Summer is a great time for insects. On the street, bees collect honey, butterflies flutter, and at home midges begin to fly, crawling out of all the cracks after a long hibernation.

How to quickly get rid of midges in an apartment in the bathroom and toilet, from ventilation and on windows

Midges infest the bathroom and toilet due to high humidity. It is necessary to find and fix a leaking pipe or replace unusable plumbing fixtures. Insects will disappear on their own in a dry room if you carry out thorough cleaning with disinfectants.

You can quickly destroy midges from ventilation and on windows using insecticides, for example, dichlorvos. It is necessary to spray the aerosol on the accumulated insects.

How to get rid of midges at home in autumn and winter - folk remedies

The best folk remedy for controlling midges is to take out the trash on time and keep the trash can closed. Fruits and bread should not lie on the table without bags; all products must be placed in the refrigerator or covered. If midges still crawl out of all the cracks, you can try proven control methods: essential oils, apple cider vinegar, liquid soap, vodka, etc.

To disperse the midges that have taken a fancy to indoor flowers, you need to cut the garlic into slices and spread them over the surface of the soil in flower pots. The insects cannot stand the smell of garlic and will soon disappear.

How to get rid of midges at home using chemical methods and spraying methods

To quickly kill insects, you can use insecticide aerosols: Dichlorvos, Karbofos, Reid, Raptor, etc. Before you start spraying, you need to hide all the products, put away the dishes, put on a respirator and rubber gloves. Midges on which the insecticide falls die, but some of the aerosol remains persistent bad smell. The room will need to be ventilated and wet cleaned with alkaline agents.

How to get rid of flies in an apartment that fly from the street and in a house with a cellar using essential oils, apple cider vinegar, banana

Midges love the smell of apples, so you can use apple cider vinegar to build a trap. Half a glass is poured into a half-liter jar warm water, dissolve a spoonful of natural apple cider vinegar and a few drops of liquid soap in it. Midges, attracted by the smell of apples, fall into the water and cannot get out due to the sticky soap scum.

Midges don't like the smell essential oils anise, eucalyptus or basil. You can use an aroma lamp or incense sticks to fumigate the room. The easiest way to get rid of midges is to put a piece of banana in a bag on the table. When a large number of midges will fly onto it, close the bag and throw it away.

How to get rid of midges in the kitchen using vodka, camphor oil, cloves, liquid soap, vinegar without dichlorvos and chemicals

The smell of cloves will help disperse midges. To obtain it, you need to put a saucepan on the fire with a glass of water and a dessert spoon of dry cloves; when the water begins to boil, its aroma will disperse the insects.

Midges cannot stand the smell of camphor - you need to throw a handful of camphor into a dry frying pan, heat it up and walk with it throughout the apartment.

You can prepare a liquid mosquito repellent spray and pour it into a spray bottle. Treat infected plants and areas where midges accumulate with this spray. To prepare the solution, use lemon-scented liquid soap (2 tablespoons of soap per 4 liters of water) or vodka (125 ml of vodka per 375 ml of water).

How to get rid of midges in the kitchen yourself due to spoiled food, onions, potatoes, vegetables

To destroy midges in the kitchen from a spoiled product, you can use a fumigator by inserting a special fly plate into it (or pouring liquid).

Midges stick well to fly tape that is hung in the kitchen. If you don’t have such tape, you can use regular transparent tape and hang it from the ceiling.

Spoiled vegetables should be thrown away, and the onions and potatoes should be placed in a container or bag that is hermetically sealed. Only in this case will the fight against midges be successful.

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Who among us has not encountered this problem? Midges appear suddenly in an apartment and are very annoying, annoying the residents with their presence. Some species - and there are a lot of them - can even bite. But the good news is that the methods of dealing with them are the same, and you don’t have to read a bunch of literature in order to determine which of their representatives you are fighting with.

Where do small midges come from in an apartment?

The very first thing to do is to establish the cause of the appearance of midges. Only after this can you begin effective fight with them in the apartment.

Where they can come from is a mystery to many, because outside the window it can be any time of the year. The windows and doors are closed in winter, that is, there is simply nowhere for midges to fly in.

We list the main reasons for the appearance of these unwanted guests in your home:

Biologists say one of the most common reasons for the appearance of midges in an apartment is dirty fruits or vegetables brought home from the garden or store.

Long before they appear on your table, eggs were laid on the fruits, which are in a state of rest, remission, waiting until the fruit begins to deteriorate and rot.

