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How to ID a Tiny Bug in My House. Catch the bug in the box, using the piece of paper to slide the bug in. Put the lid on the box if the bug has wings or seems able to crawl up the sides. Examine the bug with the magnifying glass. Count the number of legs the bug has. Insects have six.

Fungus gnats are tiny flying insects often mistaken for fruit flies. A fungus gnat is much smaller than a fruit fly and has a tiny black body (while fruit flies are commonly tan and have very visible bodies). Gnats are also attracted to decaying organic material, wheres fruit flies only feed on produce.

These bugs lay eggs in soil where conditions are moist and there is decaying matter to feed upon. The eggs of the gnats hatch in the soil, and the larva live and feed on fungal material found there. They can eat away at the roots of your plants and cause them to yellow or die. When the larva grows into an adult, it flies out in search of new locations to procreate and feed.Most people notice that they have fungus gnats in their home because these tiny bugs will often try to fly into a person's nose, mouth, or eyes, as they are attracted to moisture. This trait causes them to be commonly reported as 'those little, annoying, flying bugs.' They can be especially irritating to someone who sits at a desk near the origination of the infestation. Where Do Gnats Come From and What Are They Attracted to?.

Moisture: They love to live and breed in the moist soil of overwatered house plants, in containers or pot liners, or around areas with standing water, such as sinks, open bottles of beverages, etc. Tap on the pots of any houseplants in the area where they seem to swarm. If there are gnats, they will begin to fly up out of the plant. Decaying organic matter: Fungus gnats feed on moist, decaying, organic material, such as dead leaves, leaf husks, fungus, or any other organic debris on top of the soil's surface or down inside the pots and liners. They are also attracted to soil that contains organic material, like wood chips, peat moss, or compost, which is also why you may find them in compost bins or trash cans with decaying material.

Light source: They typically swarm around windows, lamps, and other light fixtures. Carbon dioxide: Like most flies, fungus gnats love CO 2, which is why they like to hover around your mouth and nose. Use the following methods to catch and kill fungus gnats that are present in your home. Use a combination of methods and do it repeatedly for at least 4 weeks. Dry Out the SoilFor an over-watered plant, you must begin drying out the soil. Overwatered plants get root rot, and rotten roots are a perfect food source for fungus gnats. As a side note, overwatering will eventually kill most houseplants, so please don't do it.

Remove Dead LeavesIf there are dead leaves or any other kind of debris in the soil or inside the liners or containers, it must be removed. Dead, decaying material is a food source for gnats. Massacre With Steel WoolThis method works like a charm. Place a thin layer of steel wool on top of the soil of your potted plants.

Any larvae trying to fly out will literally get shred to pieces, and adults flying in to lay their eggs will also die. Leave the wool in for at least 4 weeks to ensure that all generations of larvae are exterminated as they try to fly out. It's a simple yet magical technique. Remove the Top Layer of SoilOnce you believe all the larvae are dead, remove the top part of the soil. This is to ensure that any eggs remaining will be removed.

Replace this top half with sand. Sand drains well and dries quickly.

Drown Them in Vinegar or BeerPlace jars filled halfway with apple cider vinegar or beer near the source of origin. Screw on the lids and poke holes in them large enough for the gnats to enter. If you don't want to ruin your lids, you can cover with plastic wrap and poke holes in it. The gnats will enter to drink the vinegar or beer and drown. Do this repeatedly until you see fewer and fewer gnats in the jars.

Use Potato Slices to Control LarvaeCut slices of potato up and place them on the surface of your potting soil. Fungus gnat larvae will swarm onto these tater slices after about four hours, and you can then dispose of them. Do this repeatedly until all the larvae are gone. Kill Larvae With 3% Hydrogen PeroxideAllow your soil to dry before watering your plant with a mixture of 1 part hydrogen peroxide and 3 parts water. You must dilute the hydrogen peroxide and only use the 3% hydrogen peroxide you find at the drugstore and nothing higher. Control Larvae With Food-Grade Diatomaceous EarthDE is natural and non-toxic, but it contains microscopic shards of silica that can rip larvae apart as they crawl through it. Mix some into the top layer soil (this is where gnats lay their eggs).

