Talk:Gnat

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I looked up Gnat to find out how long a gnat lives. Perhaps someone can add some basic info about the life

Well, houseflies live two weeks, fruitflies live like a few days.. somewhere in between should describe the average gnat.

As "gnats" are a very broad term, it is possible that such generalization would be sloppy. Probably there are more specific information in each specific article, or at least, it would be more adequately added there. However, could be that I´m wrong and it´s possible to generalize, and anyway, something about the extremes of lifespan of gnats in general could be added here. But I can´t do it, as I don´t know... --Extremophile 02:52, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

I think more information should be given regarding what is commonly referred to as a gnat. I looked at the more specific species, and have no idea what they are. I have pests in my house from time to time. they are tiny black flying dots. They are just gnats. I didnt know there were different types. The gnat page should list basic information about gnats in general. lifespan for example: "2 days-2 weeks depending on species" The bugs in my house tend to be attracted by CO2. True? if so, why? What do they eat? what could a gnat eat? crumbs or something? im completely baffled. They wouldnt need to eat much, of course, but what is it that they eat? How could I get rid of them... etc.

The specific gnat articles are very well written, well sourced, and complete. I think outlining the basics on this site would be helpful to alot of folks. Folks that find the Gnat page just looking for Gnats, and not looking for "Chironomida" or "Cecidomyiidae" 72.174.2.252 08:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)