How can I get rid of fruit flies?

Umma
by Umma

I need help in figuring out how to get rid of fruit flies.


  7 answers
  • Everything Pretty Everything Pretty on Oct 14, 2018

    I've tried traps and even fly strips. I think the fly strips worked better than the traps. I bought a Flylight and use that now. It just takes about a day before they are all gone.

  • J J J J on Oct 14, 2018

    There are strips that unroll from a small cardboard cylinder that looks like a firecracker with a thumbtack on one end that keeps the strip in place. Follow the directions on the strip. It really works! Just throw out the strip when it's full. It works! I've used it. There's also a tall cylindrical trap made with similar glue. Be very careful when you use either one; the glue is really sticky!

    Or if you like, stir up this natural solution.

    Make up a solution of sugar water, fresh orange juice & a little boric acid in a 1-quart mayonnaise jar. Close the lid securely & shake up the mixture thoroughly. Open the jar and let it sit with the lid off. The fruit flies should be attracted to the solution shortly. They'll fall in and drown.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on Oct 14, 2018

    They are attracted to moisture and moist fruits. Keep your fruit in tight containers and let your house plant soil dry out completely before watering. Also wipe down sinks and tubs after use.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Oct 14, 2018

    Hello Pr,


    The vinegar trap in the covered glass jar a cup has always worked for me. Currently I have three casualties.


    Per link below

    “Get Rid of Fruitflies with a Homemade Fruit Fly Trap. Pour just enough cider vinegar to cover the bottom of the jar. Add a drop of dish soap (it will break the surface tension of the vinegar so the fruit flies can't just sit atop the liquid). Now, cover the jar with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top.”

    https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/homemade-fruit-fly-trap-123615

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    • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Oct 16, 2018

      Im seeing 2-3 causties a day, suspecting our weekly purchased banana supply being the potential carrier. I hope you solve your situation.

  • Chloe Crabtree Chloe Crabtree on Apr 17, 2023

    Fill a microwave-safe bowl with apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dish soap. Microwave the bowl so the mixture becomes even more aromatic. Leave the bowl out uncovered as fruit fly bait. The soap will reduce the surface tension, causing any fruit fly that lands on the surface to drown.