How to get rid of fruit flies?

+1 vote
asked May 5, 2018 in Do it yourself by Bala Sheeda (340 points)
How to get rid of fruit flies in my home?

How can I get rid of the fruit flies that are always flying around in my kitchen?

2 Answers

0 votes
answered May 6, 2018 by lulumeon (40,870 points)
You can get rid of fruit flies by making a homemade fruit fly trap with a jar and plastic wrap.

Mix some apple cider vinegar with a little bit of dish soap and put it in the jar and then cover the jar with the plastic wrap.

Poke a few tiny holes into the plastic wrap to allow the fruit flies to get into the jar but not large enough to where they can fly out.

You can also place some banana slices or other fruit slices in a jar and cover it with the plastic wrap as well with the holes and the fruit flies will go into the jar after the fruit and will be trapped in the jar.

Red wine in a jar will also trap and kill fruit flies as well as get rid of gnats.
0 votes
answered Oct 4, 2018 by liana (37,450 points)
To add to the other answer which is a great answer.

You should pour some bleach often down your drains to help clean out your drains and prevent fruit flies and when it's time for fruit flies to hang around you should place the fruit away in the refrigerator to keep the fruit flies away.

You can also get rid of fruit flies by making a fruit fly trap with white vinegar and dish soap just like you would apple cider vinegar.

98,443 questions

94,727 answers

1,269 comments

6,992,494 users

...