What to do about those annoying little fruit flys?

Question

They are invading!! My house isn't dirty so I don't know what's up. Please help me, does anyone know how to get rid of them?

Answer 1

Put some apple cider vinegar in a small cup or bowl, put some grease on the top and around the edges so when they land on the bowl they will fall in the vinegar. The vinegar will attract them from all around the house!!

Answer 2

Did you know that fruit flys can live in your garborator and in the drain of your kitchen sink? It's always moist and a steady supply of food. They first arrive with your store bought fruit, then they fly around for alternative homes. Periodically, fill up your sink full with very hot water with a dash of soap and bleach - then pull the plug, let it drain and flip the switch on the garborator. That should get rid of any of the larvae that are there in the drains. Of course, the adults are still flying about, so you will have to repeat the procedure over a few weeks.

Petra M, Vancouver

Answer 3

The best thing to do is to find out where they are coming from, then you can get rid of them. If you have rotten fruit (or potatoes) somewhere, then they might be coming from there. In this case, remove the fruit and clean the surface using soap and water. Sometimes they come from the drains in the kitchen. In this case, poor bleach down the drain (no more than 1 cup per drain), then rinse it with water. After a few days they should be gone.

Answer 4

I used to have the compost pail under the sink and they would get thick in the summer...

I leave a little wine in a glass, this works wonders. I would use the vacuum to vacuum them out of the air or where they are resting if I had company coming over and Javex and or boiling hot water on the little eggs or larvae (whatever they are) on whatever they are breeding on. They where little white spots on the composter that launched new invaders.

Answer 5

If they are indeed fruit flys get rid of the fermenting fruit.

But I bet they are drain flys you are encountering, you may want to run Biogel which a scientific formulation of bacteria and enzymes, made specifically for small, interior grease traps and floor sinks.

Get rid of the breeding grounds, eliminate the problem.

Answer 6

they come in on fruit and produce from the market.

they don't live long, but hang some tape from the ceiling or under side of the cupboards and that'll catch 'em.

Answer 7

are you sure they are fruit flies? If so, there must be fruit or perhaps rotting potatoes or onions somewhere for them to be doing their thing?

Answer 8

Use them as a write-in on the next election.

Funny as this sounds, we did it in our state, and it worked!

Answer 9

set out a glass of red wine they love it and will fly into the glass and die

Answer 10

it's time to throw away the fruit.