Preventing Fruit Flies

RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post by Dutch 1962 (17) | (11/13/2007) Profile | Contact The fruit fly only lays it's eggs on 'riponening' fruit. Even if just a section of it is say bruised and starting to rot somewhat. Try to seperate that out and maybe can that or process it first (if thats what you do) That May help.for other info check out an article I've written on flies(including fruit flies) it may help. Good Luck http://pestcemetery.com/?p=174 RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post By stainless (Guest Post) (08/01/2007) I don't know what a pitcher plant is either. Can you explain it. Thanks. RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post by juliainrichmond (20) | (08/01/2007) Profile | Contact Hi Evelyn...never heard of a pitcher plant. What are they? I like the idea of using dawn dish soap. I'll give that a try. Also, I was just complaining about them last weekend because I love to buy fresh fruit in the summer too. My s.o. suggested using those "fly papers" that hang down. I'd rather use something that's not ugly and in my way so I'll give the dawn dish soap idea a try first. RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post By louel53 (Guest Post) (07/31/2007) Once you have fruit flies in your house, they are a pain to get rid of. They can also live in garbage, some house plant soil, and in recycle bins. In my school, we sometimes have a fruit fly problem in the bins where we recycle juice boxes and pop cans. We used to keep a big bin of composting earthworms, and the worst thing in that was the peel from xmas oranges. We controlled them in that bin by keeping a toad, but that is not something you can do in your kitchen!! Fruit flies have such a short life span, that even if you kill them, with Raid, or some less poisonous method, they hatch another batch, so you have to figure out where they are breeding and living, besides in your fruit bowls. Another place they like to infest is a bucket I keep for compost, before I put it out into the garden. If this gets infested in the winter, I just put it outside for 1/2 an hour or so, and that kills the flying ones. RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post By stainless (Guest Post) (07/31/2007) To Terrijb: You are absolutely right. I tried it and it works. I'ts amazing how that solution attracts the flies and drown. Thank you RE: Preventing Fruit Flies Post by terrijb (2) | (07/31/2007) Profile | Contact I read somewhere to mix up a concotion of Dawn dishsoap, apple cider vinegar and a little water. That is supposed to draw the fruit flies and then they drown. I haven't tried it but heard it really works Tip: Preventing Fruit Flies Post by jess_admin (373) | (07/30/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact This tip was sent in to our paper, The Saturday Star, in their tip section. Those annoying fruit flies. Where do they come from? Her suggestion, was to wash bananas immediately when you get them home from the supermarket. As the adults have laid their eggs on the banana skins. You put them in your house, the warmth hatches them. If you wash the bananas right away, you get no fruit flies. Evelyn Venus Fly Traps I know this sounds silly but I have two venus fly traps and a pitcher plant next to my fruit bowl in my kitchen. I have no more fruit or drain flies. The fly traps are getting ready to go dormant for the winter, but I'm sure the pitcher plant can handle my kitchen pests on its own, plus they are neat to watch! By sarah_bellum