Fruit fly infestation - help!

[BrokenVisage]

I've had success putting cheap wine/beer in a cup, covering the cup with saran wrap, and poking a few fruit fly-sized holes in the wrap. They crawl in and can't get back out.

I've also tried a dish detergent/water solution with good results, but wine/beer is usually my go-to.

Yup, this, I used a red solo cup with apple vinegar with dish soap. Doesn't get them all but gets a lot.

 

[SKORPI0]

Thread from last year --> http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2402883

DIY Fruit Fly trap
http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Fruit-Fly-Trap/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-a-fruit-fly-trap-h-108577
http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies
http://www.greenideareviews.com/2012/06/02/making-your-own-fruit-fly-trap-review-does-it-work/

Paper, bottle, banana and vinegar.

 

[Ichinisan]

http://www.amazon.com/Ortho-Defense-Killer-Window-Decal/dp/B00FGPOK6O

Sweet, I'll pick some up - no more mr. nice guy!

One thing: Since you're concerned about your child, you should know the package for the stickers are covered with warnings about touching / handling it. You're supposed to be *extremely* careful to apply it in a way where you don't touch the poison. I'm not sure how it affects people, but the warnings ,ale it seem pretty bad.

Make sure you discard the backing film and stuff in such a way that no one gets exposed to it. Apply the stickers in a location where no one else will touch them and then handle your kid afterward.

 

[Ichinisan]

Thread from last year --> http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2402883

DIY Fruit Fly trap
http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Fruit-Fly-Trap/
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-make-a-fruit-fly-trap-h-108577
http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies
http://www.greenideareviews.com/2012/06/02/making-your-own-fruit-fly-trap-review-does-it-work/

Paper, bottle, banana and vinegar.

I did over a dozen of those traps. They caught way more flies with yeast as the bait, but the fly numbers were still too overwhelming for the traps to really do anything.

 

[JoeBleed]

why did you never just try the fly paper strips that you hang from your celling? I had to do that one year do deal with a couple different types of flies. Worked great. and cheap.

I have several cats and i just made sure to place them away from their cat tree or anything they jump on to keep them from getting to them. And don't hang them in your normal walk ways. make sure they're to the side so you don't have to dodge them in the middle of the night when you're not fully awake.

 

[slackerinabox]

why did you never just try the fly paper strips that you hang from your celling? I had to do that one year do deal with a couple different types of flies. Worked great. and cheap.

I have several cats and i just made sure to place them away from their cat tree or anything they jump on to keep them from getting to them. And don't hang them in your normal walk ways. make sure they're to the side so you don't have to dodge them in the middle of the night when you're not fully awake.

I did use flypaper traps, caught maybe a dozen in a week that way (which was a fraction of the problem).

These flies aren't interested in sweet stuff at all, they do swarm over sweet/sticky stuff the way fruit flies do.

 

[pyonir]

Sundew plant!

Friend of mine swears by them...anyone else tried them?

 

[CZroe]

Sundew plant!

Friend of mine swears by them...anyone else tried them?

I've never been able to keep them alive.