August 28th, 2013 at 1:08 pm

My source was very adamant that it needed to be a jar… Try this. It’s never, ever failed for me, but it does take a few hours so don’t expect instant gratification. 🙂

September 4th, 2013 at 2:06 pm

Put a piece of banana on a tinfoil tray before bed. Place in oven leaving oven door open a crack. Go to bed. In the morning shut oven door and turn oven onto broil. Bye bye bugs!! Repeat if necessary

September 5th, 2013 at 10:25 am

I have kids… I found an apple in my cupboard… Found all the little buggers… always search everywhere… there always seems to be something somewhere… I could not wait for the ACV to work… I used my vacuum to suck up the rest… I hate bugs…

September 9th, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Bleach kills septic fields.
Just use the traps. We don’t really need to nuke our neighbourhoods over a few million fruit fly infestation.

September 22nd, 2013 at 2:39 pm

I’ve found the saran wrap isn’t necessary. It actually slows them down getting into the trap. Flies can normally land on liquids without worrying about drowning due to surface tension, so they will try that with the vinegar. However, the dish soap disrupts the surface tension and instead of landing safely, they slip through and drown. So the saran wrap isn’t needed to hold them in; the vinegar does that just fine.

August 28th, 2013 at 1:07 pm

Brilliant. Any tips on cabinet moths? Desperate. Cleaned all the cabinets. Husband is making fun of me because there aren’t a lot, but I am stressing.

August 28th, 2013 at 7:20 pm

Check your containers of oatmeal, you might have larvae in there that magically change into the moths. Also check flour and other staples partically if left in original containers. Good Luck! I once had an infestation of tiny larvae in my rice, same color same size until cooked then they got big and that was pretty disgusting because the discovery came after dinner.

August 28th, 2013 at 9:15 pm

I’m sorry I had to share that. I keep all of my grains in plastic containers now. I don’t know if it was contaminated before I got it or after. All I can say is that I stopped eating and making rice for a long time after that. I never told my family. Yeah yuck for sure.

August 29th, 2013 at 9:00 am

Ugh, sorry I made it take a turn for the gross. I hadn’t thought of the rice. Ditched it all last night. Fingers crossed. Thanks.

August 30th, 2013 at 7:24 pm

We refrigerate or freeze any grains or baking stuff. They are grain moths they drive me insane. They get in cereal, rice, flour

September 5th, 2013 at 9:47 am

http://www.amazon.com/Safer-Brand-05140-Pantry-Traps/dp/B000HJ7AIY

Also available at Ranch and Home type stores. Sticky, draws moths by pheromones. Really works.

August 28th, 2013 at 5:01 pm

Ooh, I hate when they fly at my Kindle. UGH.

August 28th, 2013 at 2:23 pm

I was just complaining about these little buggers yesterday. So doing this. Now, how do you get rid of earwigs? 😉

August 28th, 2013 at 9:54 pm

They are from the devil himself. So gross.

September 4th, 2013 at 11:15 am

A container with a cooking oil and soya sauce poured on top …….won’t get rid of the hateful things but it greatly helps !

September 6th, 2013 at 10:04 pm

If they are hallucinations, they’ll be harder to count!

August 28th, 2013 at 4:56 pm

But what a sad waste of wine… 😉

August 29th, 2013 at 6:57 am

Red wine vinegar– That makes sense. 🙂

September 7th, 2013 at 1:45 pm

I still feel guilty if I smush fruit fly at work – I feel like I trashed someone’s experiment!

September 11th, 2013 at 8:53 am

What, and get them drunk on my dime before they die? Never!

August 30th, 2013 at 2:51 pm

Trying this today!

September 3rd, 2013 at 4:28 pm

Why do these handy little recipes come out at the END of summer? HUH?

September 5th, 2013 at 1:02 pm

‘Cause that’s when the fruit flies are at their worst!

September 7th, 2013 at 8:35 am

Exactly what I was thinking!!!

September 4th, 2013 at 10:52 am

I find the little buggers are quite partial to rum! I put a little in a small glass dish covered in Saran wrap with holes in it. Works like a charm! I call it the graveyard….

September 5th, 2013 at 7:27 am

LOL!

September 5th, 2013 at 9:11 pm

love it! 🙂

September 8th, 2013 at 9:40 am

Before the silence, if you listen carefully, you may hear a couple of hundred tiny voices raised in song.

September 7th, 2013 at 7:16 pm

Then I Drink the Rum

September 8th, 2013 at 9:50 am

I do the same thing except I use beer and it works amazing!

September 4th, 2013 at 2:17 pm

I tried this last night and it totally worked! I was amazed at how many fruit flies I had – thought it was only a few. Got up this morning and renewed the suds so I can’t wait to see how many I caught today. Hopefully soon I’ll be fruit fly free!!!

