Timeline for Best way to remove fruit flies from your kitchen
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| Oct 8, 2017 at 15:30 | comment | added | J Bergen | I like the trap idea. We use them for mosquitoes in the home. Wonder how well they work outside in a dirty kitchen. As we cook outside in the tropics. | |
| S Oct 2, 2017 at 16:39 | history | suggested | J.R. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 1, 2017 at 17:04 | comment | added | Mast | Also great for catching wasps. | |
| Sep 29, 2017 at 22:00 | comment | added | Jeff W | On the same theme (ball jar, cider vinegar, soap), we poke 4-6 holes in the metal lid of the ball jar with an ice pick. Ball jar lids are cheap and easily replaced. Once you've done this a few times, you'll find that you can reuse lids from previous seasons. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 19:31 | comment | added | cardiff space man | One way I've seen to make a containment like this is to cut off the top a soda bottle (obviously a plastic one) at the bottom of the shoulder. The resulting lower half has straight sides and upper half is a cone with an opening where the cap would be. Then invert the cone and stick it in the lower half after preparing the lower half with vinegar or whathaveyou. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 11:42 | comment | added | henning no longer feeds AI | I you add dish soap, you don't even need the funnel. As has been commented before, the reduced surface tension will make the flies drown before they can escape. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 11:10 | comment | added | Dubu | @Knetic I don't know about a desiccating effect, but for sure the dish soap will reduce surface tension of the vinegar and let the fruit flies drown more quickly (instead of landing on the liquid surface). | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 9:44 | comment | added | HAEM | Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are toxic to fruit flies, and there's the bit about catching flies with honey rather than vinegar going for it, too. I recently read similar advice recommending skipping the funnel and setting out a bowl of artificially sweetened juice concentrate. | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 8:48 | comment | added | Korthalion | Thanks for this comment! I used this idea in tandem with a hoover attachment with ruthless efficiency :) | |
| Sep 28, 2017 at 8:37 | comment | added | Sanchises | Instead of paper (which you may not be able to fit snugly in all containers, especially small and inconspicuous traps like espresso cups), I have found that cling film with a small hole does the trick too. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 21:39 | comment | added | Knetic | One thing to add, I've found that adding a dollop of dish soap to the vinegar kills them much quicker - since it desiccates them on contact. The trap is hands-down the best, cheapest, low-effort way to get rid of them. | |
| Sep 27, 2017 at 19:08 | history | edited | Sarumanatee | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 27, 2017 at 14:25 | history | answered | Sarumanatee | CC BY-SA 3.0 |