Comments on: Home Remedies for Fruit Flies

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:28:06 +0000

I found that warm water , 1tsp. sugar and 1T. yeast in a small bowl, cover with Saran Wrap, punch in small holes and this will also trap those pesky fruit flies.

By: Cabe

Cabe — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:48:35 +0000

RE: b) Rubbing Alcohol:

Please remember that rubbing alcohol is EXTREMELY flammable… be very careful when spraying it from a mister… burning the house down to get rid of the flies is a bit extreme…

By: Manish Mahendra

Manish Mahendra — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:24:50 +0000

I have a vaccum cleaner. In the attachments there is a Spraying device for perfume. It has a net which has extremely small holes. I attach it to the vaccum side. Then I suck up these fruit flies, I can get into it about a 100 at one time. Finally before switching off the vaccum cleaner I put my hand on top of the hole so that they cant escape. Then I switch off the vaccum cleaner with my foot, pull out the end with my hand on the hole still, go outside the house and release them, this way I dont have to kill them (No Sins committed) yet I get rid of them all. Finally I wash my hands with soap.

By: fruitflies

fruitflies — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:21:21 +0000

Last night, my roommate and I took a plastic cup, filled it with apple sauce and sliced apples as well as teeny bit of pink lemonade. We covered it saran wrap and sealed it with a rubberband around the top. We took a tack to make small holes along the top and left it there overnight. The next morning, there were about 10-13 fruitflies trapped inside. Tossed the sucker out and now we’re doing it again! Worked great.

By: melissa grant

melissa grant — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:49:10 +0000

I am going crazy trying to get rid of flies. I HAVE COOKOUTS FOR MY TEENS AND THERE FRIENDS !!! These flies are making me crazy! Embarressed to say the least! I am about to stop al the entertainment because of pesty flies! Please HELP!You can also email me at melissaisley@yahoo if you have a remedy that works!

Thanks, Deperate

By: Mojur wildes

Mojur wildes — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:45:45 +0000

I vacuum the flies with my water vacuum n they don’t come back

By: sarah

sarah — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:49:20 +0000

Only had two pesky fruit flies in my kitchen – driving me crazy. I placed an old measuring cup filled halfway with apple cider vinegar on the top of my stove. The flies were instantly attracted to it, but weren’t going in to drown like I thought. I sprayed them with disinfectant spray and they actually swam out of the container. So the next time they came to the cider, I placed a drop of dish detergent on top of them and the weight of of it made them sink to the bottom and drown.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:36:08 +0000

a fool proof method I use is……In a small glass or jar put 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 teaspoon honey and a few drops of dish detergent. This draws the fruit flies in. You can put this on your countertop or sink….works great

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:47:31 +0000

I’ve placed a small rotating fan in my kitchen to keep fruit flies away that linger after I’ve thrown away old bananas and apples out of my fruit bowl.