September 4th, 2013 at 6:52 pm

I am so glad that I am not the only one bothered by these bugs. Ive been keeping a bottle of windex with me and when I see one on the counter or cabinet I spray it and then I can get rid of it with paper towel. I hate those things

September 4th, 2013 at 8:22 pm

https://naturalsolutionsbook.com/?uid=B9D490B15574E9BC13A025B1F3635431 This book has been a God-Send & this recipe is in it!

September 4th, 2013 at 9:28 pm

I have used regular vinegar. In a small dish pour some vinegar and a couple of drops of dish detergent, then cover with saran rape, put some holes in it with a fork. This is sure to get rid of the little buggers as well.

September 5th, 2013 at 4:07 pm

Saran rape? I am keeling over from laughter. You should make a youtube video for that!

September 5th, 2013 at 3:58 am

Make sure to wash all your fruit and vegetables as soon as you bring them home. The fruit fly eggs are on the skins of the fruit and vegetables and hatch in your home. Also, keep the plug in your sink drains – they come from in the still water in the drain too 🙁

September 5th, 2013 at 9:18 pm

I wash all my fruit and veggies that don’t go in the fridge and the flies still come…I try and make sure all the counters are wiped and the floor is clean but they seem to come out of nowhere. Trying the acv trick now and I have trapped almost 20 in under 5 minutes…..this is somewhat sick the joy I get out of catching the buggers!!!!

September 6th, 2013 at 11:41 am

Hi Sherry, no we have a Kangen water machine that can produce 2.5 -11.5 (I’m talking ph balance numbers here) water so depending on the fruit or vegetable, it cleans everything off! It is amazing how much can come off of your produce when you use the right water to clean it… I even spray our counters and with the 11.5 water to kill all the bacteria and soak the dish cloth in water to kill everything in them as well.

September 5th, 2013 at 12:27 pm

I knew that from our basement kitchen sink~ which isn’t used very often….we had enough of those flies in the drain for a whole city!! GROSS….

September 9th, 2013 at 5:08 pm

Urbanites living or visiting in a rural situation w/ a septic system. Do not pour bleach down your drains or Draino or any other harsh chemicals unless you want to go through the hassle of having to restart a dead system.

September 7th, 2013 at 7:05 pm

Don’t have to put the sink plugs in – just pour a glug of bleach down the drain – gets rid of them in an instant.

September 5th, 2013 at 8:08 am

I bought a jar of lemon scent nail polish remover had it up on a shelf for a while then went to use it and it was COVERED with fruit flies, very disgusting, but then I thought well if they like it so much they can have it so I put plastic wrap and pinned some holes and put on the counter and it was infested with the darn things in less then half hr, was very gross how many we had in the house but it worked and that is all I buy for the summer now is $store nail polish remover 1 for them and 1 for me lol we’re all happy till I through them out !!

September 5th, 2013 at 11:07 am

“Watch the carnage..” LOL I’ve been using it all summer. Lavender oil works also. I have mine in a small spray bottle with a little bit of water. 🙂

September 5th, 2013 at 12:31 pm

I’ve tried other vinegars too and they weren’t nearly as effective. 🙂

September 5th, 2013 at 11:45 am

This trick has not worked for me. I catch about 4 or so, but overall not effective in my home.

September 9th, 2013 at 5:12 pm

Try lemons – my fruit flys are addicted to lemons. And beer. Try beer – my fruit flys are addicted to my beer.

September 5th, 2013 at 1:33 pm

What’s all this panic about fruit flies? They have done so much for us in medical experiments. And at least when there are fruit flies there is fruit around! And that is good, isn’t it?

September 6th, 2013 at 5:56 pm

They are a pain in the arse when you have a touch screen computer, I can tell you that much for sure. I put the solution next to my parrots cage to trap them by the fruit/veggie bowl

September 5th, 2013 at 2:09 pm

does anyone have a remedy for your average everyday house flies? during the summer we have a terrible time trying to cook with these horrid creatures flying around. i hate flies, and these buggers look like minibuses! PLEASE HELP!

September 6th, 2013 at 3:41 am

Tanx for the help Jane, I’m in South Africa so we don’t use pennies, tell me are they bronze/copper or silver?

September 7th, 2013 at 3:21 pm

copper

September 6th, 2013 at 2:22 pm

I tried that at the lake this summer, it did NOT work, in fact I think it attracted more!

September 8th, 2013 at 11:06 am

http://stephanieblue.com/how-to-keep-flies-out-of-your-house/ – apparently, these bags scare the houseflies into thinking there are predatory insects guarding your door. I haven’t tried it, but I hope it helps you!

September 8th, 2013 at 4:59 pm

I actually have a bee trap (very small yellow plastic funnel placed into the dide of a 2liter soda bottle) that I set up out on my back porch. I usually change the soda bottle out once every 2 weeks. We had gone camping in July so I didnt get a chance to change out the bottle and it fermented. You would NOT believe all the variety of flies and other bugs that attracted!! The solution was 1 cup of suger, ½ cup of apple flavored Juicey Juice, and 1 – 1½ cups of water.. Beware tho.. Yes it will work great but it STINKS so bad once it ferments lol

September 5th, 2013 at 2:40 pm

PS, every time I toss something in the garbage I follow it by a shot of Raid.

