The fruit flies come in your house on your fruit in the form of eggs, they are nearly microscopic. The conditions are right and they hatch making even more flies and laying more eggs. What you can do is wash your fruit well and store it in the refrigerator. The only fruit I would not refrigerate is bananas, they discolor.
They also hang around the drain because of moisture, to get rid of them in there, you can put some baking soda in your drain (both drains if you have a double sink), add vinegar and let it bubble up until it is done, rinse with hot water.
Finally if you want to trap them, take a disposable glass, add vinegar and a few drops of dish detergent (not dishwasher detergent), give it a stir, they will get in but not out. Discard and set it up again when necessary.
One good thing about these pests is they do not live very long, only a day or so.
All the above. What I do because they seem to get in in spite of screens is that on the various window sills, I put the vinegar and dish soap mixture (they are lured by the sweet smell) and after they ingest it, they drop in....dead, or they walk around in a fog unable to fly away when you swat them dead. Gosh, that makes me sound like a horrible creature for killing them but I hate them.
I have the number one trick 1/4 cup apple cidar vinagar and 3 squirts of dish soap inthe middle don’t stir just leave it set on the table we’re there is flies they’d find it check ina outlet of days then change in one week
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.
I would like to know how to get rid those pesty little sink/drain flies. I've tried baking soda and vinegar, drain cleaners and put plastic over the drains.
Hi Julie,
The fruit flies come in your house on your fruit in the form of eggs, they are nearly microscopic. The conditions are right and they hatch making even more flies and laying more eggs. What you can do is wash your fruit well and store it in the refrigerator. The only fruit I would not refrigerate is bananas, they discolor.
They also hang around the drain because of moisture, to get rid of them in there, you can put some baking soda in your drain (both drains if you have a double sink), add vinegar and let it bubble up until it is done, rinse with hot water.
Finally if you want to trap them, take a disposable glass, add vinegar and a few drops of dish detergent (not dishwasher detergent), give it a stir, they will get in but not out. Discard and set it up again when necessary.
One good thing about these pests is they do not live very long, only a day or so.
All the above. What I do because they seem to get in in spite of screens is that on the various window sills, I put the vinegar and dish soap mixture (they are lured by the sweet smell) and after they ingest it, they drop in....dead, or they walk around in a fog unable to fly away when you swat them dead. Gosh, that makes me sound like a horrible creature for killing them but I hate them.
I have the number one trick 1/4 cup apple cidar vinagar and 3 squirts of dish soap inthe middle don’t stir just leave it set on the table we’re there is flies they’d find it check ina outlet of days then change in one week
Pour boiling water down the drain a couple of times a week.
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/
Drain flies, I would put vinegar and hot water down the drain. Fruit flies I would try this- https://www.hometalk.com/posts/outdoor/pest-repeller/homemade-fly-trap-21959026
Buy sticky traps - available on Amazon.