Fruit flies come in the house with purchased produce. All your produce must be refrigerated or put in an air tight container (I put my bananas under the glass lid of my cake keeper until I use them). Then get Simple Green at Walmart in the auto/boat/camping section or at home improvement stores in the cleaning section. It comes in concentrate and spray bottles. Spray your sinks and drains (all of them in the house) every day for ten days. They live in the drains when there is no fruit out. Spray tub drains, sink drains, utiluty sink drains, shower drains, all drains as they will migrate to another one if you do not spray all the drains. Then I usually spray them all once a week when I do my weekly deep cleaning to keep the pests gone. Simple Green is non-toxic, disinfects and deodorizes. When I say spray the drain I mean I do it 7 or 8 squirts per each time.
Hi Pam, I used to be a manager of a bar and we would get them from the draft beer. The one thing that I found that really worked was hot shot no pest strip. I still buy them and use them in my home and they work great. Within a day they should be gone. here is a link to check them out at Walmart but they have them at lowes and amazon.
Get a small bowl and add apple cider vinegar, about 1/3 cup then add about 4 drops of liquid dish soap and using a tooth pick swirl it around a bit. Leave out in central location.
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. Now, if what you have might be drain flies...if that is what you have try this: Boil some water on the stove and pour down your drain several times a day for about a week or Mix 1/2 cup salt, 1/2 cup baking soda and 1 cup of vinegar and then pour the mixture down the drain, leaving it overnight. In the morning, pour boiling hot water down the drain.
If a drain fly infestation lasts longer than 20 days despite different approaches to get rid of them, then it’s time to call a professional exterminator.
Here are some remedies to try.
https://www.organiclesson.com/6-ways-to-instantly-get-rid-of-gnats-at-home/
Fruit flies come in the house with purchased produce. All your produce must be refrigerated or put in an air tight container (I put my bananas under the glass lid of my cake keeper until I use them). Then get Simple Green at Walmart in the auto/boat/camping section or at home improvement stores in the cleaning section. It comes in concentrate and spray bottles. Spray your sinks and drains (all of them in the house) every day for ten days. They live in the drains when there is no fruit out. Spray tub drains, sink drains, utiluty sink drains, shower drains, all drains as they will migrate to another one if you do not spray all the drains. Then I usually spray them all once a week when I do my weekly deep cleaning to keep the pests gone. Simple Green is non-toxic, disinfects and deodorizes. When I say spray the drain I mean I do it 7 or 8 squirts per each time.
Hi Pam, I used to be a manager of a bar and we would get them from the draft beer. The one thing that I found that really worked was hot shot no pest strip. I still buy them and use them in my home and they work great. Within a day they should be gone. here is a link to check them out at Walmart but they have them at lowes and amazon.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Combat-Roach-Killing-Bait-Strips-10-ct-Pouch/23788114?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=9104&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9018090&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117089683&wl11=online&wl12=23788114&wl13=&veh=sem&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz4amo-HS4QIVRrbACh2gVwIIEAQYASABEgILW_D_BwE
Get a small bowl and add apple cider vinegar, about 1/3 cup then add about 4 drops of liquid dish soap and using a tooth pick swirl it around a bit. Leave out in central location.
Hello, hope this helps you out, it has a few methods for you to try
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/tips/a25042/how-to-kill-fruit-flies/
Here's a tutorial I wrote that might help you - https://chascrazycreations.com/diy-bug-repellents-traps/
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. Now, if what you have might be drain flies...if that is what you have try this: Boil some water on the stove and pour down your drain several times a day for about a week or Mix 1/2 cup salt, 1/2 cup baking soda and 1 cup of vinegar and then pour the mixture down the drain, leaving it overnight. In the morning, pour boiling hot water down the drain.
If a drain fly infestation lasts longer than 20 days despite different approaches to get rid of them, then it’s time to call a professional exterminator.
Here's a post that might help https://chascrazycreations.com/irish-spring-soap-and-flies/