Family Handyman

DIY Bottle Gnat Trap

Wonder how to get rid of annoying gnats around your home? Wash a plastic beverage bottle and cut off the top. Mark the center of the bottle with a permanent marker. This will serve as a “fill to” line. Dissolve 3 tablespoons of vinegar in 1/4 cup of vinegar and pour it into the bottle. Add water up to the fill line. Place the cutoff top upside down in the bottle. The gnats can easily get into the wide opening, but it’s difficult for them to get back out. Place this on your kitchen counter or any area where you’ve seen a lot of gnats congregating.

Don’t let pests take over your home. Keep these 26 simple and effective solutions handy, so you can act fast if a pest problem arises.

Centipedes

Fleas

Caterpillars

Mexican Bean Beetle

Japanese Beetles

Spiders: Tip 1

Spiders: Tip 2

Flies

Fruit Flies

Termites

Gnats

Bed Bugs

Cockroaches

Ants: Tip 1

Ants: Tip 2

Ants: Tips 3

Ants: Tip 4

Ants: Tip 5

Ants: Tip 6

Ticks

Wasps

Box Elders

Carpenter Bees

Yellow Jackets

Meal Moths

Christmas Tree Bugs

Slugs: Tip 1

Slugs: Tip 2

Asian Lady Beetles

A Mix of Bugs