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I wanted to reach out to more experienced RVers for guidance on a problem I have with gnats/no-seeums in my 2022 GD 315RLTS.
Recently within the last 2 weeks, I have gnats in my trailer, never had them before. I’m able to keep them somewhat under control with vinegar/sugar/Dawn dish soap mixture. Usually in the past in my old house, they would go away after a few weeks with the same treatment. I am trying to rule out any leaks (because they are attracted to wet areas). I’ve inspected all the seals outside, roof, walls, windows. Inspected inside – found nothing. I don’t have any plumbing or drain leaks that I can find. Other things I have done:
Checked for food spills in pantry, leaky stuff, etc.
Cleaned my drains and tanks. I keep my tank valves closed (on a full hookup). People say to pour bleach into the drains and let it sit, but I am cautious to do this in an RV.
Somehow, I can’t get rid of them – I can only control them.
The only other thing is it seemed to start when I recently moved to a new location where the weather has been hot, lots of rain, and just crushing humidity (like dewpoints of 75-80 degrees). The bugs outside are bad, so I am wondering if somehow they just keep entering the trailer from the outside and I’ll just have to battle them until it dries up. Thoughts?
I could consider a professional pest control consultation but I wanted to check first if its just part of RV life.
Recently within the last 2 weeks, I have gnats in my trailer, never had them before. I’m able to keep them somewhat under control with vinegar/sugar/Dawn dish soap mixture. Usually in the past in my old house, they would go away after a few weeks with the same treatment. I am trying to rule out any leaks (because they are attracted to wet areas). I’ve inspected all the seals outside, roof, walls, windows. Inspected inside – found nothing. I don’t have any plumbing or drain leaks that I can find. Other things I have done:
Checked for food spills in pantry, leaky stuff, etc.
Cleaned my drains and tanks. I keep my tank valves closed (on a full hookup). People say to pour bleach into the drains and let it sit, but I am cautious to do this in an RV.
Somehow, I can’t get rid of them – I can only control them.
The only other thing is it seemed to start when I recently moved to a new location where the weather has been hot, lots of rain, and just crushing humidity (like dewpoints of 75-80 degrees). The bugs outside are bad, so I am wondering if somehow they just keep entering the trailer from the outside and I’ll just have to battle them until it dries up. Thoughts?
I could consider a professional pest control consultation but I wanted to check first if its just part of RV life.
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