Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

There is a trellised grapevine right outside my living room window (next-door neighbor's yard) that is a breeding ground for fungus gnats, which come into my home right through my window screens. As a result, they were laying their eggs in my houseplants. These little gnats are insidious and actually bite. I tried all sorts of chemicals, to no avail. Take it from me, here's a sure-fire way to get rid of them: - STEP 1: Purchase these traps TODAY. Once you have them, cut them into one-inch strips, peel apart to expose the sticky side and tuck them into the soil (sticky side facing the plant) around the perimeter inside each houseplant pot. Once gnats land on the sticky surface, they cannot get out. These are great because they continue to attract gnats even when wet or full (nasty). The gnats seem to land on them more in the early morning when the sun begins to come out. - STEP 2: Prepare a bio-control mixture (called 4-4-2) consisting of 2 cups water, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp oil, and either 2 drops of any mouthwash or tea-tree oil (gnats hate the smell of these). Mix well in any rinsed out spray bottle. Add 1/2 tsp dish washing liquid and gently mix. This mixture will not harm your houseplants and will also kill mites and other houseplant pests. - STEP 3: Spray the soil of all your houseplants with this mixture for 2 weeks. This will kill all the gnats and their larvae. You'll actually see the gnats come out of the soil and try to hang out around the flower pot when you spray. You may want to crush them with a paper towel so they don't fly around your house or try to move to your other plants. Spray daily and within the week they'll be gone. But keep spraying to kill the larvae, which is what makes this pest so insidious. It seems like a never-ending cycle, but the 4-4-2 spray and the sticky traps end all that.