These are annoying little critters, huh? Let’s round up the last of them with some simple traps. Choose one of two effective and easy to make fruit fly traps:
The Pop Bottle Trap – Take an narrow-necked, empty pop bottle and fill it part way with fruit juice, beer, soda, V8, or apple cider. Add a few drops of dish soap and then place it in the area of infestation. The fruit flies will enter the bottle and become trapped when they attempt to lay eggs in the liquid.
Bowl Trap – Take a bowl of any size and cover the bottom with fruit juice, beer, soda, V8, or apple cider.Add a few drops of dish soap and then cover it’s top with saran wrap. Finally, poke 12-16 holes in it with a pin and place in the area of infestation. The fruit flies will be attracted into the bowl by the bait and will be unable to get back out.
Related posts:
{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }
Hi, I have a million ok hundreds of Fruit Flies in my house just recently. I have removed all fruit, plants, everything and I still find them. I put bleach down the garbage disposal, clean the trash container, and still I see them. I put red wine vinegar in a bowl and they swarm to it. Oh my gosh…it’s crazy. I still have them. I’m on fly patrol all the time. What else can I do?
Bleach won’t take care of the problem, you need something that will eliminate the organic matter that builds up in a disposal or drain. Here are some tips on using a proper drain cleaner for fruit flies: http://www.fruitflysolutions.com/how-to-solutions-drain-cleaner/
I did as someone else suggested and put apple cider vinegar in a cup to about 2″ level and added a few drops of Dawn and they get in there and die and then I make a new batch. I now keep two cups. One on the kitchen window ledge and one in by pantry. What a miracle……………….AND no chemicals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!