This is where their finest hour comes, because this is the main food for midges. Larvae emerge from the eggs, which very quickly turn into midges.

Their lifespan is very short, only about a day. But in the presence of an abundant nutrient medium, for example, rotting fruit, they multiply very intensively, which leads to the rapid filling of the room with these insects if measures to eliminate the outbreak were not taken in time.

A very common and widespread reason for the appearance of midges is also insufficient hygiene of the trash can and irregular garbage disposal.

There may be eggs in the leftover food lying in the garbage, and when rotting begins, they begin to wake up.

You should also remember about such a place in the house as a living corner

There is always organic matter with traces of rotting there. For example, an aquarium with abundant growth algae and water that has not been changed for a long time, or a cage with a rabbit or other animal. Such places should always be clean so that insects do not have the opportunity to feed there and lay eggs.

Indoor plants can also cause abundant reproduction of midges

Especially if such a folk method of fertilization as tea leaves is used. Midges are very fond of tea and its remains.

Also the reason may be high humidity in and near pots, associated with abundant watering of indoor plants.

Well, the most mysterious place where midges appear, when it seems that everything around is simply licked and perfectly clean, is the water supply and sewage system

Pieces of food falling into the sewer can get stuck in the siphons of sinks and toilets and continue to rot there. This provokes the constant and uncontrollable appearance of midges throughout the house.

From all of the above, we can conclude that midges appear in the house precisely because of problems with the hygiene of the room and its communications.

Midges enter the house only with the help of a person who personally brings them into the house. Their further life and development depends on the cleanliness of the room in which they find themselves.

7 ways to get rid of small midges

It makes sense to fight indoor midges only when the cause and place of their appearance are precisely determined. In all other cases, all attempts to get rid of uninvited guests will fail.

Let's try to describe below the main ways to combat midges:

• The first step is to conduct a full-scale audit of all vegetables and fruits stored in the house

If the inspection reveals spoiled fruits, you should immediately get rid of them and put the good ones in the refrigerator.

It’s also worth looking into the cereals and pouring them in. Check that there is no dampness in the places where they are stored and that the bulk products themselves do not have any traces of spoilage. After checking, seal the cereals hermetically in a dry, clean container.

• Thoroughly clean the sink and washbasin

For this you can use different modern means to remove blockages in siphons and pipes.
If they are not at hand, then you can resort to the old folk way. Pour baking soda into the neck of the sink and extinguish it with vinegar. When the reaction takes place, which is accompanied by intense hissing, rinse with plenty of running water.

It should also be taken into account that dismantling siphons for cleaning at least once a year will have a very positive effect on the hygiene of the room.

• Some manipulations should also be done in pots with indoor plants.

For example, a few matches stuck into the ground with the sulfur heads downwards help to get rid of midges. You should also, if possible, reduce the intensity of watering in order to get rid of dampness and rotting of the plant root system. You can also sprinkle some ground pepper on the ground.

• Pets' habitats and feeding areas must be kept clean

Change the fillers in a timely manner, preventing them from rotting and rinse the feeding dishes.

• Traps also help a lot

It is made very simply. To do this you need an empty plastic bottle. You need to cut off the neck from it so that you get a funnel. Then we insert it into the cut part with the spout down and secure it with tape. At the bottom of the bottle you need to put something that would serve as bait. A piece of rotten fruit or a spoonful of jam. A small amount of beer works well. Midges fly into a narrow neck following the smell, but cannot get back out. Such traps must be disposed of without disassembling them by filling them with water and detergent.

• Geranium will help greatly in the fight against midges.

This flower should be grown on windowsills in residential areas. Many insects, including midges, cannot stand its smell. By the way, geranium is also good at saving the house from moths.

• Sticky tapes are also good for getting rid of midges.

They should be hung not only in open space, but also in the middle of cabinets.

But this method will be effective only when the causes of the appearance of midges are established and actions are taken to eliminate these causes.

Prevention rules - how to prevent midges from appearing in your apartment in the future?

Preventing the appearance of midges in your home is very simple and clear. This -

• Compliance with hygiene rules for residential premises.
• Regular cleaning and trash removal.
• Regular cleaning of the trash can.
• cleaning siphons.
• Timely discarding of food that has begun to spoil.

Also, caustic and persistent odors. For example, the smell of garlic or geranium, camphor or incense, if they do not prevent the appearance of midges 100%, will significantly reduce the risk of their appearance.

These measures are guaranteed to rid your home of annoying, uninvited guests.