If your repotting or planting something new, mix DE into the potting soil for prevention. Purchase Products Containing BTIThese products, such as BTI Mosquito Bits, contain the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis var. Israelensis, which kills the larvae of many insects, including fungus gnats. Mix into your soil and larvae will be wiped out instantly. Catch Flying Gnats With Yellow Sticky TrapsLike flypaper, these yellow sticky tabs catch gnats so you can discard of them. Just place the stick traps horizontally on top of the plant soil, and they will catch the adults that fly up out of the pot.

Discard the sticky trap once it is covered in gnat carcasses, and continue using new traps until you see fewer gnats. Don't Overwater Your Plants: Give plants the proper amount of water and allow them to dry out between waterings.

Keep Your Plants Clean: Remove dead leaves, stems, debris, etc. Use Sand: Fill the top of your pot with 1/2 inch of sand. Water drains quickly in sand, keeping the top layer dry, and thus preventing gnats from laying their eggs. Use Indoor Potting Soil: Always use indoor potting soil for indoor plants. Do not add compost or wood chips to the soil. Don't Use Compost, Peat Moss, or Mulch: These materials retain moisture and contain decaying material that fungus gnats are attracted to. Don't using potting mixes containing these materials and replace the potting soil with indoor soil if necessary.

Consider Using Perlite or Vermiculite: Both of these materials improve aeration while retaining moisture. Like diatomaceous earth, they are sharp, so they present an unwelcoming environment to fungus gnats. Ask your local nursery which material you should use for your plants as perlite dries out too quickly for water-loving plants and vermiculite holds too much water for plants that need well-drained soil.

Check Plants For Infestation Before Buying: Avoid purchasing any plants that have evidence of fungus gnats. I think your plant is a Dracaena Mass Cane. The problem you are describing sounds like Mealy Bug.

Mealy Bug will look almost like white lint to most people; the sticky substance would be the “Honey Dew” created by the Mealy Bug, this is excrement from the bugs. The bugs will likely be found concentrated in the foliage crowns; the crowns will probably need to be cut out to begin treating the plant.

The Mealy Bug, and its Honey Dew will need to be wiped clean off of the plant frequently to control the pest problem. Fungus Gnats are not dangerous; they are however incredibly irritating. It does not take much to produce a substantial Fungus Gnat population.

If the plants in your office have been inspected for organic material like dead leaves and bark, standing water causing root rot, or any other moist rotting material in the soil surface or in the liner and the source cannot be located it would be good to check garbage disposals, look for leaks or spills in kitchens, garbage can, etc to see if they may be the cause of the issue. This sound very close to what my friend has been going through. What did you suggest for themSo happy to of found this site on gnats.

In April I just had a few of the gnats in my eyes. Now it's in my eyes nose around my mouth and in my ears. Did not know what was going on until it was to late.

Now there all over me. We found no source. Which is weird. Iv'e found a nest in my nose, and am pretty sure my ears. I seem to be there food source. They are tiny black little dots with wings.

They say the female is the only ones that feed in your eyes. I have a sweet tooth so I'm wondering if that's why they love me and no one else in my family. I did the traps and they don't seem to like it. Apple vinegar, beer, wine, all insect sprays, they live through all this. We have covered drains and we have a dry house. We left the house to stay with relatives only to find out where I go they go.

It's horrible. Do you have any information on eye gnats? I live in Florida and they love the tropical weather. Not many people even know that eye gnats are a real issue in the States. They usually are only found in third world countries, according to the Dr.s They do not believe me and I know I'm not going crazy.

They have destroyed my life. I'm trying to get back to being positive so I can win this war of the eye gnats. It's horrible. They don't live in my home, they live on me. This is why it's so hard to get rid of them. Thank God for the nets I only get relief when wearing one.

