a jar you can toss out in the garbage, add apple cider vinegar to the jar. cover with a cling wrap, make small holes so the flies go in, or make a paper funnel so the fruit fly down the funnel, but not out.
I agree with Dfm. You can also use wine vinegar or even left over wine in the jar. I knew that was the BEST way to control them when I spotted that my local fruit & veggie market had a jar like that "hidden" among their berry display. Wishing you the best.
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.
a jar you can toss out in the garbage, add apple cider vinegar to the jar. cover with a cling wrap, make small holes so the flies go in, or make a paper funnel so the fruit fly down the funnel, but not out.
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Hi Janet,
I agree with Dfm. You can also use wine vinegar or even left over wine in the jar. I knew that was the BEST way to control them when I spotted that my local fruit & veggie market had a jar like that "hidden" among their berry display. Wishing you the best.
Here is what I do and it works really well! https://www.homeroad.net/2015/10/a-fruit-fly-trap-that-works.html
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.