Fly Swats - Other than a bug zapper and bug spray, How do you get rid of gnats?

Other than a bug zapper and bug spray, How do you get rid of gnats?

I have a door outside that leads straight into my bedroom. At night, my door is covered with gnats. Like hundreds of them. Today I bought a bug zapper and hung it up. It look like the numbers of gnats tripled! My beige colored walls are stained up with those dead creeps. Nothing seems to be working. What can I do?! Please help.

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You have a few options that work very well. The light is probably attracting them outside. The bug zapper will draw them to wherever you put it. If they're getting inside, buy or make these: http://www.northcountycritters.com/images/step3-insect-trap3.jpg Funnel traps always work. My g/f has a few winecoolers that she doesn't like... Very fruity smell. So pour half of one inside my funnel cups, and then I spray tons of insect killer inside the mix... So even if they make it in, drink the stuff... They'll die. They don't even have to drink it... Just touch it. I'll make it toxic, but the "fruit punch" scent given off attracts them like crazy. Doesn't have to be big, you can use recycled crap, a piece of paper for the funnel cone... etc. You could also hang a BUNCH of these... From the sounds of it you'll fill em up. http://uglyhousephotos.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/081023f2.jpg http://sf0.org/media/nuclearpolymer/flies79040.jpg Hang a bunch from the eve of your house by your door. Make a wall of them. If the bugs are landing on the walls, they'll definitely land on these. Last but not least, you could get bug candles. Don't leave em burning over night. Firemen HATE candles. Every fireman I know doesn't let their family own a single candle. Evidently they're the or one of the biggest causes of fires. But bug candles work. They can put off horrible scents to bugs... Repelling them. http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/cm/goodhousekeeping/images/geranoil-candle-fb-5925821.jpg Can't use em indoor though. We have gnats that get inside, I just use the funnel traps... Tape strips when it gets out of hand...