umsami Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 So, all of a sudden, we've got a ton of fruit flies. I bought a pack of two fruit fly traps at Walmart....as well as fly tape....but we still have them. I don't think the fruit fly traps work very well. (They look like apples and you fill it with a liquid.) The fly tapes work well....when they encounter them...but there are some smart guys who avoid it. Anybody have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Best thing we've found is a dark wine bottle with an inch or two of watered wine. You could use juice or maybe apple cider vinegar? We keep a bottle it all the time and just rinse and replace it occasionally. Takes a day to work. In the mean time you could offer your dc a penny per bug or set them up doing science experiments... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, SusanC said: Best thing we've found is a dark wine bottle with an inch or two of watered wine. You could use juice or maybe apple cider vinegar? We keep a bottle it all the time and just rinse and replace it occasionally. Takes a day to work. In the mean time you could offer your dc a penny per bug or set them up doing science experiments... So does the way the wine bottle is designed trap them? Or do they drown?? (Clueless here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kebo Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 We use a bowl filled with equal amounts water and apple cider vinegar and a drop of dishwashing liquid to break the surface tension. It seems to work best if replaced daily. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 They drown, although I think the tapered neck of the bottle makes it harder for them to fly back out beforehand? If you ask Google there may be similar ideas with open dishes. Ah, see @Kebo knows! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Get a cheap bottle of red wine and put it in cups all over the place. Add a drop of dish soap to each cup. I believe the soap breaks the surface tension of the liquid so they can’t properly land/take off. Just repeat till they’re gone. Just in case these are drain flies and breeding in your kitchen drain, dump some bleach in it and put in the stopper. Fruit flies can’t hear if you move very slowly, you can sneak up on them with your vacuum wand and catch some that way It will take a few days, but they should gradually diminish until they’re gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 I agree with @Kebo and also consider this: when there is a sudden spike in fruit flies, look around for a fruit, vegetable going bad or another fruit fly attractor, like the cat box needing changed. It may be a bad spot on an orange in the fruit bowl, an onion in the veg drawer, or the forgotten bag of potatoes your husband left in his office for that potato gun...we've had all those episodes and more! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetoread Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) I make a funnel with a piece of paper and tape it. Then I put something attractive to them in the bottom of a glass, like a piece of apple or banana, and put the funnel in. They fly down the funnel, but can’t fly back out. Then I take the glass outside and let them go. Edited July 4, 2019 by livetoread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I did the small glass of red wine and drop of dish soap thing and it worked when we had them. I replaced it daily and put it right near where they usually congregated. Daily there would be a bunch dead at the bottom of the little glass cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I get the best results by just vacuuming them mid-air. (It’s also very satisfying.). Set out a bowl of vinegar as a lure, and then suck them up with your hose attachment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Also, refrigerate all fresh food for a while, and dump some vinegar down your kitchen sink drain. Don’t leave anything in the garbage disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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