Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats

RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By Tom (Guest Post) (07/16/2008) Get a small saucer and pool a small amount of Merlot in it. Get the vacuum cleaner out and hook up the hose with the crevice attachment. About every 30 minutes or so go look at the saucer. There will probably be 20 or so gnats around. Turn on the vacuum and slowly mover the crevice attachment closer to them. They will just sit there hoping you don't see them and poof! They will be sucked into the vacuum. Do this until you see no more. Repeat once a week until the season is over. Remember to move slowly or they will fly away. Hope this helps Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post by margeth (9) | (10/24/2007) Contact I buy a few of those funnel shaped paper cups. Cut a tiny hole in the point or bottom. put any piece of fruit in a coffee mug, set the funnel cup on top. The flies go into the tiny hole and cannot get out. I keep this near my apples and bananas on the counter. No fruit flies!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By traceys (Guest Post) (10/19/2007) I tried the vinegar/sugar/dish soap combo before I left for work. I put it in a cappuccino cup in the kitchen and in my bathroom. When I came home it was crazy how many of those little gnats were in the cups. Worked great -- Thanks so much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By traceys (Guest Post) (10/18/2007) I tried the vinegar/sugar/dish soap combo before I left for work. I put it in a cappuccino cup in the kitchen and in my bathroom. When I came home it was crazy how many of those little gnats were in the cups. Worked great -- Thanks so much! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By Kim (Guest Post) (06/05/2006) I don't see why it wouldn't work outside. It's the smell that they are after, not the area. If you put a wasp catcher outside, they are attracted to that. Try it and let us know if it works for you! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By Brian (Guest Post) (06/05/2006) will this work outside as well Report Spam or Abuse RE: Fruit Flies and Summer Gnats Post By Kim (Guest Post) (05/19/2006) May I add to this? I too have problems with these as I'm also a gardener. I just don't have luck unless I use a cover so I rubberband some plastic wrap on the top and poke a small hole in the middle. Don't put holes near the edges as that's where they will find their way out. If the mixture is still good and the gnats are escaping, I'll poke more holes in the plastic, then add a second piece of plastic wrap with a hole in the middle. Still works. Another fun thing I do is take different types of fruit and add it in 3 plastic cups to see which one attracts more flies. One more thing. Since these bugs are attracted to light, keep a nightlight on near the mixture so they are more willing to head over there. Report Spam or Abuse