Little flying bugs (gnats?) in apartment. help

[pennylane]

How can I get rid of them? I've tried killing them whenever I see them, but they keep popping up. Sticky fly traps? something else?

 

[bradruth]

It's time to move to another apartment.

 

[lavagirl669]

make a meal out of them?

 

[Crusty]

It's time to clean up.

 

[z0mb13]

clean ur trash

 

[Ryan]

Eliminate their source - uncovered garbage, and/or rotting plant matter (fruit, vegetables, etc). If you have gnats, you have something that is rotting.

 

[pennylane]

Hmm... okay.

 

[Fausto]

Sounds like fruit flies. If you have any old-ish fruit sitting out, they'll breed like tiny bunnies.

 

[Zeeky Boogy Doog]

get a frog

 

[TwinkleToes77]

flies/fruit flies... Get rid of any food that you are storing in the cabinets that are open or any thing on the counter. put everything in a sealed container or in the fridge. In a few days the problem should be gone. Disinfect with some clorox cleanup

 

[Blazin Trav]

I'd use the good old Axe Body spray + lighter. See if they can survive a flamethrower.

 

[pennylane]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77
flies/fruit flies... Get rid of any food that you are storing in the cabinets that are open or any thing on the counter. put everything in a sealed container or in the fridge. In a few days the problem should be gone. Disinfect with some clorox cleanup

Could potatoes be it?

 

[pennylane]

desperation bump. I'm thinking it's the sack of potatoes.

 

[Brutuskend]

Flamethrower

 

[Philippine Mango]

Did you replace an appliance recently? We replaced our dishwasher and it started to happen, turns out the "flap" that hangs from the dishwasher and suppose to "squeeze" the floor was missing. Covered up the hole, and they started going away.

 

[Brutuskend]

Could potatoes be it?

Yes.

 

[aidanjm]

fly screens on your windows and doors? Or are they breeding inside the house?

 

[Wag]

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
get a frog

Or a Gecko.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Drosophila melanogaster

Your common fruit fly.

Take out the garbage.

If you are really brave hunt them down with a can of Lysol and a lighter :shocked:

 

[Shawn]

vacuum up the pieces of food on the floor

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Wag

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
get a frog

Or a Gecko.

I like this suggestion the best.

 

[Brutuskend]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Wag

Originally posted by: Zeeky Boogy Doog
get a frog

Or a Gecko.

I like this suggestion the best.

Can you get it to do "The Robot"?

 

[pennylane]

It looks like the potatoes are the source. One last question...

There were onions, garlic, and ginger out before I noticed the fruit flies were out in full force (I saw one, maybe two), so those were all exposed. Will they be okay?

 

[spidey07]

DUDE!!!

That is frickin' gross.

eliminate any an all food sources (potatoes, garlic, onions, any organic matter) and take out your trash every day and don't leave ANY organic substance out.

yuck.

 

[pennylane]

The potatoes were apparently cut open somehow and nobody noticed. They were in the original bag in a cabinet.