Fruit flies in my office- Do I need to find the source?

Question

My office has a ton of fruit flies. I'm not sure where they are coming from and how to get rid of the fruit flies. The garbage cans are all clean. We have some new plants in the office, but I don't see them specifically congregating near them. Is it enough to set up a bunch of traps or do I need to find the source?

Workerbee · Answer

They are probably Fungus Gnats, brought in with the new plants. The Gnats live in the top inch of the soil and lay theirs eggs there also. You will need to catch the gnats and use a pesticide for house plants sprayed on the soil. Good luck!

Milknhoneycreations · Answer

Those are so annoying!I hope this helps Marcy! http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/how-to-get-rid-fruit-flies

Milknhoneycreations · Answer

You may also want to check: http://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/pest-repeller/how-to-eliminate-fruit-flies-for-good-1980729

Cindy Curtis · Answer

They are most likely coming from your plants they lay eggs in them. I would replant my plants in different potting soil. first I would take the plants outside repot them while they are out I would spray the room very well with a bug killer. then put the plants back in and that should take care of it.

B. Enne · Answer

We had that problem one summer, until we discovered someone had left an orange in a back pack. We couldn't smell it and everything else was clean. We didn't fully get rid of the fruit flies until we located the culprit, no matter what we did.

Donna · Answer

I do not have plants in my office, nor do we have any fruit or food left out. We took all the garbage cans outside, however, I still can't get rid of these gnats. I tried apple cider vinegar with 2 drops of dish soap in a solo cup and covered it with saran wrap. I poked holes in the saran wrap. So far I have about 20 gnats in the solo cup, but I can't find the root of the problem. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.

Chas' Crazy Creations · Answer

Here's a tutorial I wrote that might help you - https://chascrazycreations.com/diy-bug-repellents-traps/

Mogie · Answer

Clean everything. Put anything food related away. If you take any fruit in there wash it first. Every cup needs to be rinsed well. I would remove all plants from the office. They have great looking fake plants that would be water and bug free.

Chas' Crazy Creations · Answer

Here's a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/irish-spring-soap-and-flies/

Kim |Exquisitely Unremarkable · Answer

Put away all the food for bit and try this: https://www.hometalk.com/posts/outdoor/pest-repeller/homemade-fly-trap-21959026

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