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You know what..? I'm posting a comment merely to vent my frustration!!! Because I am SO beyond annoyed with these itty-bitty buggers!!!

Since I moved into my new house, my normally, very healthy, three year old had been sick constantly and I was desperate to find some kind of resolution to improve the overall air quality of the home that is a little older than what we are used to living in (theorizing that improving the air quality might help his immune system fight off viruses).. So I read about the NASA survey's 10 plants that have proven air filtration qualities and I went to Home Depot in October 2012 and THOROUGHLY inspected every single plant I was purchasing for spider mites, and any other inconvenient stowaways.. I bought an English Ivy, Rubber Plant, and two Peace Lilies - NEW organic soil and pots..

The Ivy was the first one to bite the dust.. Apparently I missed the Spider Mites in the initial inspection. I changed out the soil 3 times and gave up and let it die.. Outside. It didn't take long.

Then the rubber plant had the gnats. I sprayed it repeatedly with vinegar and soap solution to no avail. I eventually left it outside and forgotten about it over the ONE night it froze outside.

NOW.. My Croton plant (that I also battled nasty critters with initially and brought it back to life), and BOTH peace lilies are harboring the gnats. I'm so freaking frustrated!! I spray and spray with soapy water - which kills some initially - but they always manage to come back!! And its hard when your husband works seven days a week, with a 3 year old, to have the time to sterilize, pots, and dirt... I'm thisclose to seriously giving up and buying a air filtration system.