September 9th, 2013 at 5:15 pm

And your kids all have allergies and asthma, right?

September 5th, 2013 at 3:00 pm

I have always used brandy rather than apple cider vinegar.

September 9th, 2013 at 5:17 pm

Anything they are attracted to in your house is fine just so long as they can’t get out again.

September 5th, 2013 at 4:51 pm

I have another recommendation. Use a small brandy glass, put a small amount of brandy or cognac in the glass. then cover with plastic wrap. With a fork…make a few holes and soon you will see how this thing works miracle.

September 5th, 2013 at 6:05 pm

LOL ~I think they have made you a tad psychotic.

September 12th, 2013 at 12:48 pm

lmao

June 12th, 2014 at 6:59 pm

You can use lol

April 5th, 2015 at 11:12 pm

This really works, have been using it for years.
Mix it and forget it.

December 29th, 2015 at 5:50 pm

You aren’t alone>>>> laughing out loud on this one…..I got a vision so, have to admit>>> I join you!!!! Bahahaaaaa

September 27th, 2015 at 3:50 pm

They actually can make you that way! lol

September 6th, 2013 at 2:23 pm

Welcome the Hitler of fruit flies. Are you invading fruitlandia next? 😉

September 6th, 2013 at 5:29 pm

This made me laugh so hard…

September 17th, 2013 at 6:47 am

Banana peels? 😉
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2389/will-smoking-banana-peels-get-you-high

September 8th, 2013 at 7:59 pm

Oh Oh your timeline is going get shortened. Didn’t you know that the spiders are the keepers of your life threads. LOL

September 9th, 2013 at 1:05 am

I popped something in the toaster yesterday – zap – sizzle and smell of burning flesh – not long – it must have been a small spider… Heard it was their mating season..

September 12th, 2013 at 10:48 am

Oooooh Yaaaaa!!! Yuck

September 12th, 2013 at 9:47 am

I’d find a new husband, that it an terrible thing to do! Don’t you think torturing something by cooking it alive is a sign of a pretty disgusting human being?

September 17th, 2013 at 9:40 pm

Trade ya one toasted mouse for one grilled possum 🙂

September 10th, 2013 at 8:53 am

Does the apple cider vinegar mixture work on grass fleas , sand fleas etc ??

September 11th, 2013 at 10:28 am

would this work for food weevels,food bugs?

September 15th, 2013 at 12:35 am

you need less sugar and more B-vitamins. Take a good B-vit and the skeeters will also eat the people around you instead of you.
Don’t take diet sweeteners. Splenda is an organochloride. That means basically a pesticide and has been known to kill people by destroying their entire digestive tract. In Canada where it is allowed to sweeten cereal.
Aspartame forms formaldehyde and methyl alcohol IN YOUR BRAIN as the aspartic acid breaks down, and they are both neurotoxic.

All artificial sweeteners after 2 yrs destroy the part of the brain that regulates metabolism enough to have caused you a net weight gain over if you had sugar.
And YES, they are known to increase your risk of diabetes and other chronic illnesses.

September 23rd, 2013 at 12:05 am

Can’t get my Disqus sites to load again. What’s up with that? Last time it was weeks on Naturalnews.com Now here on a blogsite.

September 24th, 2013 at 2:54 pm

Hi, Angie. The FDA has information about the testing that was done (and continues to be done) on sucralose. The Wikipedia entry on sucralose provides links to these findings. Also, you can look up organochlorides to find that they are present in many substances in forms that are benign, metabolically speaking, like in peas and broad beans.

There’s an odd phenomenon in some folks’ thinking where they are suspicious of substances that interact energetically with the environment (which is logical, because that means they are having an effect on the environment), but also decry other substances because they are “indestructable” or “robo”, like plastic and sucralose.

If you burn plastic, it becomes volatile again, so that should be avoided, but in its normal inert form, plastic allows us to replace paper (leaches chemicals when breaking down) and glass (energy intensive and potentially hazardous) and metal (energy intensive and dangerous to mine). I just don’t understand why we aren’t celebrating the use of such an advanced and positive material, versus being scared of every thing in the world that doesn’t have a root system or teeth.

The same with sucralose, which has allowed me to replace the equivalent of hundreds of pounds of simple carbos (which would likely become bodily fat) over the last few years. And yeah, I could have just given up sweet foods, but why let unreasoned fear cheat you out of some enjoyment in life?