The appearance of numerous small midges in an apartment causes a lot of concern. These insects have an incredible reproduction rate, so it is advisable to start looking for methods to get rid of them at the first sign.

Reasons for the appearance of insects in the house

Before you start fighting midges, you need to understand what causes their appearance.

Eggs can be introduced with contaminated fruits, berries, and vegetables. When the fruits begin to rot, larvae appear. Their growth occurs very quickly. After five days they are already pupae, and after another five days adult insects fly around the apartment.

Before looking for means to kill midges, you need to establish the place from which they fly:

• bin;
• an aquarium if the water in it is rarely replaced;
• a cage with a hamster, guinea pig, rat and other animals;
• bowls with leftover cat or dog food;
• potted flowers, especially if the remains of tea leaves are poured under them;
• stagnant water in flower pots and pallets;
• food residues stuck in siphons.

Physical methods of killing midges

Eat simple ways, helping to fight the midge infestation. After checking all places in the apartment and determining that these insects are flying out of the sink drain, you need to thoroughly rinse the pipes, opening them to high pressure hot water. This will destroy the larvae and eggs. To finally solve the problem, you should remove any possible blockage by using a plunger or using special means. In the future, control flushing of pipes with hot water is carried out regularly.

A small amount of midges can be easily caught with a vacuum cleaner. During daily cleaning, it is enough to pay attention to the presence of flying midges and quickly eliminate them. If there are no household members in the house, you can use a method that involves the use of camphor. Since midges cannot stand its smoke, just pour crushed camphor into a preheated frying pan and walk through the rooms with it, opening the windows.

A weakly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate will help you cope with midges that have infested flower pots. It is enough to pour it over a lump of earth and spray the plant. If necessary, the procedure is repeated after a week. Ash, which is mixed with the soil, helps reduce the number of insects. If there is an excessive number of flying midges, you will have to replant the plant, throwing out all the infected soil. The roots and the pot itself are washed with a light pink solution of potassium permanganate, and then the flower is planted in fresh soil.

By pouring dishwashing detergent diluted in water into a spray bottle, you can spray it when you detect flying midges. Due to the sticky composition getting on them, the ability to fly is lost, as the wings stick together. This gradually leads to a decrease in the number of insects.

Various methods of dealing with annoying midges will be successful if you first eliminate all sources of dampness and put fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator. Check your cereal supplies and stock up on special containers with lids for storing them. After such measures they will help get rid of annoying insects sticky tapes. Since new midges will no longer appear, this measure will be enough to deal with them quickly enough.

Homemade traps

Once the source of the midges has been identified and measures have been taken to eliminate it, all that remains is to get rid of the flying individuals. For this purpose, traps are effectively used, placed in the apartment in places where they will be inaccessible to children and will not interfere with adults in carrying out everyday activities.

There are several varieties of such traps designed to combat specifically adult flying insects.

• Taken plastic bag, into which overripe pieces of banana or green apple are placed. Gradually, the midges gather, attracted by the smell of the delicacy. When there are quite a lot of them, you need to quickly tie the bag and throw it away.
• The next type of trap is made from plastic bottle. The upper part is cut off from it to about a quarter of the total length. Several holes are made in the lid, large enough for a midge to crawl through. Any fruit bait is placed on the bottom, then the cut off top is attached to the lower part with the lid down. After being filled with midges, the trap is thrown out along with them.
• You can place plastic cups with bait in the house, in which a paper funnel is attached. It should have a small hole at the bottom, and the top part is glued to the glass with tape.
• It is also possible to collect flying midges in a trap in the form plastic cup with the remains of compote, covered with cellophane on top, in which several small holes are made.

All these methods allow you to completely get rid of midges within a few days.

Folk remedies

Various folk remedies that involve the use of available substances cope well with midge infestations.

• You can place small open bags of chopped horseradish in several places in the house, the smell of which midges do not like.
• Small containers are placed in the apartment, into which a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and a little liquid dishwashing detergent are poured. Midges are attracted by the smell of vinegar and they sit on the bait. The thick consistency of the detergent composition does not allow them to take off.
• If you leave a yogurt cup with a small amount of beer in it overnight, then in the morning there will be a lot of drowned midges in it.

There are also unusual people's councils about how you can get rid of midges in your house that have taken a liking to flower pots. It is recommended, for example, to stick regular matches into the ground with their heads down or sprinkle it with ground pepper.

Midges do not like the smell of geranium, so it is advisable to grow this flower not only for the sake of beautiful buds, but also as a prophylactic from annoying insects.

