Black gnats

Bill G · May 16, 2024

So as Spring has arrived so have the nasty black gnats. What are folks using to combat the little bastards? The staple here has been Absorbing Jr but they are not even repelled by that now.

full chizel · May 16, 2024

Idk they’re not a problem here. The skeeterz are a different story.

Ronaldo · May 16, 2024

Bill G said:
So as Spring has arrived so have the nasty black gnats. What are folks using to combat the little bastards? The staple here has been Absorbing Jr but they are not even repelled by that now.

We use the cheapest Vanilla extract we can find. Need to re apply somewhat often.

Bill G · May 16, 2024

Ronaldo said:
We use the cheapest Vanilla extract we can find. Need to re apply somewhat often.

I tried vanilla last year and it was not great..... Smelled good though

Bill G · May 16, 2024

full chizel said:
Idk they’re not a problem here. The skeeterz are a different story.

They are a major problem here to the point of killing small livestock.

Bill G · May 16, 2024

They trumpet the Bug Soother here but I have not had much success with it either.

SCHallenger · May 17, 2024

During the month of May they torture our horses. I have found that a product called SWAT repels them very effectively. It's messy (creamy), but it works. One application on the horses to the most frequently affected areas (base of the neck, ears, armpits, belly, & around the sheath on males) will last for 3 or 4 days.

Seachaser · May 17, 2024

https://www.amazon.com/No-Natz-Botanical-Hand-Crafted-Non-Greasy/dp/B0BSR9841Z/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ea8K6cPnzp2U5bExwXBxHkEqZJklknBoUPggKP3BKJJ9-y468SC5cquthVZgOabWeLGQXYugJBjAs_sg_35kVXpZx3mImNkxHkOJNd0jnX1YhWDGq-c4guadjHyt8U9YOZTVH0Ob-I1JIw5KfhwEZyp1UNpTWxCS2Dzqc10nZVotPD0kWyX37hEoEvmUjb4fCehPVM27Q5c0bDn1-WNvmdEwdi3JQdXrx_M3ePPZObtSqR1j9xJjUA6sHgWnfQtYfZns6PCXvMoUolkG8pm6xA.rcJ1JIO-aiWpX250l4LHF7XerfeIWnLAwB2uvD5SW5E&dib_tag=se&keywords=NONATZ&qid=1715961653&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

It’s sold locally in our grocery store.

Woodwackr · May 17, 2024

20:1 mix in your saws?

David Boyd · May 17, 2024

yes 20:1 mix with botanical oils

Bill G · May 17, 2024

The kill countless chickens here. We try to use a lot of air blowing across them as that holds back the gnats some. The egg layers are a bit less susceptible. The meat birds are so fat and lethargic that the gnats will get them. They invade the noses of cows and calves, especially young calves and newborns. The same with the sheep. The morses have been gone so long I do not remember. Of course horses will stand in pairs swatting each other so that does help a bit

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