October 21st, 2013 at 12:53 pm

No there hasn’t, what bollocks. If there had been a “huge increase in major illnesses”, then our life expectancy would be going down. It is not. We are living longer and healthier lives than ever. Any increase in certain illnesses are due to the very fact that people are living longer. Let’s say that cancer tends to get you in your 50’s and heart disease tends to get you in your 70’s. Then let’s suppose that we make progress against cancer. That means more people live into their 70’s, so more people die from heart disease than before, but only because they DIDN’T die earlier from cancer. See, statistics may be difficult and counterintuitive sometimes, but that doesn’t excuse you from either making a good faith effort to understand them or staying silent about subjects you don’t want to bother learning about.

October 10th, 2015 at 10:20 pm

Most GMO’s are altered to incorporate poison into the plant so the bugs will die if they eat the plant. The poisons do not work as fast on us but they do eventually destroy our health. They attack our organs, notice how many organ transplants are done now? You probably don’t because it is kept quiet, but having been through that, I recognize there are hundreds of thousands just in the US that are dying from the destruction of their organs. Many countries have out lawed GMO’s because of the destructive element to our bodies

October 21st, 2013 at 12:56 pm

Undocumented appeals to authority do not an argument make. My second cousin’s podiatrist’s Nobel Laureate physicist son told him that Splenda will regrow missing limbs, but I wouldn’t grab the hatchet without some actual data.

October 23rd, 2013 at 11:16 pm

For the love of God and science, Desiree, stop. Can you really be unaware that all vitamins are chemicals, and that life-saving drugs are chemicals, and that even your organic vegan tofutti cheesecake, when broken down into its component parts, is composed of–gasp–nothing but chemicals? Your fundamental misunderstanding of the world you live in has you entirely turned around. True, some chemicals can harm you. If so, does it not make sense to learn to isolate, understand, and predict them? Yes? Well then, welcome to biochemistry! When you take an aspirin, you are enjoying the fruits of the biochemist’s labor in separating out the good chemicals from the bad. Sure, you can just chew willow bark like the Native Americans did, but why deal with the discolored teeth and gastric distress that comes from having to ingest all the harmful chemicals that come with the analgesic? Children have been saved from dying, starving people have been fed, resources have been conserved and preserved, all from the efforts of chemical scientists and their innovations. I’m sorry, but Ignorance is no excuse for spouting nonsense like “chemicals are bad for you”, nor is propping up the doofus notion of some unspoiled and benign Mother Gaia excuse for essentially advocating a standard of living that sentences children to death and the poor to starvation and disease. Sit in a yurt and fester if you want, but don’t begrudge others’ efforts to make positive differences in the real world.

September 17th, 2013 at 9:29 pm

I have tried this but it didnt seem to work. I have 2 dogs ones a Pom with TONS of hair so the fleas are all over him. We live in the country with alot of trees, sand, etc… and we spray our yard as well so we are lost as to what to do to get rid of them! any ideas? also we found out using the blue DAWN dishsoap is the best killer for fleas. it really works… jus incase you didnt know I thought Id share.

September 22nd, 2013 at 8:49 pm

First, shave your Pom and use a flea comb on him EVERY DAY. Keep a cup of water with a few drops of dish soap neaby and rinse your comb in it to remove the fleas. Spraying your yard is useless. Treat your house, especially carpets and throw rugs (take rugs outside and beat them with a broom then wash in hot water).

Every time your dog comes in, get the comb and drag out the fleas.

I had 2 golden retrievers and a chow-chow and a house that was totally infested. You must be relentless for at least a month…which covers 2 generations of fleas.

September 24th, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Get a pill called comfortis from your vet. The dog eats it so you don’t have to worry if you applied it right or anything and it starts to kill existing fleas in 30minutes and then repels fleas for 30 days so you just have to give them one pill a month.

September 10th, 2013 at 11:47 am

Oh Hell No!!!! Lol

September 17th, 2013 at 9:25 pm

BEST place for them so I agree! I dont care if they are suppose to “help” with pesty flies etc! We have these HUGE hairy wolf spider that look like mini tarantulas they are the size of quarters or larger at times, crab spiders the body size is about the size of a half dollar coin and the most recent one we unfortunately came across was a fishing spider. He saw that one and came in house screaming OMGTAGUEOMG! I laughed and said ok honey wheres the spider? I knew just from his dancing and jumping around that it was a spider, lol.. then he says like its all in one word; HUGEMFINGSPIDER!WATCHOUTITSGONNAJUMPONYOU!ANDITHASAMILLIONBABIESITISGOINGTOPROTECTSOBECAREFULSOTHATMOMMASPIDERDONTJUMPONYOUITHASHUGEFANGSANDWILLBITEYOU… and he was right. It WAS HUGE! Its legs extended OVER well over the top of coke can. the body about the size of a quarter and the dark cloud close by it on our house? was what looked like a million babies. needless to say that spider wasnt allowed to live. babies either. but both of us were scared to go near it because we saw those fangs and had no idea what kind of spider it was so it got OFFED by a broom.

