Gnats are the bane of my existence. They invade my home at least once a year it's because I left an overripe banana at the bottom of the fruit bowl, didn't clean out the garbage disposal well enough, or even just brought home a new plant that had them hiding in the soil. Then I'm forced to spend the next few weeks trying to banish them from every nook and cranny of my home.
In the grand scheme of things, gnats are harmless — common fruit flies and fungus gnats don't bite (though some varieties do), but they always seem to be hovering in your face or flying around your food. If you're sick of seeing these little bugs all around your home, here are some tried-and-true methods to get rid of them, as well as ways you can prevent them from coming back.
