If gnats have invaded your kitchen or your plants, try this really easy tip to get rid of them quickly.
During the spring and throughout the summer, midges, those annoying little flying creatures that always seem to find their way into our kitchens and living spaces, can make life difficult for us. These little critters are attracted to heat, humidity and organic matter. This is why we often find them in the kitchen, the fruit basket and in plants. Midges can quickly come in numbers and invade the kitchen.
To prevent the proliferation of midges, there is a simple tip: the cork stopper technique. We are well aware of the cork stopper for storing wine. It keeps its aroma and flavor. But what is less known is that it has many properties for the home, such as absorbing bad odors and humidity, but also keeping many pests away from the house, including midges.
There are several ways to use a cork against midges. You can start by placing a few corks in your fruit basket, but also in the trash can. Equipped with a natural substance called suberin, cork will give off an odor that midges hate, and thus keep them away from your kitchen. For greater efficiency, you can cut the caps in half. In addition, always keep a clean kitchen, free of food scraps, and throw away your fruit as soon as it starts to rot to avoid attracting flies and gnats.
Then, if midges have settled in your plants, you can also take out the cork as a weapon to make them disappear. What attracts these little flying creatures to your plants is humidity. The first tip is not to overwater them, but also to avoid stagnant water in the saucer. Indeed, these little flying creatures love humid environments. If this is not enough, wait until the surface soil is dry before watering again, and use a cork to combat excess humidity.
To do this, cut your cork into fairly thick slices and place them on the surface of your plant pots. The effect will be twofold. The cork will pump out excess humidity, and thanks to its smell, repel midges. Be careful, do not use the new synthetic wine bottle corks. This technique only works with natural cork stoppers.