How can I get rid of sprouted bugs flying in the kitchen?

Barbara
by Barbara
  3 answers
  • Do you mean like fruit flies? My favorite method to get rid of them is the shop vac. Turn it on, stir up the bugs, and suck them out of the air. It's very satisfying too!

  • Mogie Mogie on Sep 21, 2019

    "Fruit Flies – are small, brownish/black flies,in kitchen live off of sugars from fruit,alcohol anything sweet/sugary. They have a thicker body than fungus gnats and fly a smoother path to their destination;Fruit flies lay their eggs near the surface of fermenting foods or other moist, organic materials. ... Fruit flies are especially attracted to ripened fruits and vegetables in thekitchen. In kitchen keep all sugary sweet stuff off of kitchen counters. But they also will breed in drains, garbage disposals, empty bottles and cans, trash containers, mops and cleaning rags.The life cycle from egg to adult takes just 8-10 days, so they multiply rapidly. Oncefruit flies take hold in your kitchen, they won't go away on their own. ... Fortunately, you don't have to put up with fruit flies. You can prevent an invasion, and quickly stop one too. https://www.organiclesson.com/6-ways-to-instantly-get-rid-of-gnats-at-home/ Fungus gnats are around plants & moist humus organic matter,the larve live off of the roots. Attracted to the moisture of potting soil, adult gnats lay their eggs (up to about 200) on organic matter near the soil surface. ... Fungus gnats may also spread Pythium, a group of plant pathogens that causes “damping off” in seedlings.Because fungus gnats have a quick life cycle, it is important to reduce their numbers by using methods that control them both as adults and as larvae. Whether you choose physical controls and/or biological controls, there are a variety of affordable, safe choices for ridding your indoor garden of pesky fungus gnats and their plant-killing larvae. Mosquito dunks get rid of them in potting soil as well as THIS....even better another organic method Nematodes added to soil. here are additional ways https://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/how-to-control-fungus-gnats-organically"