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The blue light entices mosquitos, gnats, flies, and fruit flies, luring them to their demise on an unforgiving sticky pad.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Don’t Overwater Your Plants Soggy soil is a breeding ground for gnats.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Native predators will take care of the gnats for you.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Don’t Overwater Your Plants Soggy soil is a breeding ground for gnats.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Native predators will take care of the gnats for you.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
The herby scent also repels flies, gnats, and some ticks.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gnat
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting two-winged flies
Medical Definition
gnat
noun
: any of various small usually biting dipteran flies (as a midge or blackfly)
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