i got microflies in my condo

[OBLAMA2009]

i left a banana peel out and it spontaneously generated mini flies and now theyre all over the mirrors and monitors in my condo. anyone know how to get rid of them, id rather not spray all over my furniture and stuff

 

[brainhulk]

 

[spaceman]

cup of vinegar might help

 

[OBLAMA2009]

what is the preferred bait--another banana peel? a turd?

 

[brainhulk]

what is the preferred bait--another banana peel? a turd?

I think some indians will be in this thread shortly to answer your question

 

[OBLAMA2009]

lol. these damn things are everywhere. in one day my condo became full of them. i just tried to tie up the garbage bag and a couple hundred flew off the banana peel and into the air

 

[Crono]

They sell little fruit fly traps at the supermarket I frequent. I haven't tried them, but they might be worth a shot.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

They sell little fruit fly traps at the supermarket I frequent. I haven't tried them, but they might be worth a shot.

ive never seen those. i thought of fly paper but they seem to like the mirrors and computer screens

 

[brainhulk]

borrow a frog from someone?

 

[Murloc]

banana peels attract them pretty good because they're smelly and humid.

You should have a green waste container with a cover (like a sugar pot or something) if you don't want to throw it in the compost heap every time, or your kitchen will be full of drosophila every time.
An open trash container under the sink is a bad idea because they can get in there too.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

banana peels attract them pretty good because they're smelly and humid.

You should have a green waste container with a cover (like a sugar pot or something) if you don't want to throw it in the compost heap every time, or your kitchen will be full of drosophila every time.
An open trash container under the sink is a bad idea because they can get in there too.

thats exactly what they are, drosophila, those stupid liitle flies with the different colored eyes that you count in college bio lab. theyre crapping on my monitors, there are black specs on the screens. i ended up flushing the peel down the toilet

 

[Crono]

ive never seen those. i thought of fly paper but they seem to like the mirrors and computer screens

I hadn't seen them either until recently. They sell them right in the produce section.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I hadn't seen them either until recently. They sell them right in the produce section.

makes sense fruit is definitely what causes this problem.

 

[Crono]

makes sense fruit is definitely what causes this problem.

Yeah. Bananas especially. I have a couple flying around right now. Dry winter air prevented them from proliferating for a while.

I think I might buy a few venus fly traps and pitcher plants.

EDIT: Apparently sundews are good at catching them.

 

[Farang]

In my experience, just be conscious to remove food sources for them and they die off quickly. Think their lifespan is like 48 hours

 

[lagokc]

The best thing I've found for catching/killing them is a glass with 1/2" of red wine in it. They are attracted by the sweet smell but get too drunk to fly out and drown.

 

[Crono]

cup of vinegar might help

You'll catch more flies with honey than you will with vinegar, young man.

 

[Scotteq]

what is the preferred bait--another banana peel? a turd?

For Micro Flies???




Clearly....










Used Mini~Pads!! /drumroll D:

 

[lxskllr]

I just wait. I take my compost out to the pile, and they're gone in a day or two. Not worth wasting time on.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

these miniflies are really messing me up. i waited a day and there are more of them that ever. i cant even sit at my desk and do things without them flying in my face. so i decided to fish out all the banana peels from the trash and flush them down the toilet ( i was careful to tear them in pieces). then later i noticed one of my toilets would flush really slowly. i think one of the banana peel is stuck in the pipes. i tried to plunger to no avail, although the water did eventually drain down. how do you get a banana peel to biodegrade in a toilet pipe? what chemical can you pour down a toilet safely to get the banan peel to dissolve and go down?

 

[Quantos]

Couldn't you just take the trash outside?

 

[edro]

Small dishes with vinegar and dish soap mixed.
It has worked for us numerous times.

 

[Craig234]

thats exactly what they are, drosophila, those stupid liitle flies with the different colored eyes that you count in college bio lab. theyre crapping on my monitors, there are black specs on the screens. i ended up flushing the peel down the toilet

That was a mistake. Composte it or throw it in the garbage outside.

 

[Craig234]

these miniflies are really messing me up. i waited a day and there are more of them that ever. i cant even sit at my desk and do things without them flying in my face. so i decided to fish out all the banana peels from the trash and flush them down the toilet ( i was careful to tear them in pieces). then later i noticed one of my toilets would flush really slowly. i think one of the banana peel is stuck in the pipes. i tried to plunger to no avail, although the water did eventually drain down. how do you get a banana peel to biodegrade in a toilet pipe? what chemical can you pour down a toilet safely to get the banan peel to dissolve and go down?

I posted before seeing this, but it pretty much makes my point. Get a plumber?

 

[nickbits]

When I had that problem once I removed the source of the files, they went away on their own.