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Got fruit fly problems? I have got a great way to kill them! | |
| kill them bugs User ID: 24103190  United States11/12/2012 12:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I get a 1 gallon zip lock bag and throw a rotting piece of banana or the peel into the bottom corner of it. I seal 2/3rds of the bag and leave the other 1/3 of the bag open so the fruti flies will fly into it. When enough get in the bag, I just cover up the opening and trap them inside and then smash then all! It is a great way to releave stress and is much faster than the other methods like using vinegar or fly traps. If someone has a better idea, I would love to hear it. I killed about 100 fruit flies in the last hour. What a pain in the butt.  |
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| Serendipitous User ID: 17919960 United States11/12/2012 12:35 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Makes sense since they come in as larvae on the skin of bananas. They love the stuff. Had them recently, the cider didn't work well, wish I knew about this then. My bananas stay on the porch now. "May your electricity go out a second before the shit hits the fan." -Conspiracy Theorist's Blessing ”Your work is not to drag the world kicking and screaming into a new awareness. Your job is to simply do your work… Sacredly, Secretly, and Silently … and those with ‘eyes to see and ears to hear’, will respond.” |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Makes sense since they come in as larvae on the skin of bananas. They love the stuff. Had them recently, the cider didn't work well, wish I knew about this then. My bananas stay on the porch now. Quoting: Serendipitous The cider and vinegar have had about a total of 25 land in the cup and die in the past 5 hours or so but the bag of banana and smashing them, I have now killed approximately about 100 of them in just the past hour. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27562296 United States11/12/2012 12:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| weasel keeper User ID: 15395274 United States11/12/2012 12:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Um, my 12 yr old daughter had some of her lunch rotting thrown in a closet and that is how we ended up with the problem. That mess got cleaned up but now the flies are everywhere and just trying to get rid of them fast. I am trying hard to keep every surface/floor/ etc extremely clean. That should help but it is really annoying that when I am trying to serve a meal or sip a drink there is another fly swarming my food or trying to get into my drink. Pathetic! |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:46 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Buy those praying mantis eggsacks and put them around the house, you will have thousands of baby mantises flying around, eating the fruit flies, problem solved! Quoting: weasel keeper  Great idea. Problem is they are inside my house, not outside. I wouldn't want those praying mantis's inside my house. Hmmm, I wonder if it will work being that it is 30 degree outside and winter. Today is snowed here in Washington. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Buy those praying mantis eggsacks and put them around the house, you will have thousands of baby mantises flying around, eating the fruit flies, problem solved! Quoting: weasel keeper Great idea. Problem is they are inside my house, not outside. I wouldn't want those praying mantis's inside my house. Hmmm, I wonder if it will work being that it is 30 degree outside and winter. Today is snowed here in Washington. |
| Laura Bow User ID: 1158661 United States11/12/2012 12:47 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Um, my 12 yr old daughter had some of her lunch rotting thrown in a closet and that is how we ended up with the problem. That mess got cleaned up but now the flies are everywhere and just trying to get rid of them fast. I am trying hard to keep every surface/floor/ etc extremely clean. That should help but it is really annoying that when I am trying to serve a meal or sip a drink there is another fly swarming my food or trying to get into my drink. Pathetic!  I've had a surprise or two like that happen before...the kids will leave a moldy sandwich, yucky orange or banana somewhere :( |
| weasel keeper User ID: 15395274 United States11/12/2012 12:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Buy those praying mantis eggsacks and put them around the house, you will have thousands of baby mantises flying around, eating the fruit flies, problem solved! Quoting: weasel keeper Great idea. Problem is they are inside my house, not outside. I wouldn't want those praying mantis's inside my house. Hmmm, I wonder if it will work being that it is 30 degree outside and winter. Today is snowed here in Washington. Here ya go, turn your heat off and open up all your windows and doors and freeze them to death. Wild Weasels? You've got to be shitting me! |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 24103190 United States11/12/2012 12:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Um, my 12 yr old daughter had some of her lunch rotting thrown in a closet and that is how we ended up with the problem. That mess got cleaned up but now the flies are everywhere and just trying to get rid of them fast. I am trying hard to keep every surface/floor/ etc extremely clean. That should help but it is really annoying that when I am trying to serve a meal or sip a drink there is another fly swarming my food or trying to get into my drink. Pathetic! I've had a surprise or two like that happen before...the kids will leave a moldy sandwich, yucky orange or banana somewhere :(that is exactly what happened. Kids |
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| Girl Genius User ID: 1133676 United States11/12/2012 01:55 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Leaving a half a glass of really expensive scotch unattended for a moment seems to work pretty well. Quoting: 0nlyM3&U Damn ... I hate when that happens... No-Pest Strips work great! Unfortunately, I think they are toxic so I only use them in an emergency. I have a small covered composting bin in the kitchen to sequester kitchen scraps. That helps too. For nothing is secret that will not be revealed… :blue-faeries: |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 20675367 United States11/12/2012 02:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I take a bowl and pour in some wine(it attracts them) and add a few pieces of fruit (apples, peaches, etc.) I then cover the bowl with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the plastic. The flies are able to enter through the wholes but they can not leave. Using this method it takes a few days to clear out the fruit flies and you will have to replace the wine, fruit and plastic wrap (depending upon how many flies you have) but it's simple trap and it works |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 5653000 United States11/12/2012 02:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Um, my 12 yr old daughter had some of her lunch rotting thrown in a closet and that is how we ended up with the problem. That mess got cleaned up but now the flies are everywhere and just trying to get rid of them fast. I am trying hard to keep every surface/floor/ etc extremely clean. That should help but it is really annoying that when I am trying to serve a meal or sip a drink there is another fly swarming my food or trying to get into my drink. Pathetic! Use your vacuum attachment and suck them out of the air. |
