We've got a huge fruit fly problem at the office: How do we get rit of them?

Question

We've cleaned up all the offending fruit, but still have the flies. What a pain!

What can we do to get rid of them?

Answer 1

Get some FLY TAPE it will even get the tinest of gnats, etc.It is light scented, not enough to bother anyone..

Answer 2

Appolgies in advance for a long answer.... Does your office have live plants? If so the fruit flies you are referring to are probably also known as fungus knats. They feed on plant matter and reproduce in the soil. A bad infestation will actually kill plants and they are really annoying. Not such a problem in the summer when they can find lots of fruit, etc. outdoors but as we head into fall they head inside. I prefer to get rid of them without the use of poisons and the best way that I have found is with a yellow sticky pad or sticks available from garden centres. They are attracted to it, stick to it, can't reproduce. Hard to find... but the very BEST ANSWER - is a combination of the sticky paper and a greenish light which you can leave on 24/7 if you wish. (The bulb is just a small night-light type.) At night when the other lights are out they will flock to it. Raid used to make one for attracting fleas. I originally purchased it to protect my Mum's little Chihuahua from occasionally picking them up on their walks in her small town. An avid gardener, indoor & out, she ended up having 2 of them and leaves them on all the time because of how effective they are against the knats & small moths. I think Raid missed the boat by not promoting them on a broader basis. They are the greatest! NOW... your other alternatives are... dig powder, designed for the purpose, into the soil to stop the reproduction cycle... and/OR sprays. These 2 alternatives have to be done on an ongoing basis because they will re-infest by reproducing from new sources such as lunch-box fruits; neighbouring office's plants; new plant additions; etc. Some of the chemicals are quite toxic.. which I find annoying & time comsuming & unfriendly... both environmentally & healthwise. Anyway hope all this helps.

Answer 3

fill a bowl with apple cider vinegar, cover tightly with plastic wrap, poke holes in it. the gnats will go in but have trouble getting out, also hang fly strips. Make sure to pour bleach down any drains and let set for at least an hour before running water, gnats breed in drains . Try not to let any fruit set out. This will take a couple of days to work but I had the same problem at home and it does work you just have to be patient. Goodluck

Answer 4

They have fly paper, that the fruit flys are attracted to and they stick to it. it's gross, but thats what it is made for. They sell it at places like home depot, and probably at grocery stores/ wal-mart.

Answer 5

fly sheets , spray them , turn o n the a/c very high
clean every thing containing food.

Answer 6

After everyone is gone for the night (and preferably for the weekend - bug bomb!!