how to get rid of fruit flies?

Question

I need some kind of home remidy to get rid of the nasty little fruit flies. is there anything out there?
We don't have any kind of fruits laying arround and still...
please help me. lol

Answer 1

Kitchens:
Remove standing liquids and any soft materials or fabrics that are wet.
Flush your drains and garbage disposals with ammonia or drain cleaners. Do this once every few hours for a while or partially plug the drain and fill the sink so the cleaners trickle down slowly and stay present in the pipes.
Empty your trash before it overflows and invest in trash containers with tight-fitting lids, make sure they close securely.
Check your dishwasher for grime collecting in the bottom and the filter. Refrain from storing dirty dishes in there until you’ve eliminated the incursion.
Scour your cabinets and pantries for exposed and forgotten foods - sacks of potatoes are common culprits, so are bags of grains and legumes that have become moist (These will breed moths as well). Store fresh fruits and vegetables in the fridge until the fruit flies are eradicated.
Check under your refrigerator and other movable appliances and furniture for hidden spills and messes.
If you have an electric stove, lift up the burners as well as the entire top surface and check for spills inside.
Dry the surfaces in the sink when you are not using it.
Relocate any potted plants or herbs outside (if the weather allows) and / or apply an insecticide that is safe to use on houseplants and edibles.
Clean underneath your sink, look for leaks and soft, moist or rotting wood
Dispose of or clean old towels and sponges.
Use your nose! Sniff around for anything rotten or out of place.
Check the cracks between your kitchen appliances and the cabinets for anything that may have fallen between them.

Living areas:
Check behind furniture for spills and messes.
Walk around barefoot and thoroughly inspect the entire carpet for spills and moisture.
Clean up any leftover food, plates, or drink ware.

Bathrooms:
Flush your sink and bathtub drains with ammonia or drain cleaner (just in case).
Inspect the cabinets underneath the sink for leaks.
Other fruit fly attractants
Fruit flies are attracted to light as well as foods - so a portable bug light can really help cut down on the population while you are working to eliminate their breeding grounds.

Answer 2

Make a funnel trap:
Make a cone out of the sheet of paper (like a funnel). Tape the outside of the cone so that it stays in place.
Check that the cone fits snugly into a glass or cup.
Cut off the tip of the cone so that you now have a funnel.
Pour a small amount of cider vinegar into the glass or cup. (Rum mixed with orange juice also works very well - additionally, a half teaspoon of baker's yeast in water can also suffice)
Insert the funnel into the glass or cup, but don't let the bottom of the funnel touch the liquid. Tape the funnel in two or three places from the outside so that there is no gap between the glass and the cone.
Place your newly created trap on a flat surface. The flies will be attracted by the smell of the fruity vinegar and fly into the cone. The flies will slip down the cone and will either land in the vinegar and drown or will be trapped and not able to get back out. If you leave the trap overnight, the trapped fruit flies will eventually fall into the vinegar and drown.

Make a soda bottle trap:
Remove the lid and label from a clean, empty plastic two-liter soda bottle.
Carefully remove the upper third of the bottle by cutting along its circumference at approximately where the top of the label used to be.
Put an attractive liquid such as orange juice or cider vinegar in the cup-shaped part of the now-severed bottle.
Turn the cone upside-down and insert it into the cup-shaped bottom part of the bottle. Seal the seam at the top of the bottle with duct tape.
Fruit flies find their way into the bottle, but they can't get back out. After most flies are trapped inside, simply seal the bottle in a plastic shopping bag and throw out.

Make an oven trap:
Remove all available food from kitchen. Clean the dishes, place open items in ziplock bags or the fridge.
Open the door of your oven and place a piece of fruit (banana or kiwi peels) in there overnight.
Wake up early the next morning and quietly close the oven door.
Turn on the oven to 400ºF/200ºC for about 10-15 minutes and majority of your fruit flies will be gone.
Clean the oven thoroughly.

Make a glass trap:
Put a piece of fruit in a glass.
Cover the glass tightly with plastic wrap and secure to the glass.
Put a small hole in the plastic. The fruit flies go in and can't get out.

Make a wine trap:
Put a small amount of sweet wine in a little bowl.
Take your finger tip and put a very tiny amount of dish soap on it, preferably diluted
Barely touch the surface of the wine at the center with your finger tip.
This breaks the surface tension of the wine. The fruit flies will be attracted by the scent of the wine and drown in it. Normally the surface tension of the wine would have protected them from drowning, but with it gone, as they touch the edge of the wine to drink, they will stick to it, fall in and drown.
Remove the food source. Besides just trapping the fruit flies, try to eliminate whatever is attracting them. Notice where they congregate. In addition, check these frequent problem spots:
Cover your fruit bowl or store fruit you wish to keep in the refrigerator.
Remove and discard any overripe fruit, especially if the skin is broken.
Wash the dishes and wipe up crumbs and spills from your counter and floor.
Take out the trash and store trash in a covered bin.
Take out your compost and keep your collection bin covered and food additions to your pile buried beneath yard waste.
Find their nest. It is likely that if you have a fruitfly problem there will be specific places where they are breeding - usually in a piece of garbage that has fallen into a tight space or which you've forgotten about. If you remove the opportunity for them to nest, they won't breed, and the problem will diminish.
good luck!

Answer 3

A friend brought me some fresh figs the other day and the very next day, I went to get one and a cloud of fruit flies rose out of the bowl. I understand your frustration. I took a few disposable cups (like Solo brand) and put about a 1/2 inch of apple cider vinegar in them. I covered them in plastic wrap and put rubber bands around the cups to make sure it was tight. Poke a few small holes inthe tight plastic wrap. They fly in, but they can't fly out. I don't know why it works that way, but it does. It has really helped clear my kitchen of those nasty little pests...

Answer 4

A bowl of vinegar for them to be attracted to and drown in.

If you really have no fruit they may not be fruit flies. They may be those little sewage drain flies. Here is a page on them and geting rid of them. http://www.critterridders.com/drainflies_data.htm

Answer 5

This really works! take an empty jar with the lid, poke holes in the lid,( I used a knife). fill the jar half full of cider vinegar and replace the top. In one day they will all be trapped inside.

Answer 6

fart on the fruits so the flies don't come by

Answer 7

vacuum them for a quick result !

Answer 8

Raid!!!