pest control experts will advise for you to seek professional help who will lay out safe but effective outdoor pest control sprays.

When the gnats are infesting your drains combine one of the above diy traps with a drain treatment that eliminates the gnats at their source. These tiny insects eat the fungi and roots of plants. Prevent mold from growing on your siding. Gather a few small jars and pour in 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar and whirl in a few drops of liquid dish soap.

Water in the morning to avoid overnight fungal growth. The siding and wood trim are ok in most places only a few minor areas where i ve noticed some wood rotting but the gnats aren t really close to that area.