December 24th, 2013 at 6:44 pm

LOL!!! In the country outside of Detroit! Until I moved here I NEVER saw these crazy spiders. Im not scared of them at all….UNLESS I MUST CONFESS… if I dont know its there and it drops onto me or runs across me or my body IN ANY way. THEN Im jumpy and squealing like a little girl. And my man LOVES when it happens to me cuz I kinda tease him for being “afraid” of spiders… Otherwise they dont bother me at all which is lucky since I keep coming across monsters… I wish I knew where the picture was Id send it to you to see… or figure out a way to post it here!!!

September 25th, 2014 at 9:24 am

We live an hr south of Cleveland. We have those spiders, too! I say thy are the size of mice! And not the little mice, either. I scream bloody murder, then pull myself together & kill them with the end of a 4 ft landscape timber. I also scream while a smash it…like there is power in the scream!

November 25th, 2013 at 11:56 pm

this is when i grab a .22 cal. rifle or a 10 pound sledge hammer. either way there is a boom and a lot of guts. but no to deal with the hole in the floor… hmm… and remember if it isn’t overkill it isn’t dead.

September 10th, 2013 at 11:47 am

Sounds like me lol

September 23rd, 2013 at 11:27 pm

bhahahahahahahahahaha

November 25th, 2013 at 11:43 pm

o god i hate spiders too… so what i do is I a got a low power (100-300) full auto BB gun Uzi for like $40. every time i see one of them F%*#-ers I light em up with about 10 or so rounds. havent have had a problem since.

September 17th, 2013 at 9:08 pm

Does that REALLY work? We saw it at the hardware but no one had tried it that worked there nor any of the customers that were close by. I laughed when I saw it because ALL I could think of was playing “tennis” with the bugs bouncing them across a net or something…

September 17th, 2013 at 9:39 pm

cool thank you. I really want to get one now. We have HUGE bees and hornets and wasps. I found out that they somehow got into the cracks that are by our windows where we sit on our deck! My son is highly allergic and actually has to carry an epi pen WITH him just to sit on our deck/porch when he and his wife visit! So thanks. He would ENJOY using it to get those suckers as he says.

September 22nd, 2013 at 9:25 pm

I’ve found too that once you get the wasps nest down and smashed to crap, spray anywhere around their “past” spot with MEAN GREEN…I found this by accident but it was the only thing that I could stream with and it stops them from coming back to try to rebuild. Only problem I’ve found is it may hurt your plants if you spray over them….but otherwise once the area is wet down good, they don’t come back

October 23rd, 2015 at 11:49 am

Don’t kill the bees I have to do the same as your son but I won’t kill them. They are very useful for our food and everything else sorry to nag but its important not to kill them

October 23rd, 2015 at 11:46 am

Don’t kill the bees we need them for everything

September 17th, 2013 at 9:14 pm

Do those really work? I saw one at the hardware but no employee nor any of the customers near by had ever used one… All I could picture was batting those buggers (we have bugs, flies, bees, hornets, etc) across a net like playing tennis! LOL…

September 29th, 2013 at 7:41 pm

What’s a church fly?

September 22nd, 2013 at 2:07 pm

Yes they work. They aren’t called the “Tennis Racket of Doom” for nothing!

September 26th, 2013 at 6:18 pm

sure they work. Really fun to drive up the road and hold it out the window. zap zap zap!

September 17th, 2013 at 9:35 pm

don’t try it on yourself, that happened to me by accident, I hurt my hand and up my arm…hurt for a couple of hours!!! Everybody else thought it was funny though!

September 18th, 2013 at 12:34 pm

My family just calls it the hand held bug zapper. lol

November 7th, 2013 at 6:39 pm

I have one! Works well on flies & mozzies if you can catch the crafty buggers!!

September 17th, 2013 at 9:06 pm

I need to buy my SO a BBQ lighter to do this too! Do they come in EXTRA SUPER DUPER LENGTH? Because he HATES spiders so much that he WONT go near them. I am the spider killer in the family.

September 21st, 2013 at 1:29 pm

we put the bug sapper over the vinegar and tape it in the on position and then the fruit flies are doing the fry dance!

September 13th, 2013 at 6:39 pm

Flies have like no moisture in there body.. So microwaving them does not work.. I have tried..

September 14th, 2013 at 10:56 am

You can freeze them too. Put a bit of banana in an empty Snapple bottle, make a funnel by rolling a piece of paper into a cone and sticking the small end into the bottle. They get in, can’t find their way out, and then you just put it into the freezer for 12 hours. I had two bottles that I rotated.

September 27th, 2015 at 3:51 pm

LOL, you have been doing this all week! hee hee

September 27th, 2013 at 10:49 pm

holey schmoley! good to know you run a test kitchen Reinerchic!

February 28th, 2014 at 2:09 pm

I tried microwaving ants once… never even phased them! They were just walkin’ around & around in there! 😉

October 2nd, 2015 at 6:03 pm

Do what I could find what they suggested to do

September 8th, 2013 at 4:30 pm

You got to start somewhere.