Chemicals against midges

If simple, proven means different people, do not help, you can turn to chemicals. You need to purchase them in a specialized store. Before starting processing, carefully study the instructions. There should be no children, elderly people or animals in the apartment.

To protect yourself, you should wear a thick robe with long sleeves. You will also need gloves, a respirator, glasses, and a headscarf. It is convenient to use an aerosol, which is sprayed not only in the air, but also in places where larvae may be located. Then the windows in the house are closed. After a few hours, the room is thoroughly ventilated. Of course, poison the midges chemicals Not possible in all rooms. For example, this method is not recommended for the kitchen.

The final stage after the final disappearance of the midges is general cleaning. It is important to rinse all hard-to-reach places and make sure there are no leaks. Stock up on a sufficient number of containers with lids for storing cereals. If there are animals in the house, it is necessary to clean the cages and wash the bowls daily.

Video: How to make a mosquito and midge repellent

It often happens that, regardless of the time of year, even in deep winter, which seems especially strange, a whole swarm suddenly populates the kitchen or rooms small insects. The apartment instantly becomes like a hostel and the owner in it remains far from the first role. What happens, where do they come from? uninvited guests, who are they and how to ask them to leave the premises?

Read in this article:

Who are they, what are the names of the little annoying ones?

As a rule, the flyers that suddenly populate our home are fruit or flower flies, and sometimes whiteflies. Here are the three most common types. Scientifically they are called Drosophila, Scelorida and Aleroidida.

Drosophila

Drosophila is a small, tiny fly similar to a simple fly, which in the summer circles in flocks over landfills, markets and trash cans. Drosophila “loves” fruits and vegetables, which is why it hatches on them, hatching at a favorable moment from pre-laid eggs.

Scelorids

Scelorida is a black microscopic fly with transparent wings that are three times the size of its body. Most often, this object of flying art appears in flower pots.

Scelorida will not disappear until the soil in the pot is replaced with a new planting. It is useless to cover it with a layer of clean earth; it will not help.

Whiteflies

The whitefly or aleroididae also loves plants, appears on leaves in the form of a white aphid, and in the next stage of development stands on the wing and colonizes separately standing plants, giving their descendants the opportunity to settle and live fruitfully.

Where did they come from?

Often apartment owners wonder where this misfortune came from? The house is dry, there is nowhere for flies to enter. Windows and doors are closed. In fact, there is no mystery about the appearance of small midges in an apartment. You brought them yourself. If not with fruit from the store the day before yesterday, then with soil in flower pots in the fall.

How to get rid of uninvited midges in a private house or apartment

First, mega cleaning. Almost a search, with sorting through supplies and shaking up flower pots. It is necessary to identify the location of the small enemy, find where in the house there is an area of ​​dampness and mold, or where vegetables and fruits have rotted. Immediately remove anything that looks or smells bad.

If we are talking about private village house with an underground floor, it is quite possible that potatoes collected in the cellar for the winter begin to deteriorate. This is the most common reason the appearance of midges - Drosophila. What should be done? Sort through the potatoes. You will be lucky if you see that the spoiled vegetable is lying on the edge and a swarm of midges is hovering above it. This means that the source has been found and there is no need to shovel the rest of the supplies. Otherwise, you will have to methodically and carefully sort through the entire winter stock.

In a city apartment, as a rule, the place where midges appear is in garbage buckets or sewers. With the bucket everything is clear and simple, take it out and wash it with disinfectants.

The sewer, and this happens more often in the kitchen sink, where food debris accumulates in the siphon, also needs to be filled with a solution for cleaning these same sinks or simply covered with soda and a drop of vinegar.

Flies appear in flower pots quite often, but here everything is simple. They exchanged land and escaped the invasion. From now on, we will not allow excessive watering and souring of the earth and that’s all.

How to get rid of midges in an apartment using improvised or purchased products?

There are ways to attract midges using all kinds of traps, both purchased and homemade. If you feel like wasting money, you can go to a hardware store and buy gadgets and adhesive tapes. But, in essence, all this is nonsense. Flies simply will not land on the sticky tape. For what? They do well on plants or fruits. This is their table and home.

Traps filled with sweet bait will, of course, catch a dozen or more of the hundreds or thousands of settlers, but the problem will remain. Conclusion? Cleaning and only cleaning. No need to waste money and time. Getting rid of small midges is easy. If we removed the source of reproduction, we got rid of the problem. In a day, every single fly will safely die out. All that remains is to do a wet cleaning and cleanliness and tranquility will reign in your home.

How dangerous are midges for humans?

