Way to get rid of fruit flies?

[Taggart]

Whats the best way to get rid of them? Thanks.

 

[GroundZero]

frogs

 

[Atomicus]

Raid

 

[PowderBB3D]

I like the frogs idea. 100% natural.

2 weeks later:

Taggart: What's the best way to get rid of frogs? Thanks.

 

[Match]

1) Take out the trash.
2) Don't leave food exposed to the open air.
3) Open windows.

 

[Ogg]

get rid of your rotting fruit!

 

[DnetMHZ]

move.

 

[Ausm]

Throw the rotten fruit out the window and close it after they follow


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[Modeps]

Get a garbage bag, throw an apple core in there or something, wait overnight... sneak up to the bag the next morning and close it quickly. That'll get rid of a lot. Dont leave fruit in your garbage very long at all, always take it outside within a day or you'll be fsked.

 

[AndrewNF]

Originally posted by: Match
1) Take out the trash.
2) Don't leave food exposed to the open air.
3) Open windows.

Exactly. And fruit flies live ~2 weeks so any left will be dead by then.

 

[Taggart]

Thanks for the advice folks!

 

[imported_FishTaco]

Electric fly swatters, loads of zapping fun :shocked:

google

 

[Mallow]

Don't allow them to breed in water & fruit and they should all die of natural causes in 2 weeks

 

[Amused]

Look through ALL your cabinets and make sure you don't have any old potatos or fruit stashed anywhere.

Invariably, if I notice a lot of little fruit flies in the house, it's due to rotting food.

 

[Carbonadium4]

one of my old room mate had this, wasn't clean.. after he left, i fog the place.. these little worms were growing and i had fun with a torch burning them off.. throw out any food that maybe breeding ground..

good luck

 

[azazyel]

I had the same problem and I am finally down to just having a few near my sink. It took me forever but I found a champagne bottle right near where I keep my recycling. There must have been a little left in there because there were a ton of flies in there. Once I got rid of that and the rest of my trash they started going away.

 

[illustri]

Catch as many as you can and put them in a conical tube with appropriate media. Start counting varieties like mad. Publish a paper on drosophila genetics.

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: illustri
Catch as many as you can and put them in a conical tube with appropriate media. Start counting varieties like mad. Publish a paper on drosophila genetics.

Lol :thumbsup:

 

[Taggart]

Originally posted by: illustri
Catch as many as you can and put them in a conical tube with appropriate media. Start counting varieties like mad. Publish a paper on drosophila genetics.

I did that in HS biology

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Yup...find what is attracting them and get rid of it!

 

[onza]

get rid of the fruit!
duh

 

[anonmouseuser]

Very easy. Just put an open glass of vinegar around the general area. Flies will kamakazie into the glass since they are attracted to vinegar.

 

[Encryptic]

Make sure there's no fruit sitting in the garbage can or elsewhere in the house. I had a bit of a problem with fruit flies just recently and that was the reason they were hanging around the house. Once I got rid of the trash, I haven't seen them since.

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: MrsSkoorb
Yup...find what is attracting them and get rid of it!

Well if he would stop taking the fruit part in Fruit of the Looms so seriously.

 

[illustri]

Originally posted by: Taggart

Originally posted by: illustri
Catch as many as you can and put them in a conical tube with appropriate media. Start counting varieties like mad. Publish a paper on drosophila genetics.

I did that in HS biology

You got a paper published in HS?