September 8th, 2013 at 9:07 pm

Hahahaha….where’s the like button?

October 15th, 2013 at 11:35 pm

The up button is the like button. I always take people literally, so if you were joking, sorry

September 8th, 2013 at 11:04 pm

gross

September 9th, 2013 at 12:18 pm

I wouldn’t want to eat anything from your oven

September 11th, 2013 at 1:26 am

I swear by a cup of warm water, a bit of yeast and a bit of sugar. I stir it up then cover it with plastic wrap and secure it with an elastic band. I just poke some random holes in the top and viola! The little suckers crawl in but can’t get out. I’ve cleared up and prevented many fruit fly infestations this way. The yeast should foam up a bit, if not your water may be too cold, or your yeast too old.

September 10th, 2013 at 1:49 pm

hahaha this just made my day.

September 11th, 2013 at 2:27 am

That is the funniest thing I’ve read in a while. Thanks I needed that laugh.

September 11th, 2013 at 11:03 am

hahaha thats awesome!

September 12th, 2013 at 2:40 am

Brilliant

September 12th, 2013 at 3:42 pm

That is a scream!

September 12th, 2013 at 6:43 pm

Do they go good with anchovies?

September 13th, 2013 at 4:02 am

lol

September 16th, 2013 at 6:22 am

Hahaha.. So funny! Little bastards 🙂

September 16th, 2013 at 9:04 pm

Is it wrong I wanna try that?

September 18th, 2013 at 3:12 am

lol payback! not so sure I like the idea of fruit fly flavored (omg say that real fast 3x) baked potatoes though.

September 18th, 2013 at 12:29 pm

Yummm, nothing like baking your meatloaf inside an insect crematorium.

September 20th, 2013 at 1:49 pm

lol…that’s hilarious!!!

September 21st, 2013 at 1:43 pm

Made me laugh!!!

September 22nd, 2013 at 12:29 pm

I tried that too but I got tired of them banging on the oven door to get out,,

September 25th, 2013 at 8:37 pm

This is funnyyy!! I can’t stop laughing!!

September 27th, 2013 at 10:47 pm

that made me LOL!

September 28th, 2013 at 10:21 pm

a woman or man after my own heart!!!! i must try that

September 30th, 2013 at 10:16 pm

Seriously ….I am still laughing…..and at the comment…..that you might be a bit psychotic. I Love it LOL

October 8th, 2013 at 9:27 pm

LMAO that is hilarious !!!! they are so annoying!

October 14th, 2013 at 10:26 pm

OMG That is funny! HAHAHAHA

October 26th, 2013 at 6:19 pm

Microwave is quicker…

November 11th, 2013 at 12:19 am

LOL…good one!

November 25th, 2013 at 11:26 pm

i like your style… does the same thing work with children (just kidding)

December 24th, 2013 at 6:48 pm

LOL… how funny!!! In this age I wouldnt DOUBT that there really IS a society for this!
But Im with our version of P.E.T.A. anyway so I wouldnt care if there was a society (oh P.E.T.A. our version here in our home means= PEOLE EAT TASTY ANIMALS.) LOL hope there I didnt offend anyone btw…

January 6th, 2014 at 2:09 pm

That sounds awesome lol

February 16th, 2014 at 11:21 am

LMAO I love this I guess you just had enough lol

March 7th, 2014 at 9:05 am

HA HA HA! Thank you! What a great laugh!

May 12th, 2014 at 5:43 pm

That’s a good one!

September 16th, 2014 at 12:22 pm

too funny but hey whatever works right LOL

April 5th, 2015 at 11:19 am

Hahahahaha!

May 1st, 2015 at 6:10 pm

Will that work in the microwave?

August 3rd, 2015 at 11:11 pm

now i have a backup plan when i run out of vinegar LOL 🙂

September 27th, 2015 at 3:50 pm

Hilarious!!

September 5th, 2013 at 5:12 pm

lol! No telling when the viral comes! This is very helpful, though, so about to share it! 😉

September 5th, 2013 at 5:37 pm

I think that’s a Facebook glitch, Tracy. Facebook does that to me sometimes with lots of different links. I hit the share button just now and it came up fine, so hopefully it just happens occasionally.

September 5th, 2013 at 7:05 pm

Thanks. 🙂

September 9th, 2013 at 5:22 pm

Good for you. Live and let live. We throw a cutting board on top of the compost bucket and move them out that way. Trap the rest. As if…

September 5th, 2013 at 8:45 pm

We had a major problem with them last summer. I took 2 Gatorade bottle them filled half way with a mixture of balsamic vinegar and fruit punch, threw in some banana slices and strawberry preserves, and rolled coated paper plates into a funnels with a very small hole on the end and put it in the top of the bottles leaving the hole just above the liquid. I checked the traps daily and would stir them around to knock the flies of the plate into the liquid. Within a few days they were under control and within a week they were all gone.

