How to get rid of fruit flies?

[Phokus]

I've been living in my new apartment for about a month and i have a fruit fly problem in my kitchen, i'm absolutely swarmed! I guess i left some food out too long or something...

What's the best way to get rid of them?

 

[FoBoT]

move the fruit


outside

 

[HumblePie]

errr... try cleaning once in awhile?

 

[BurnItDwn]

Flyswatter?

 

Wipe everything down with Clorox Cleanup. Also make sure to vacuum and mop the floor.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

I'll say bazooka.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar
I'll say bazooka.

fruit flys are too small to activate the detonator on the projectile from a bazooka

perhaps flamethrower would be more appropriate

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar
I'll say bazooka.

fruit flys are to small the activate the detonator on the projectile from a bazooka

perhaps flamethrower would be more appropriate

im thinking a hydrogen bomb should do it.

 

[Crescent13]

Clean up??

 

[thechinesehero]

burn down the whole house.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Build a trap. Take a piece of paper, roll it into a cone with a small opening on the point. Put some pieces of fruit in a soda bottle or jar and stick the point of the cone in the bottle. Then tape around the mouth to secure the cone to the container. Fruit flies will go into the cone but will find it hard to get out of the small hole.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Build a trap. Take a piece of paper, roll it into a cone with a small opening on the point. Put some pieces of fruit in a soda bottle or jar and stick the point of the cone in the bottle. Then tape around the mouth to secure the cone to the container. Fruit flies will go into the cone but will find it hard to get out of the small hole.

like this

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/images/frtfltrp.gif

A better approach, however, is to construct a trap by placing a paper funnel (rolled from a sheet of notebook paper) into a jar which is then baited with a few ounces of cider vinegar. Place the jar trap(s) wherever fruit flies are seen. This simple but effective trap will soon catch any remaining adult flies which can then be killed or released outdoors.

http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef621.htm

 

[Legend]

clean up. If you don't already, keep a hooded trash can and empty daily.

put all food that you can in the fridge. Like fruits that are able to (not bananas), bread, and nuts. Keeps them fresh longer anyway.

 

[FoBoT]

this one uses the soda bottle

http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/t/2literbottle/2literbottle.html

 

[OffTopic1]

Remove the food source duh!

 

[dugweb]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: ElMonoDelMar
I'll say bazooka.

fruit flys are too small to activate the detonator on the projectile from a bazooka

perhaps flamethrower would be more appropriate

actually i tried that before... it doesnt work as well as you'd think + we about burned the place down. It also will make your apt. REAK for a while

wd40 + lighter flamethrower

 

[Mrvile]

Omg fruit flies are gross!

Some girl back in 6th grade left a banana in her locker for the WHOLE YEAR...and at the end of the year when she was cleaning it out...omfg. I'd just burn the apartment down.

 

[rocadelpunk]

my apartment is freaking immaculate.

and i still have fruit flies and everything's put away.

i put bleach in the kitchen drain/sink (someone said the breed there to me)

le sigh.


still have em.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Remove the food source duh!

I think i did but they're still there

I'll try some of those traps i guess...

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Wipe everything down with Clorox Cleanup. Also make sure to vacuum and mop the floor.

N/M...just saw your post. Well, I guess that flamethrower isn't sounding too bad, now.

 

[Phokus]

Hehe damn, i was hopeing there was something i could buy to get rid of these fruit flies (i'm lazy)...

 

[FoBoT]

you can buy a fruit fly trap that is essentially the same as the ones in the links

 

[DainBramaged]

Back in 'Nam, we used to just spray everything with Agent Orange.

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
you can buy a fruit fly trap that is essentially the same as the ones in the links

where? i'm looking online and i can't find diddly!

 

[WelshBloke]

Gargle with orange juice and sleep on your back with your mouth open.