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Default bugs in icemaker/water area of refrigerator

On 11/1/2013 11:44 AM, mama needs help wrote:
i have gnat like bugs flying around water/icemaker area ....
i do not see them in the freezer and have cleaned and cleaned that area....
i am in a rental house and have never seen this before....
i noticed on this site in 2006 someone had this issue too, but no helpful
solution to the problem was given....

definitely a flying bug about the size of a mosquita .....what gets rid of
them?


Sounds like fruit flies. Make a trap. Pour some fruit juice, wine, or
cider vinegar in a jar about a half inch or so. Cover it with platic
wrap, poke a hole with your finger. Place it near where you see the
most bug. It will take a few days to a week to get past the life cycles.
Meantime. use a dilute bleach solution to clean around the icemaker.