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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Yard gnat infestations typically increase in the spring and summer due to warmer weather and drying water sources.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
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.
—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
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Noun
Here's how to make a gnat trap that will have fruit flies gone in no time.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Yard gnat infestations typically increase in the spring and summer due to warmer weather and drying water sources.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 12 June 2026
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.
—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
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“Gnat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnat. Accessed 25 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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