Too bad. I don't have it in me.
But as with most battles, Sun Tzu is a good place to start.
It's tough to get rid of an enemy that you don't understand. And even though it sounds dumb when dealing with insects, ask an exterminator (well, a good one, anyway) what their first move is, and they will say identifying exactly the type of insect you're dealing with.
I have been dealing with these freakin' gnats every year, it starts around the time I think I'm safe from the damn ants, and persists essentially until the weather cools down a bit. Then the ants usually start again
. During that time period these things SERIOUSLY harsh my calm, constantly trying to be in my eyes, my nose, my mouth. They bash into my glasses non-stop. Some figure out how to get between my glasses and my eyes, which REALLY pisses me off. Sometimes I open my mouth to utter something unpleasant because one just flew into my nose, only to inhale yet another that must have been waiting for me to open it. This goes on constantly, every minute of every hour I am in here. And it seems like for every one I kill, two replace it. Instead of getting better, the problem gets worse.So I needed to take this seriously. I'm really tired of these tiny fucking insects making my life so uncomfortable. between these bastards and the ants, the entire warm season is just one constant freak-out of bugs on me, in my stuff, in my food, and I'm tired of it.
Turns out, these are a specific type of gnat, didn't realize there were so many. And like the ants, each has their specific shtick they stick to and knowing what that is at least gives you some kind of handle on how to go about beating them.
These are commonly called "Drain Flies" and as the name suggests, they breed in water, the doopier the better. Apparently cleaners and even bleach have little effect on them, they can endure it long enough to become adults and leave the water. Even boiling water won't kill them off. So a P-trap with any residual water in it works great for them. Probably the problem, as while I don't have running water, I do run some stuff down the drains, and probably without adequate flushing since I only have whatever water is sitting around to work with.
But it does offer an advantage insofar as how to deal with them. I flushed out the three drains (bathroom sink, shower, kitchen sink) and sealed them off. I can do without them for a bit if this works. These little guys have such an amazingly short life span, that if I'm doing any good, the results should be almost immediately apparent.
I'll let you know tomorrow.
BTW, the stuff I read said the only permanent solution is going to be a thorough cleaning of the drain pipes, or sometimes they said running drain opener of the type that expands and leaving it in there overnight can be too much for them to survive. If you have trouble with these stupid things....
(putt putt putt)
Read the side on what may happen to you! Death is usually last as it should be but the line of stuff before it may have you wishing it was first if you have all of them before!