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Article: Knab Gnats with Absorbine Jr.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- July 17, 2008
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Increased Gnat Population in Flooded Regions Drives Residents to Try Unusual Remedies
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. -- The deluge of rain and flooding in various parts of the country, particularly in the Midwest, has created major devastation on many levels for residents of the hardest hit areas, particularly in Iowa. But as clean-up continues, a major nuisance has been swarming: gnats. These insects multiply as a result of the increased wetness and standing pools of water, causing misery for those who are outdoors with their swarming and itchy, painful bites.
Getting rid of standing water (such as that collected in empty plant pots, tire swings or buckets) and ...