Help!! I am having problems with gnats-and they love to get stuck in the cake icing!! I have even avoided buying fresh fruit this summer-because I was stuck with them ALL last year! That has helped significantly. There is not any old/spoiled food such as potatoes around, nothing to attract them-other than lights on late at night and icing! Anyone else have this problem, and any solutions??? As I am reading this, I sound like the worlds worst housekeeper....really I'm not! 
I had them for a few weeks and then finally I found a stray potato that had fallen out of the bag and rolled behind the table-top-grill in the pantry. Any chance you have something hiding on you?? If not, I can not think of any suggestions other than maybe a fly strip or a bug zapper in the kitchen??? 
The ones I have seen are very small. Seem to come in through the door vs being attracted to food. Just cleaned out the pantry & re-organized, so I know there isn't any stray food lurking! I have seen about 3-4, just wondered how others dealt with them! 
Any trash left overly long will attract them too.
I have the same problem!!!! 
I don't leave any food, trash, or standing water and they still seem to multiply. Someone told me to mix apple cider vinegar and baking soda and leave it out on the counter. The mix should attract them and they eat it and die. I don't know if it works, but I'm trying it now. I'm also going to pour bleach down the drain. Good luck. 
Oh yeah, be careful when adding the baking soda because adding it too fast will cause a bubbling mess, I found out the hard way . Should've paid attention in chemistry. Anyways, good luck.
Thanks!! I thought I had heard something about vinegar, but couldn't remember-will try it.
I had the same problem. I had some dive bomb a cake I was frosting. They are mighty bad this year for some reason. I clean constantly and don't keep veggies or fruit laying around, but my children love to stand and hold the door wide open!!
I hate drain gnats! We got the really bad last year but haven't had too many this year. This year it's the flys that are terrible! Anyway, I have found a way to get rid of them that works for me. If they are flying around and I can't get them, I wait for them to land, but instead of trying to get them with a swatter I use a can of cheap old hairspray. I spray them and when they look like they are trying to move but can't, I put them out of my misery.
Easy peasy!
My first thought when I read this topic was... Do you have any potted plants inside? I'm a big gardener. That might be the problem. Gnats love to hang out in potting soil. So you might want to check your potted plants. Or if you have any fresh flowers in a vase they come from there too. If that's the culprit then you'll need to re-pot your plants or put them outside. I don't keep potted plants inside any more because of that gnat problem.
Ants have been my pests this year! I have been dealing with them since spring! I have sprayed, used the little ant motels, tero ant killer, you name it. They have finally almost gone away, just one here and there every couple of days, but they like to drove me insane!!!!
yes, I have 2 potted plants...never would have thought of them!! UG! 
OMG---THOSE FREAKING ANTS! 
Had the Old Man spray EVERYwhere around the windows & doors outside, and I've used the traps and spray inside...
It makes me INSANE to try and bake/cook with 'em around. I'm terrified one is gonna tunnel into my icing and cakes!
I don't know what else to do, either...I completely bleached out my kitchen the other day--and vacuumed out my cabinets and Lysol'ed them before putting the plates/glasses back in. You'd have thought it was spring-time again. STILL the dang'd ants come.
--Knox--
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