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It's that time of year when fruit flies can be a problem to get rid of. Recently when an old banana attracted them I had a "light bulb" moment.
Take any kind of container with a lid, place a piece of rotten fruit inside, let sit for awhile, when the flies are inside on fruit put lid on, throw away or take outside to empty. Works every time.
By Peggy from Cortland, Ohio
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RE: Making a Fruit Fly "Trap"
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(06/07/2008)
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Here's what we do: On a Scorching hot day, Put an Apple Cider Beer in your freezer (just until small crystals form) then pull it out of the freezer & walk outside on your porch & twist the cap off, then enjoy your refreshing, ice-cold Cider Beer. But stop drinking when there's about a half inch of cider beer left in the bottom for the fruit flies. Set this nearly empty Cider Beer on the counter (or where you tend to see fruit flies) The fruit flies will be attracted to the Cider. They drink it, get drunk & drown. It works every time! Leave this bottle on the counter for about 2 days, then cap off & dispose of the bottle.
* This trap works every time, but even if it doesn't get all of your fruit-flies, you've enjoyed a tasty beer on a hot summers day, & even thought I rarely drink, I have to admit, there IS something very special about drinking a crystal-iced beer on a super-hot day!
---> But there will always be the few evasive flies (or those who prefer a non alcoholic beverage) that decide they aren't interested in this type of trap or some of the other traps described SO what we do with the rest of them is take the hose from the vacuum cleaner & suck the buggers up in their own form of amusement park thrill ride (the tunnel of doom). After you've vacuumed the rest of the fruit flies, take a baggie & rubber band & cover the end of the vacuum's hose so they can't get out of the vacuum. They will soon perish inside the vacuum. You can uncap it after a day.
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RE: Making a Fruit Fly "Trap"
Then It's True!
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
--Groucho.
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I am the star of my whole family with my fruit fly concoction.... found it on thriftyfun and wasn't sure it would work but tried it because those things were driving me nuts! It's the one with vinegar, sugar and dish soap.
Thanks forever from the bottom of my heart!!!!!
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Post By Adele (Guest Post)
(06/06/2008)
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A small jar with an inch of apple cider vinegar attracts and kills them naturally.
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RE: Making a Fruit Fly "Trap"
Another suggestion, that I've had luck with. Take an empty cottage cheese container - punch a small hold, about the size of 1/2 the size of a pencil in the top. In the carton put about 1/4 inch of cider vineagar and about a 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of dish soap on top and mix just a little. The vinegar ( like the banana ) calls the flys. They eat the soap with it and drown. Every few days,flush the contents or throw out the whole carton and do a fresh carton.
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