How to trap fruit flies?

Small bowl with apple cider vinegar. Cover with plastic wrap and put a small hole in the top . The flies will get caught under the plastic once they enter.

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp water

a squirt of dish detergent

Take a 20 oz soda bottle, cut it 1/3 way down and unscrew top. Pour mixture in the bottom. Invert the top and place in the bottle. They will fly in and get trapped.

I cut a water bottle, down from the top to about 1/3 down, then turn it upside down, on top of the bottom 2/3... This is the trap that the Fruit Flies travel into but have difficulty escaping... I fill the bottom with enough Apple Cider Vinegar and a few drops of dishwashing soap to leave a space under the inverted lip of the bottle. I tape mine together because once filled with enough victims, I throw the entire trap away!!!

I use a banana slice rather than cider vinegar - works great, too

Hi Cori. I'm Cindy. Cut your pop bottle in half and put the top upside down into the bottom half. You can put very ripe fruit or vegetable in the bottom half to act as bait. Leave it on your counter over night. In the morning you should have a lot less fruit flies.

I use a different trap type of trap. make a funnel with a very small hole out of paper, and drop it into a glass with banana peel in the bottom. Use some tape to hold it down firmly into the glass and leave it. It acts as a miniature "Lobster" trap. To reset the trap, just place it in the freezer on till the little critters die and put it out to work some more.

my wife puts out small bowls of vinegar and sugar in 50/50 portions it attracts flies and kills them.

My mom had fruit flies last year, due to her not wanting to waste fruit her grandkids took one bite out of; she had a basket on her kitchen counter with the fruit in it...she evidently got "fruit fly blind" because me and my sister were shocked at how many fruit flies were in her house.

What worked: pour some real fruit juice (not the imitation juice) in a bowl, and add ONE drop of dish detergent to the bowl. (The dish detergent breaks the surface tension of the fruit juice. When the fruit flies land to drink the juice, they drown.)

We put out about 6 bowls like this throughout her house. Check them daily. Once enough evaporates, the flies no longer drown, so you may want to empty, rinse, and re-fill the bowls daily. (Also, it looks kind of gross to see so many dead bugs in a bowl of juice.) Keep doing this until all the fruit flies are dead. And, remember to remove the source fruit, or you'll keep breeding the fruit flies. Have fun!

this is going to sound like the dumbest thing going, but I took the vacuum hose and sucked the little pests off of the walls, curtains, cupboard doors etc. They were not hard to sneak up on, and in a day or so they were gone. also, an oscillating fan will keep them from landing and if they cant land, they don't seem to reproduce

I have a recycled baby food jar, tiny & discreet, sitting near my kitchen window. It has a combo of NASTY vinegar tasting wine & a bit of vinegar. I dropped a small smidge of Citrus peel in the bottom.. covered it with plastic wrap, made a small slit in the top. An Wallah! Floaters for sure.. The key is to make an opening they can get into, but not out. Sometimes, giving them holes, they can find a way out. An my jar is 3/4 the way full of liquid. I've caught a mighty many. The prettier the container, the more discreet. (If that matters to you, Me personally, it doesn't. What matters to me is these cretins don't land in someone's meal or drink. I'd be mortified if a guest was blessed with a swimmer in his or her beverage.)

We have these seasonally, I put apple cider vinegar and a drop of dish soap in a salt shaker with reasonably sized holes out. They love it and the dish soap drowns them. For larger infestation, I use larger containers. The trick is to use a container they can get into, not out of and not put too much dish soap.

Hi Irv, hope this helps you out, has a few ideas for getting rid of those pesky flies

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/tips/a25042/how-to-kill-fruit-flies/

Yep, I have brought in many fruit flies from store produce and not stopping to wash the produce, please wash it immediately to get the eggs off, then refrig it, except bananas. Now you have the eggs in the drain, do the baking soda/vinegar cleaning, when the fizzing is done, rinse well with hot water, you may want to keep your drain cover in place for a few days.

For the airborne ones, I use a sticky trap (for rodents), cut it in half before you remove the plastic peel-able cover, Remove the cover and in the center of it put a small piece of sweet decaying fruit-yes gross-they will land and never fly off and bother you again.

KEEP YOUR FRUIT IN THE FRIDGE!

The apple cider vinegar and saran wrap method works for us. Or you could place other items such as part of a banana to attract the fruit flies into the trap.

Hello Irv: Well, the old tried and true vinegar and soap is the best way. They have about a 24 hour life span, but are prolific :( Check these sites for instructions on how to get rid of them:

https://www.thespruce.com/get-rid-of-fruit-flies-1388144?hid=d87cd5a0ee3fcf67dc4000997ae2c4d5986b89ae&did=830167-20220829&utm_campaign=the-spruce-daily_newsletter&utm_source=thespruce&utm_medium=email&utm_content=082922&cid=830167&mid=95751356731

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies

Remember, time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana :)

Good luck

First: remove all food and trash from area. Wipe counters and area with surface cleaner.

Place 1 tablespoon of baking soda with tsp of dish soap in sink disposal. Run warm water. Two ice cubes, turn on disposal for 15 to 20 seconds. Turn off. Then shut water off a few seconds later.

Place little bowls ( not deep) can be size of a bathroom plastic cup- 2 parts apple cider, 1 part water, can add dash of soap at top. No more than few ounces max of total liquid needed. No need for lid but can place clear wrap with holes big enough for flies to get in and stuck or leave open.

Place 2 or 3 around area. Finish wiping down and taking any food or garbage away from area. Then if you see on walls. Can spray down with any cleaner or just wait. Within few hours there will be tons of flies in apple cider plus H20 mix.

Repeat with new liquid every other day. Keep drains clean and food /garbage out of area.

Find where they are entering and try to put a stop. Main thing is they like fruit, rotting food, garbage and can come from drains. Kep dishes and sink clean

This may help you out! https://www.hometalk.com/posts/outdoor/pest-repeller/homemade-fly-trap-21959026

Buy sticky traps - available on Amazon.