They keep having babies in my nose and ears. Tried staying under water in my pool, they don't drown. This is miserable, horrible.Nothing seems to erradicate these fast flying gnats that you feel but can't see on you.

They swarm in your hair, get in nose, face, feet, clothes everywhere. They have erratic movement when on you. On sticky paper very tiny black dots. There a powdery feel on hands. They R in house, car, I feel them everywhere i go, on me. I have tried everything, nothing works.

Exterminators don' have a clue how to handle this pest. We're being destroyed by this. They become agressive when house sprayed or fogged. So happy to of found this site on gnats.

In April I just had a few of the gnats in my eyes. Now it's in my eyes nose around my mouth and in my ears.

Did not know what was going on until it was to late. Now there all over me. We found no source. Which is weird. Iv'e found a nest in my nose, and am pretty sure my ears. I seem to be there food source.

They are tiny black little dots with wings. They say the female is the only ones that feed in your eyes. I have a sweet tooth so I'm wondering if that's why they love me and no one else in my family. I did the traps and they don't seem to like it. Apple vinegar, beer, wine, all insect sprays, they live through all this. We have covered drains and we have a dry house.

We left the house to stay with relatives only to find out where I go they go. It's horrible.

Do you have any information on eye gnats? I live in Florida and they love the tropical weather. Not many people even know that eye gnats are a real issue in the States. They usually are only found in third world countries, according to the Dr.s They do not believe me and I know I'm not going crazy. They have destroyed my life. I'm trying to get back to being positive so I can win this war of the eye gnats. It's horrible.

They don't live in my home, they live on me. This is why it's so hard to get rid of them. Thank God for the nets I only get relief when wearing one.

They keep having babies in my nose and ears. Tried staying under water in my pool, they don't drown. I had fungas gnats but I couldn’t figure out where they were coming from because I don’t have any plants. From what other people on here have said, I had it easy.

I only saw maybe 10 of them over a few days. After reading this I decided to clean out my whole kitchen and get rid of any old food. Anything that had been in my fidge or cubbard for longer than a month got tossed, and I gave all the shelves a good wash while I was at it.

I felt bad about throwing away so much food, but it got rid of the bugs!. I have had fungus gnats since last winter. I threw away most of my plants but kept 2 Christmas cacti because I could let them really dry out and I kept an aloe. I treated them outside with a systemic insect control powder. They seemed to have no gnats so I brought them back inside. But even while they were outside I still had gnats. Then I bought a couple of herbs to put on my tiny balcony and have the original plants quarantined in a spare room But the gnats are worse than ever and driving me crazy.

I have a hard time being on my laptop or even watching TV. I kill one and two more appear. I do have some plant soil and gardening tools, gloves in a corner of the room.

One bag of houseplant soil I just opened a couple of weeks ago to pot the herbs but the other bag, indoor-outdoor soil, has not been opened. Could the soil or something else in that corner be a breeding ground for the gnats?. That sounds like quite an unpleasant discovery Karen B.The scope of my expertise in this area is limited to indoor situations, and I live on the other side of the country in a very different climate from that of NJ, so I would likely not be the best person to answer your questions. This may be a subject in which a general pest control expert could provide insightful information.I would imagine that the recent storm systems hitting the East coast have given rise to all manner of pests that flourish in moist conditions, fungus gnats included.Sorry I could not be of more help. I was quite disturbed upon finding a writhing slimy mass of small 'worms' on my concrete driveway yesterday.grossed me out and have never seen anything like it before. I sprayed it with raid a few times until I saw no more signs of life. Went online and found out this was a fungus gnat larvae train.

Much to my horror, there was another train this morning on my concrete porch not far from the train yesterday.sprayed it, also. They appear to be coming from my lawn. I'm in New Jersey and it was a rather soggy summer. Is this event unusual where I live?

Should I be concerned?. Sandy & Casey,While my expertise with gnats is in respect to indoor plants, I am confident fungus gnats will only be present if they have some decomposing moist material to feed on. The key is to find the food source, and get rid of it. Fungus gnats are often more prevalent during seasons of greater precipitation, namely spring & fall for much of the US.

