Home remedies for fruit flies? GRODE.

[eightangryreindeer]

This is a first, they've infiltrated this summer.

Anything clever I can do to kill their asses? They are having some sort of sex party in my SHTC.

(obviously empty the trash and wash out the can, I'm not retarded)

TIA!

[scotty]

Small bowls of vinegar, I think.

[Deleted]

Yes, small bowls of vinegar.

[Jermys]

Here's what you do. Fill a pint fruit jar with cider vinegar. There should be at least 1/2 inch to 1 inch of vinegar at the bottom. If you don't have cider vinegar, you can use a piece of banana. Make a funnel out of a sheet of paper. The bottom should have a narrow opening that measures about 1/4 inch in diameter. Tape or staple the funnel so it keeps its shape, and then place the narrow end of the funnel into the far first. Fashion it wide enough at the top to keep the end of the funnel from touching the vinegar in the jar. Place the jar or jars with vinegar in the area where fruit flies are prominent. The fruit flies will fly down through the tunnel to get to the cider vinegar. Once they are there, they become trapped and many of them will drown.

It's gross, because their little corpses are floating in a cup, but it works.

[eightangryreindeer]

Does the North American Philadelphian fruit fly have a penchant for any particular TYPE of vinegar?

Do I waste some balsamic on these bitches?

[eightangryreindeer]

Jul 18, 2012 19:19:55 GMT -5 Jermys said:

Here's what you do. Fill a pint fruit jar with cider vinegar. There should be at least 1/2 inch to 1 inch of vinegar at the bottom. If you don't have cider vinegar, you can use a piece of banana. Make a funnel out of a sheet of paper. The bottom should have a narrow opening that measures about 1/4 inch in diameter. Tape or staple the funnel so it keeps its shape, and then place the narrow end of the funnel into the far first. Fashion it wide enough at the top to keep the end of the funnel from touching the vinegar in the jar. Place the jar or jars with vinegar in the area where fruit flies are prominent. The fruit flies will fly down through the tunnel to get to the cider vinegar. Once they are there, they become trapped and many of them will drown.

It's gross, because their little corpses are floating in a cup, but it works.

/whoa
/woe

[eightangryreindeer]

what the fruck is a pint fruit jar?

omg they're going to kill me aren't they?

[Deleted]

I second the cider vinegar recommendation. I've done it with just the cider vinegar in a cup, without the funnel and had pretty good success.

[Jermys]

I had a problem of my own last summer with a piece of honeydew that got lost between the fridge and the cabinet. Those little fuckers didn't know what hit their gross little asses.

Also, you can use a solo cup and put saran wrap over the top and poke holes, but the funnel worked better. Either way, you can use a disposable cup.

[scotty]

haha

[leahmel]

Also try pouring bleach down your drain(s), I hear that's where they come from a lot of the time and this kills them off.

[saraandmichael]

i had these once in my last house. the funnel that jermys described works. i also squirted them with windex when they were congregating near the stuff but not going in. and then i wiped them while they laid there dying.

also treat your drain in your kitchen sink. they like it in there.

[MWOS]

Jul 18, 2012 19:27:18 GMT -5 scotty said:

haha

BAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH

[lightbulbsun]

You can also put the vinegar in an empty wine bottle. That's my favorite option because you get to drink the wine first

[balletofangels]

I just do a squirt of dish soap and apple cider vinegar in a dish. It will be full of the gross little flies by morning.

[eightangryreindeer]

Jul 18, 2012 19:27:18 GMT -5 scotty said:

haha

I hope you enjoy vinegary death, mfer.

[dochas]

I've tried 2 different cider ones and just putting it in a jar worked the best.

[eightangryreindeer]

kessie you might be my new bff

[mudslide]

We are having this issue this summer too. I'm going to try these suggestions!

[Deleted]

I dump apple cider vinegar down the drain too. And normally I just put out dishes. If they come back I'm doing the jar and funnel thing.

Pint jars are what people use to can salsa or jam, any wide mouth cup would probably work though.

[bab]

Jul 18, 2012 19:23:30 GMT -5 eightangryreindeer said:

what the fruck is a pint fruit jar?

LOL

I was wondering the same thing