Mystery gnats

[Beartracks]

The scenario: A 2nd bedroom, with a bed and desk, computer and monitor, a small desk lamp that's usually on, a little trash can with only used kleenex in it, and a front window that gets the morning sun, but has blackout drapes. No food storage, no food trash, no water tap, no bowl of fruit, no houseplants, far from the kitchen, down the hall from a bathroom.

And yet... I can walk in, sit down, turn on the computer and monitor, and within a few minutes a gnat is flying annoyingly between me and the screen, especially if I have a cup of coffee. So the question: Where has this bugger been hanging out for the last 24 hours waiting for my arrival? Sure, the lamp is a draw all night, I guess, but a gnat can't sustain itself on just desklight hanging out in this room without a food source, right?

Just one of those first world problems I wonder about.

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[duncang]

1. Could there be something in the ductwork?

[Beartracks]

2. Good question. I forgot to note that we have ceiling vents, so nothing has fallen in there.

[IcyPeas]

3. Maybe you were carrying it on your clothes?

[stopdiggin]

4. Lighten up! Thought you looked like you could use a friend ...

You mean you weren't looking for company .. ? And, you know - he can always bring along a buddy - or 10 !

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[debm55]

5. Have the same problem but it is in the kitchen. We have bananas out. The odd thing is they were not here during the

summer, I have noticed them the last few weeks.

[Hekate]

9. As Groucho Marx observed: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana"

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[BittyJenkins]

6. We have fruit flies this time ...

of year. We live around vineyards and the love rotting fruit…
Soulutions of apple cider vinegar or wine in a glass can attracts them. Here are some solution recipes…

https://www.prevention.com/life/a40433651/fruit-fly-traps-diy/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pre_d_bm_prog_org_us_a40433651&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3bm3BhDJARIsAKnHoVXqZhxK3kGZk3Wz7Q28-U3EpZlrefqc8Bd950DghNOQlLX1lluipg0aAk8BEALw_wcB

Good luck, they can drive you crazy. Been there every year.

[elleng]

7. I plead guilty, I sometimes EAT,

and here they come, from room to room!!!

[Intractable]

8. I bought a bug zapper for use in my house.

For the past two weeks, I've been plagued by mosquitoes in my house.

When I sit at my desk, within minutes, there's at least one flying around me.

They are nasty. They bite multiple times in the same area.

The bug zapper has caught a few.