started in kitchen...no rotting food...mopped..cleaned counter very well..they are in my room i have a bunny in...cage has been bleached along with litter box and food dish...nothing rotting in there..some in bathroom only a few though..have sticky tape hanging above bunny in...maybe going after carrots or kale in cage?...i need help they are starting to get bad....
2007-01-14 15:47:54 · 8 answers · asked by Lacie H 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I work with fruit flies... as part of my genetic experiments. I've discovered that Drosophila can live almost anywhere, in wet sponges, in sink drains, on instant mashed potatoes, on onions, garlic, on rotting potatoes, etc. yes, they could live on the carrots or kale but unlikely to complete an entire generation. Remember from egg to adult takes 10 days. So if you interrupt the life cycle within the 10 day span, you will destroy them. Are you sure that they are propagating or just being attracted from outside? I would start with looking in the drain.. check your vegetable stash and root vegetables. If they are coming from outside there's not much you can do except close the windows or put up screens...they are pretty small and can pass through screens though. If they are in the house you can catch them with a jar (better yet, a snapple bottle) filled with wine vinegar or orange juice. they will go in there but not be able to come out, and they will drown. good luck and let me know if i can help
2007-01-14 15:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy one of those sprays that kills ALL flying insects. It affects their nervous system and kills them with just one wiff. You'll have to remove your rabbit for a while, but it's not really dangerous to mammals or humans.
Spray around the room in a circle. Close the door for an hour.. voila... no more flying ANYTHING. Don't ya just love modern science.
2007-01-14 15:51:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed bugs in my kitchen that look like fruit flies and i found out it was my house plants that were attracting them cause my husband over watered and the potting soil grew a little mold . You might want to check that out .
2007-01-15 02:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for the question. I learned something new tonight while researching the topic 'how to get rid of fruit flies'. Go to this web site for a homemade fruit fly trap.
2007-01-18 12:08:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am plagued wit them every year....Doesn't matter how clean we are...Some times they like plants!....I usually sprey t tree oil everywhere but they never really go away till winter....Sigh...Good luck I hate the little bastards
2007-01-14 15:52:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get yourself some moth balls & put them every where but be very careful with the moth balls they are very dangerous but it really works.
2007-01-14 15:57:19 · answer #6 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-Buy a dehumidifier for your basement
-close the toilet lid when not in use.
-hide anything moist in the kitchen.
With no water, they will find better places to live
2007-01-14 16:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by SnowXNinja 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kill them
2007-01-14 15:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Darnell B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