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Gnats

leeali86leeali86 Posts: 75
in Problem solving
I don’t know if you can see them too well in this picture but I was outside sweeping the decking when all of a sudden I caught a glimpse of thousands of them hovering over my lawn glistening in the sunlight! Are these an issue and how do I get rid of them?

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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    They will only be about for a short time - you can't eradicate every insect - all part of our natural life :)
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Clouds of gnats hovering above the damp ground are a feature of autumn and mild winter days. Good for the birds and bats and one of nature’s mini spectacles. If they were birds we’d be flocking to watch them.  Nothing to worry about. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • leeali86leeali86 Posts: 75
    philippasmith2 said:
    They will only be about for a short time - you can't eradicate every insect - all part of our natural life :)
    This is reassuring 👍 thank you
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/bug-directory/winter-gnat/
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • leeali86leeali86 Posts: 75
    Dovefromabove said:
    Clouds of gnats hovering above the damp ground are a feature of autumn and mild winter days. Good for the birds and bats and one of nature’s mini spectacles. If they were birds we’d be flocking to watch them.  Nothing to worry about. 😊 
    To be honest they did look nice glistening in the sunlight, I just didn’t know if it was an issue with my lawn that need rectifying but your comments have reassured me 👍 I went from having a concrete garden of to a big lawn so still learning lol. 
  • muckyhandsmikemuckyhandsmike Posts: 239
    Ive had them bothering me this week whilst planting bulbs ... and some of them do bite exposed skin ☹️
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