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Grim Chieftain

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11. So glad it's working for you!

Reply to Xavier Breath (Reply #10)

Sat May 3, 2025, 12:26 PM

May 3

We got two and put one in the pantry and one in the kitchen. In three, days we caught four gnats. I searched around the Internet and found that an inch or so of red wine in a plastic cup with a couple drops of dish washing detergent works great. Just cover it with plastic, poke several small holes in the plastic and bingo! It works like a charm.

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