HOW TO GET RID OF FRUIT FLIES

[elleng]

http://www.almanac.com/blog/almanac/everything/how-get-rid-fruit-flies

[Kali]

1. the "fruit flies" in drains can be a different fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drain_fly

[Freddie]

2. Yes we had a problem with those!

Thought it was fruit flies and it kept getting worse even though we had no fruit, beer cans, etc that fruit flies love. Cheap and easy solution for drain flies: pour bleach down the drain, turn in garbage disposal.

[dem in texas]

3. Wish I'd known this when kids were still at home

My son had a science project which concerned breeding fruit flies. He bought home some to carry out the project. They got loose (naturally) and moved to the kitchen. I was composting at that time and putting my raw fruit and vegetable scraps in a bucket to carry out to my compost. I had a lot of trouble getting rid of the fruit flies.

[anamandujano]

4. Put little containers of white vinegar in several different spots. They dive in and oops!

I spray them with isopropyl alcohol whenever I spot one. (found this info at Bob Vila's website--works great) You can't keep them from coming in from outside. I have cats who want to come in but feel the need to pause and stretch when I open the door for them.

I made space at the bottom of the fridge for my compost bucket. It keeps better than in the room.

[NJCher]

5. that trick in the article works

I had a bad fruit fly problem about two years ago, and learned of this cider vinegar solution. Made some of the traps up, put them around the kitchen, and in about a week or so they were all gone.


Cher

[Nac Mac Feegle]

6. Shotguns

While tempting, are not recommended.

[elleng]

7. YES!

(For their mosquito cousins, too!)