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The silence of the canyon mouth was replaced by the soft rush of a creek, bird songs, and the constant cacophony of dragonflies and gnats.
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
The food prep area also reportedly lacked an effective pest control program, with flies and gnats crawling on empty food bowls and hovering over leftover apple cores left on a prep table.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
This one is designed with a blue-violet light with 4,200 volts effectively trap and zap a variety of insects, including, but not limited to, gnats, wasps, mosquitos, moths, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Videos of stadium workers capturing a possum in one fan section and spraying gnats on the field during the last few weeks haven’t helped the team’s image.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
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Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026
The food prep area also reportedly lacked an effective pest control program, with flies and gnats crawling on empty food bowls and hovering over leftover apple cores left on a prep table.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
This one is designed with a blue-violet light with 4,200 volts effectively trap and zap a variety of insects, including, but not limited to, gnats, wasps, mosquitos, moths, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
Videos of stadium workers capturing a possum in one fan section and spraying gnats on the field during the last few weeks haven’t helped the team’s image.
—Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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