Apart from their obsession with spoiling food and the aesthetic appearance of the home, there is no particular danger from flies to humans. They don't bite, at least not the three types that are most often found in our homes. Of course, a midge can get into food, fly into the nose when inhaling, and in general, disturb the owner of the home in every possible way. Therefore, struggle is necessary, but not everything is as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Armed with a wet rag, a bucket of water and disinfectants, you can deal with the problem in one day.

Prevention

To prevent this from happening again, and to prevent uninvited neighbors from appearing again, you need to follow a few simple rules.

1. Do not accumulate garbage in the house.
2. Tie garbage bags in summer.
3. Clean periodically sewer pipes using special means.
4. Do not overwater the plants, adjust the watering process.
5. Thoroughly wash vegetables and fruits brought from the market or store.
6. Do not leave fruit peels around the house.
7. Periodically inspect winter stocks of potatoes and other vegetables if the house has a cellar.

That's all you need to know to fix it unpleasant neighborhood and don’t waste your time and nerves.

Such seemingly harmless midges bring a lot of trouble to the owners of apartments and houses. In addition to the fact that midges in an apartment are carriers of a lot of diseases, their vinegars are very painful and can cause swelling and itching. These insects reproduce very quickly and cause a lot of trouble in breeding them.

There are many ways to combat midges in an apartment - from folk remedies to a variety of chemical sprays and fumigators. But all methods will be powerless if they are not applied comprehensively and at the same time preventive measures against insects in the apartment are carried out.

Where do midges come from: eliminating the cause

Most often, two types of midges appear in an apartment: fruit midges - Drosophila and soil midges - Sciriada. If you do not find the place where they spread, then the fight against midges will be useless, because... they will appear again and again.

Important! Before you get rid of midges in your apartment, you first need to find a place that has become their breeding ground in the apartment.

Where do midges come from in an apartment:

• Dirty fruits and vegetables brought from the garden or store. If insect eggs were laid on the fruits, then in a favorable environment (as the fruit rots) they begin to quickly emerge small midges in the apartment. The lifespan of midges is short (about a day), but in the presence of a favorable nutrient medium (rotting fruit, for example), they multiply at high speed.
• Bin. Irregular garbage disposal is one of the most common reasons why midges appear in an apartment. The leftover food in the trash can may contain insect eggs, which begin to actively wake up during the process of rotting waste. Food debris that gets on the surface of a bucket (if the bucket is not washed) can cause an entire army of insects to appear.
• Pets' corner. Many midges love to settle in living places - cages of rodents or birds, aquariums, etc. Leftover food or a poorly washed pet bowl, an aquarium with water that has not been changed for a long time, is an excellent environment for midges to settle.
• Houseplants. Midges are very fond of indoor plants, especially if the soil is overly moist. Some housewives water their plants with tea leaves, which can also cause the active spread of midges, because they really love tea and its brewing.
• Neighbours. Midges can enter an apartment through ventilation ducts from unscrupulous neighbors.
• Sewerage and water supply. When food particles get into the pipes, they can get stuck in siphons and bends, where they begin to decompose. This process can lead to the appearance of entire hordes of midges, which are not so easy to control.

Important! Midges most often enter an apartment with the help of a person himself, but the further spread of midges depends on the cleanliness of the room and timely cleaning of water and sewer pipes.

Once the cause of the appearance of midges has been established, the fight against uninvited guests should begin using preventive and sanitary measures.

How to quickly remove midges

The first thing you need to do to quickly remove midges from your apartment is to carry out general cleaning premises: wash all surfaces, remove crumbs, wipe the floor behind the furniture, throw away all products with the slightest signs of spoilage.

10 tips on how to remove midges from your apartment:

1. Conduct a thorough audit of all kitchen cabinets where food is stored plant origin and cereals. It is necessary to check that there are no traces of spoilage or dampness in the places where cereals are stored. If necessary, cereals should be poured into dry and hermetically sealed jars, and all bulk products with signs of spoilage should be immediately thrown into the trash.
2. Sort through all the vegetables and fruits. Place fresh fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator, throw spoiled ones in the trash.
3. Vacuum the areas where midges accumulate. If there are a lot of black flies, you should vacuum all surfaces where hordes of black midges are noticed.
4. Take out the trash every day, and be sure to wash and dry the trash can.
5. Do not leave leftover food, sweet drinks in glasses, tea or tea bags on tables. If there are any at home Small child, then you should pay attention to the place where the highchair is - children very often throw food around, and even small piece uneaten food can attract a lot of midges.
6. Check filters and siphons under sinks (especially in the kitchen), and if necessary, treat them with special products.
7. Treat the entire room where midges appeared with special sprays. You should be careful, especially if there are animals and small children in the house. It is better to carry out the procedure in a respirator and special gloves.
8. If indoor plants are the source of midges, you need to change the soil or treat the soil with special insecticides. You should ensure that the soil does not become waterlogged - do not flood the plants with water, and regularly loosen the soil.
9. Do not leave unwashed dishes in the sink.
10. Regularly monitor the cleanliness of the living area.

