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Native predators will take care of the gnats for you.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Chopped banana peels can also attract curious and hungry pests like rats, possums, and raccoons, as well as fruit flies, gnats, and their harmful larvae.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The drink area requires a follow-up inspection after gnats were seen flying out of the cappuccino machine.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Chopped banana peels can also attract curious and hungry pests like rats, possums, and raccoons, as well as fruit flies, gnats, and their harmful larvae.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
The drink area requires a follow-up inspection after gnats were seen flying out of the cappuccino machine.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting two-winged flies
Medical Definition
gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies (as a midge or blackfly)
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