How to deal with "pest"/insects in your home?

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Re: How to deal with "pest"/insects in your home?

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Yes I do. Thanks! Gnats are difficult to keep out because if their size. I really don't get house flies inside very often. I'm pretty diligent on the prevention front.

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Re: How to deal with "pest"/insects in your home?

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Yes, I have a similar issue from summer to late autumn with swarms of very tiny flying insects at the cottage in the country where I live during the week. They seem to find their way in the house under doors and the smallest cracks and then swarm around lights. There's nothing I can do except be vigilant with closing doors and curtains. As far as annoyance goes, they're fairly low on the annoyance scale as I've had an incursion of mice into the house, possums living above the ceiling and I always get large huntsman spiders finding their way in the house in the warmer months as well.
You can only do so much and then if the insects continue to invade your living space and dying there - its important to maintain your equanimity.
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Ben
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