Special insect repellents, which can be purchased at almost any supermarket, will help you quickly get rid of midges.

Effective remedies for midges:

• Aerosols (Dichlorvos, Raptor, Raid, Combat). Before using the product, you need to remove all toys, food, and cover all surfaces with film. The procedure is best carried out when closed windows, having first put on special clothing, but after processing the room must be thoroughly ventilated.
• Fumigators (Raid, Combat, Fumitox, Moskitol). Safer than aerosols, but no less effective. The disadvantage of the fumigator is that it begins to act after 3-4 hours, and complete disposal of insects occurs after 6-7 hours.
• Repellents (Off!, Gardex, Moskitol). The repellent body contains a special strip impregnated with toxic chemicals that repel midges. Repellents are easy to use because... they can be hung in any room, but are unsafe for other household inhabitants, so the room must be ventilated often.
• Insecticides (Grom-2, Fly eater, Bazudin). They are used for plant soil if indoor plants are the source of midges.
• Pipe cleaners (Floop, Mister Muscle, Mole, Tiret). The product is poured into the sink and left for a while. This will help not only eliminate midges, but get rid of all blockages in the pipes.

All chemical agents are very effective in combating annoying midges, but they are far from safe for humans, and they are not always cheap. Because a good alternative purchased funds are traditional methods insect control.

Folk remedies for midges

You can get rid of midges using your own home remedies: making traps or using certain aromas that repel insects.

How to get rid of fruit gnats in the apartment:

• Aroma oils (aromas of clove, verbena, ylang-ylang, patchouli). As soon as you install aroma lamps in the room with the addition of synthetic oils, the midges will immediately leave the room.
• Camphor. Camphor is crushed and poured into a frying pan, preheated well. As soon as steam begins to emit, turn off the fire and carefully carry the frying pan around the entire perimeter of the room. The aroma of camphor will instantly repel midges. It should be noted that camphor vapor is absolutely safe for others, including animals and small children.
• Geraniums and tomatoes in a flowerpot. If these plants are present on the windowsills of the apartment, midges will never appear indoors.
• Basil, anise, eucalyptus, horseradish– the smell of these plants repels insects.
• Orange and cloves. Several sticks of cloves are stuck into an orange and placed in places where midges accumulate.

Traps– the safest and effective way to combat midges, you can make them from any available materials.

We remove midges using traps:

• From a plastic glass: bait is placed at the bottom of the glass: a piece of overripe fruit or vegetable, honey, sweet water, compote, etc. The top of the glass is covered with plastic film, in which small holes are made. The glass is left in the kitchen overnight, and in the morning its contents, along with the caught midges, are poured into the toilet.
• From a container with dishwashing solution. Apple cider vinegar, compote, juice, wine, etc. are poured into a container where a little soap solution remains to attract fruit flies. Insects will flock to the bait and drown due to the agent, which reduces the surface tension of the liquid.
• Sticky traps. Cut paper sheets into thin strips, which need to be moistened in a solution of three tablespoons of black pepper, a glass of milk, and one tablespoon of sugar. Traps are hung around the entire perimeter of the apartment, which creates some inconvenience, but they help to quickly “collect” all the midges.
• Beer or wine bottle. By leaving such a simple bait overnight, you can collect a lot of midges that will fly to the bait and “stick” to the bottom of the bottle.

To get rid of midges in pots with indoor plants, you should stick matches into the soil with their heads down and temporarily reduce the amount of water for watering.

To remove midges from sewer and water pipes, you need to pour a little soda into the hole in the sink, and after 5-7 minutes pour in 1-2 glasses of vinegar. After 20 minutes, rinse the pipes with water.

Getting rid of midges in an apartment is a labor-intensive and troublesome task. Therefore, it is better to prevent them from appearing in the apartment by keeping the room clean and tidy, promptly removing garbage in the apartment and living areas of pets, paying attention to the maintenance of indoor plants and the condition of sewer and water pipes.