What's the best method for getting rid of fruit flies?
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Scrappy - Oct 06, 2013 10:08:13 am PDT #8142 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Steph L. - Oct 06, 2013 10:11:18 am PDT #8143 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
What's the best method for getting rid of fruit flies?
Take a tupperware (old butter tub, whatever), and put a piece of cut-up fruit in it -- apple, banana, etc. Secure plastic wrap over the top with a rubber band. Poke holes in it with toothpick. The fruit flies will get in the holes b/c they smell the fruit, but won't get out b/c they can't smell their way back out. Or possibly they don't give a crap about getting out, since they've achieved Real Actual Fruit.
Amy - Oct 06, 2013 10:14:39 am PDT #8144 of 30000
Because books.
Heh. I will take that under advisement, Scrappy, but first I think I'll try Tep's method.
§ ita § - Oct 06, 2013 10:15:16 am PDT #8145 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
All I know for sure is that you do catch more (fruit) flies with vinegar.
So there.
-t - Oct 06, 2013 10:23:10 am PDT #8146 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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Amy - Oct 06, 2013 10:31:02 am PDT #8147 of 30000
Because books.
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-t - Oct 06, 2013 10:41:07 am PDT #8148 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My experience contradicts that.
I only ran the experiment once, but the traps baited with honey got more flies than the ones with vinegar.
aurelia - Oct 06, 2013 10:50:12 am PDT #8149 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
This also works [link] .
le nubian - Oct 06, 2013 10:57:41 am PDT #8150 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Love Scrappy's response. BTW, you need to put all fruit in the fridge. That will help them from staying in the house while you trap them.
lisah - Oct 06, 2013 11:02:58 am PDT #8151 of 30000
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A glass of cider vinegar covered in plastic wrap with a couple of holes poked in it has always worked for me. And is not stinky (unless the vinegar smell is something you don't care for).
Ugh, a friend's house burned down yesterday and, while everyone is safe thank god, they lost everything. They've had a rough couple of years and I just feel so bad for her. They have family to stay with and insurance but, god, how horrible. Plus, it's made me really worry about the wiring in my house.