Note to self so I can look this thread up when I'm at some white trash's house with fruit flies:



- Apple Cider Vinegar. This type of vinegar always comes up whenever a discussion of fruit flies occurs. When I worked in a bakery, we used it in our traps (fruit flies are attracted to the fermentation produced when bread rises) but I didn't remember it being successful. So, a friend with a biology background mentioned heating the apple cider vinegar in the microwave for about 10 seconds. This will release more of the vinegar's fragrance, which fruit flies can't resist. I poured a 1/2 cup of the heated apple cider vinegar into the trap. A day later, there were dozens of fruit flies in the vinegar. Bottom line: It works, especially if you heat it beforehand.

- Wine. This was discovered accidentally. I had abandoned my wine glass at a party, when I came back, there were two fruit flies floating in it. Gross. But when used as a bait, it's exceptionally effective. Pour a 1/2 cup of wine (fresh or old) into the glass, then watch the flies flock to the stuff. Bottom line: It works wonderfully


- Tequila. Another accidental discovery. A guest knocked over a bottle of tequila (why yes, it was a fabulous party) and in the few seconds before the spill was cleaned up, we noticed the fruit flies swarming to the boozy puddle. Inside the trap? It was fruit fly central. Bottom line: Works surprisingly well.

7/23/2011 9:48:26 PM

Stop hanging with white trash

7/23/2011 9:53:05 PM

Any kind of alcohol.

I left a half a beer sitting on a table for a day one time. Next day I opened a fresh beer and sat it down on the same table.

I picked up a can and took a big swig of beer, and immediately spat out like 40 fruit flies.

7/23/2011 9:58:28 PM

7/23/2011 9:59:31 PM

^^

7/23/2011 10:35:46 PM

red wine vinegar works pretty well too.

7/23/2011 10:35:55 PM

1. Put a few ounces of shitty beer in a cup
2. Pour thin layer of dish soap over beer
3. Place plastic wrap over cup and poke holes in it
4. Profit

7/23/2011 10:36:08 PM

Any kind of alcohol. Love how OP points out two types specifically.

My favorite way to kill fruit flies now, instead of making shitty traps, is to put a small bit of alcohol (often rum) on a slice of fruit, putting it on a piece of foil, put it in the oven, then leaving the door cracked for some period of time, hours or whatever. When you think you've got enough flies (usually you can see), shut the door and broil. Dead bugs.

7/23/2011 10:53:59 PM

1. run water through your fixtures and drains

7/23/2011 11:26:27 PM

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"red wine vinegar works pretty well too."

buy would you say it catches more flies than honey?

7/23/2011 11:31:58 PM

Is another reason why your pizzaria went under because of sanitation?

7/23/2011 11:35:04 PM

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7/24/2011 6:10:53 AM

We've had a problem with fruit flies at the house lately...we poured some apple cider vinegar in a cup and covered the cup with saran wrap or something like that. Then poked holes in the saran wrap. The flies get in and can't get out. Also did the same thing with some fruit scraps (banana peels, etc). The vinegar worked best.

7/24/2011 9:58:52 AM

1. Get rid of fruit and the flies will follow

7/24/2011 11:37:00 AM

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"buy would you say it catches more flies than honey"

i dunno, never tried honey. but what worked for me before was taking an empty beer bottle, filling it with red wine vinegar until it's about an inch off the bottom of the bottle (if that makes sense), and then pouring a few drops of olive oil into so they get stuck.

that worked pretty well.

7/24/2011 11:50:14 AM

Coolest one I've learned:

http://www.squawkfox.com/2008/10/02/diy-how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-with-a-homemade-trap/

If you construct it properly, it works flawlessly and is 100% effective at total elimination. I usually bait with a banana peel, since they come in on the bananas anyway.

7/24/2011 12:11:22 PM

how about cleaning your damn kitchen?

7/24/2011 2:19:55 PM

Cup with a little apple cider vinegar and a drop of dish soap worked well for me when I had them a couple summers ago. Damn bananas.

7/24/2011 2:23:14 PM

^^i got them from having banana peels in the garbage and the garbage was barely half full. i typically wait until it's full to take it out, but may have learned my lesson

7/24/2011 2:28:47 PM

You can microwave the peels for a few seconds before you toss them to kill fly eggs.

7/24/2011 2:35:17 PM

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"Note to self so I can look this thread up when I'm at some white trash's house with fruit flies home:"

ftfy

7/24/2011 2:42:09 PM

I use to live in the filthiest fucking apartment with three buddies and we left beer cans and dirty dishes all over the kitchen. Sure enough...fruit flies. After realizing that we were filthy fucks we cleaned the shit outta the place but still needed a remedy for the fruit flies.

1. Get a few 2 liter soda bottles and cut the bottle in half...well not at the middle but somewhere between the middle and the top of the plastic label.
2. Pour orange juice and some type of alcohol into the base of the bottle (we used vodka if I remember correctly) up to the bottom of where that plastic label would be.
3. Drill a hole through the bottles' cap, then invert the top part of the bottle and stick it in the bottom half.

It worked like a charm for us. The basic principle is that the flies come down the inverted part of the bottle and through the single hole in the bottle cap in search of the delicious volatile fruity stuffs inside, then get trapped cuz they cant find the way out. If you make a few of em and put em where the flies are most annoying you will have a fruit fly graveyard in a day or so.

7/25/2011 2:28:26 AM

ewww, what the fuck are you people doing to get fruit flies, clean up after yourself or do what i do and hire a maid

7/25/2011 2:32:14 AM

Clean up your filth

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7/25/2011 8:49:51 AM