September 9th, 2013 at 5:25 pm

Just say no to chemicals. Save them for when it matters. Fruit fly infestations are not worthy of chemical warfare.

September 7th, 2013 at 3:20 pm

I thought this was the bwst way to catch them too, but it does not kill them and they lay eggs and larve will hatch in there. I tried just ACV with a couple drops of dish soap stirred in. it changes the surface tension of the water and once they go in they cannot get back out. It worked like a charm in only a couple hours.

September 6th, 2013 at 3:30 am

I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME THIS LAST WEEKEND WHEN WE WERE TOGETHER. THEY AREN’T AS BAD NOW BUT THEY MAY BE HIDING. HAVE TO BUY SOME APPLE CIDER.

September 6th, 2013 at 6:50 am

Slice some apples. Open microwave and put apples in leaving door open. Wait for annoying ass flies to enter microwave and turn that fucker on. Bye bye flies.

September 6th, 2013 at 10:04 am

Why would anyone let some innocent fruit flies ruin a meal?

September 6th, 2013 at 11:11 am

First and foremost – always get rid of your left-overs and don’t leave dirty dishes or crumbs! Do your dishes asap! After the sink has been cleaned I spray WINDEX down the drain – kills them instantly. Apple Cider Vinegar and a couple of drops of dish-soap in a small glass by the sink is the back-up plan and does work like a charm. No need to even fill all the way to make bubbles ….

September 6th, 2013 at 1:39 pm

off to by Apple Cider Vinegar! Thx!!!

September 6th, 2013 at 5:31 pm

I am going to try that. I have little bugs that sometimes multiply in our houseplants sometimes and I hate to spray bug killer indoors.

September 6th, 2013 at 7:11 pm

I find the best thing to do is take a disposable cup (red solo type), put a spash of WHITE wine in the cup, cover the cup with plastic wrap, put an elastic around the plastic wrap and cup to keep the plastic wrap on, poke holes (about 12) with a toothpick or skewer. Leave the cup on the kitchen counter for as long as it takes to get rid of them. The wine may get yucky, but then you can just throw the hole thing out and start again if needed.

September 6th, 2013 at 10:07 pm

I use a vacuum – fast and easy, but I did share your tip on my site for people without one, or who need to do something else. robynlawson111,com

September 7th, 2013 at 1:35 am

A tablespoon or so of Apple Cider Vinegar in a glass, covered with a small plastic bag whose corner you cut leaving a hole just large enough for a fruit fly. Push the cut corner into the top of the glass, making a funnel that the fruit flies can enter, but not escape from. Connect the bag to the glass with an elastic band.
You can do catch and release with this method. (and save a lot of vinegar!)

September 7th, 2013 at 7:48 am

I got some Black Flag fly strips. I was amazed ay how many fruit flies ended up there. I put a couple in various places around the kitchen and the computer. Apparently they like the light.
And after several days, they are GONE!!!

September 7th, 2013 at 10:29 am

I just use plain white vinegar in a small dish, place plastic wrap over the dish and poke wholes for the flies to find their way in. The never make they’re way back out. So, it doesn’t have to be apple cider vinegar. Any vinegar will attract fruit flies.

September 7th, 2013 at 12:11 pm

I use the same method, but without the water.

September 7th, 2013 at 2:35 pm

you can use red wine or plum vinegar, or you can use the dregs of a cup of wine. the dish soap is the crucial element.

September 7th, 2013 at 3:11 pm

I was out of Apple cider vinegar so i used rice vinegar .. it worked just as well.. just in case you have that laying around too

September 7th, 2013 at 4:21 pm

I
tried this out last night and NOTHING happened * O Is this supposed to
be hot or cold water to activate the detergent and make BuBbLeS ? None
appear when cold or luke warm water is used.

September 7th, 2013 at 5:39 pm

It’s amazing how well this works… although in my case, first attempt, it worked too well! I had maybe a dozen fruit flies, not terribly bad, and thought I’d try this recipe out. When I checked the bowl with the solution in the evening, an hour or so after I put it out, I noticed a bunch of fruitflies sitting on the kitchen windowbox screen (I had the window cranked open), and thought “wow, they are attracted to it even from outside!” Unbeknownst to me, the screen on my window box doesn’t keep fruit flies out. When I checked everything out in the morning, there were, no exaggeration, at least 100 dead ones and another 50+ very much alive fruit flies flying around my kitchen! Ahhhh….!! So now the screen is closed and I think there’s about a dozen left to catch. So in about 20 hours, I killed ten times more than I had to start with. All this to say “Yes, it works!” (and, “not the smartest thing I’ve ever done!”).

ps, I didn’t have apple cider vinegar, but noticed a poster mentioned that red wine vinegar works, and that’s what I used.