It is possible they may be originating outside, if this is the case it may be a bit more difficult to isolate a specific source. Outside or in look for moist wood, bark, roots, dead leaves etc. If the source remains elusive it may be an indicator of something out of the ordinary going on in or around the home causing structural decay, perhaps a water leak.Good Luck!. For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: Show Details NecessaryHubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. High school story cheats.

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Updated 2:01 PM EST Dec 14, 2019Detroit — The marble shower stall, dove gray walls and granite kitchen countertops are a real estate dream.But it doesn’t stop there. Industrial-chic lighting. Shiny black kitchen appliances.And it gets better. Someone with a low to moderate income soon will move into this sparkling new house.But it's tiny, like 317-square-feet tiny.What's known as the JBJ Soul House at 1553 Monterey is one of six tiny homes being prepared for ownership by the Cass Community Social Services’ Tiny Homes Detroit Community. And they'll be seen on tour Friday through Sunday for those curious. Anthony Lanzilote, Special to The Detroit NewsThe community in the Dexter Linwood neighborhood aims to provide permanent housing to those with an annual income between $7,000 and $15,000 who ordinarily could not afford a home.

Some tiny homes already are inhabited on Monterey, Richton and Cortland.' There was nothing here,' said Cass Community Executive Director Faith Fowler with a sweeping gesture as she spoke at a podium on Monterey Street with the newest tiny houses across the street behind her.'

This was all virgin land, and now people come by every day taking selfies and interrupting our contractors.' 'I hate them,' she added, laughing, while those attending the press conference laughed along with her.Each tiny home has solar power, as Cass Community Social Services is actively installing solar all over its campus and has plans to introduce solar farms to help the larger community.

The solar arrays for the tiny homes were paid for by General Motors' corporate giving program.This tiny homes community will eventually have 25 tiny homes ranging from 250-400 square feet on 30-foot-by-100-foot lots. So far, Fowler said there are 19 tiny homes. Their proximity to the Cass campus will allow residents to take advantage of most of its educational, recreational and social activities.

Anthony Lanzilote, Special to The Detroit NewsThe homes were revealed to the media Thursday, which kicked off three days of fundraising tours.Many partners made these homes possible, including rocker Jon Bon Jovi, one of the financial contributors, and Epitec, a certified minority-owned, technology-driven staffing agency. They raised $240,000 for the homes.Epitec President Josie Sheppard said the company wanted to do something different to celebrate its 40th anniversary instead of investing money in a party.' I am so, so honored to be able to be part of this because it is breaking the cycle of poverty,' she said. 'To be able to be a homeowner is so impactful, and it is changing the lives of people.'

Among the volunteers who helped make it happen were students from the Birmingham First United Methodist Church. Fowler said they fundraised $40,000. Anthony Lanzilote, Special to The Detroit NewsCass Community Social Services began developing the tiny homes project in 2016 to address both the affordable housing shortage in the city and to create a path to homeownership.They purchased 25 parcels of land from the City of Detroit and secured unique architectural plans ranging from 250 to 400 square feet, some with distinctive exterior colors, such as pale yellow, sky blue, or traditional brick, with unique design elements.No government money has been used to construct the homes. Instead, private donations from foundations, corporations, religious organizations, individuals and fundraisers have been used to underwrite the development.Tenants pay affordable rent and electricity — pegged at $1 per square foot of the tiny house — while Cass uses their rent money to cover property taxes, insurance, security systems, water bills and repairs.

After seven years, renters will be granted the deeds to their homes.Fowler said the next phase will be to build homes for families and homes compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.Asked what she gets out of doing this for others, she said, “When my mom died, I got a house, and I want others to feel cared for and to have the security of having a house.”She added, “I do it in her honor.” If you goWhen: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 1 p.m.-6 p.m. SundayWhere: 1564 Monterey, DetroitTickets: $75 each or two tickets for $100, which can be purchased at www.Casscommunity.org. Proceeds from the tours will support the continued expansion of Tiny Homes Detroit Community.