How do I get rid of fruit flies?

Mary
by Mary
  6 answers
  • Put out a bowl of apple cider vinegar and cover it with plastic wrap. Poke small holes in the plastic wrap. The flies will be attracted to the vinegar, but won't be able to get back out of the bowl.

  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Sep 09, 2019

    Hello. The vinegar trap in the covered glass jar a cup has always worked for me.

    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

  • Renee Vlna Renee Vlna on Sep 10, 2019

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Jk8qha-As I use apple cider vinegar and as you can see from my picture it works.

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  • 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. 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.