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      Does that work with Gnats too? For some reason i have some in my

      kitchen and nothing is down in the drains no disposal…

      thanks

      — In Budget101_@yahoogroups.com, “Denise”

      wrote:

      >

      > We use three tricks to get rid of fruit-flies when they decide to

      > invade our house:

      >

      > 1. Vacuum with a hose. Just suck the little buggers right out of

      the

      > air when you get a cloud of them. The force of the suction kills

      them.

      >

      > 2. Put out small bowls with tiny amounts of sweet wine or vinegar.

      Put

      > a small drop of dishwashing detergent on your finger and barely

      touch

      > it to the liquid. This gets rid of the surface tension and they

      drown

      > when they come down to get some. (The wine isn’t a good idea if you

      > have pets who enjoy alcohol…as my dh & I found out the hard way.)

      >

      > 3. Pour near-boiling bleach-water down the drains and into the

      garbage

      > disposal if you have one. Eggs hide in there and that cleans them

      out

      > pretty well.

      >

      > Good luck!

      > Denise

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