September 7th, 2013 at 10:09 pm

The plumber told me to pour boiled water down all drains in the house followed bya little bleach. Works great to eliminate any in the drains feeding off the garbage. For a bad infestation you have to minimize any standing water sources including houseplants. Those buggers woll land in any fluid but wines, juices, etc. Help to catch them faster. From experience, the plastic wrap over a jar with holes ( banana in the jar) works slower but well. I agree with those mentioning the sick satisfaction of catching and counting them! Happy hunting!

September 8th, 2013 at 2:29 am

It’s easier to keep your bananas in the fridge so you never get fruit flies. The bananas last longer too, although the skin turns brown.

September 8th, 2013 at 6:36 am

Just refrigerate your fruit. That’s what I do and as a result, I NEVER have fruit flies. ~ : )

September 8th, 2013 at 8:17 am

I use white vinegar all the time and it works perfectly.

September 8th, 2013 at 12:25 pm

Spiders hate mint. Peppermint, spearmint, etc.

September 8th, 2013 at 10:06 am

There is something that is getting overlooked in this post. You need to wipe down the entire area, wash fruit baskets. I tend to take a pillowcase and wrap my whole bowl, twist and tuck the end under the bowl. If you have cooking juices,anything sweet or spilled or glasses or cups sitting around, they are breeding grounds for these crazy fruit flies, no matter how many traps you set, you gotta clean thoroughly. I also found my compost bin way way too close to my porch doorway, they had easy access until I moved it to the corner of the property. Cut them in 1/2 within days. Also patch screen or check windows, they zip in some small little areas.

September 8th, 2013 at 11:59 am

I didn’t have apple cider vinegar so used regular and cut up a slice of apple in a small cup
. covered with plastic wrap (tight) poked a couple holes in it. The flies got in but couldn’t find their way back out.

September 8th, 2013 at 2:28 pm

Mine are REALLY refined… I use red wine.

September 8th, 2013 at 4:19 pm

I like fruit flies, after ranching for college, I grew quite fond of them and would keep a banana rotting behind the sink in the winter to keep them alive. They’re my little puppies. with their beautiful bright red eyes. They don’t actually eat fruit. They eat the fungus that grows on fruit. That is why smells of spoilage (like wine, beer, vinegar) attract them. Unfortunately, when they walk through the fungus, it gets on their feet, so walking on clean fruit contaminates it, and leads to more rapid spoilage. The flies them selves are quire edible… 🙂

September 8th, 2013 at 6:25 pm

I use cheap brown vinegar, just cover the bottom of a cup with it so it’s deep enough for the flies to drown, and add a drop of dishwashing liquid. No bubbles needed. Works like a charm. 😉

September 8th, 2013 at 7:36 pm

I take a nice wine glass – I think they are attracted to something appealing – I half fill it with juice from the PICKLE jar. I cover the top with saran wrap. I poke a hole in the centre of the saran. They can get in – but they can’t seem to find their way out. I works extremely well – only problem is – it looks like white wine and I’m always tempted to take a sip – oops forgot – not wine!

September 8th, 2013 at 9:21 pm

man reading some of the comments, i almost wet my pants. LMAO

September 8th, 2013 at 10:29 pm

Make sure you check your fruit, cuz the little buggers lays eggs in your fruit and you get larva. The dam fruit flies also bite!

September 8th, 2013 at 11:11 pm

LOL, yes, strangely satisfying is a terrific explanation of what it feels like to see them dead! I HATE those damn things. I do the same thing but without the bubbles. All it takes is the apple vinegar filled to the point of almost going over the edge of the bowl, then 2 drops of Dawn dish soap.

September 9th, 2013 at 8:20 am

Don’t invite me to dinner please…..at least not for anything you baked in the oven. Thanks anyway…..maybe a raincheck in the winter.

September 9th, 2013 at 9:48 am

OMG, my husband and I just nearly died laughing! Both your simple trick with the apple cider vinegar and fruitflykiller’s comment about the oven made us just laugh ourselves silly!!

September 9th, 2013 at 2:22 pm

Love this. Totally worked for me. I think what is especially effective is that the suds extend to and even above the lip. That way even just landing traps the fruit flies. I have referred my readers to your post and have used your photo to do so. Let me know if that’s not cool.
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September 9th, 2013 at 4:08 pm

Not true about apple cider vinegar being the only kind you can use. I use malt vinegar or balsalmic vinegar or whatever I have – although I don’t use white distilled. But yes – this is brilliant and does work. I also sometimes make an inverted paper cone and put it in the jar and they fly in but can’t get out. I suppose it does take them a bit longer to die than if they just drowned, but it is also quite successful.

September 10th, 2013 at 12:26 am

this seems preferable to chasing them around with the vacaume cleaner.

September 10th, 2013 at 7:02 am

Did you keep it bubbly at the top? It says they get trapped in the bubbles….

September 10th, 2013 at 8:04 am

I had a fruit fly invasion just recently. I didn’t have any AC vinegar so I used red wine vinegar. That worked too. For some reason, most of the flies ended up in the diaper pail that has a vanilla scented garbage bag in it. Weird!

September 10th, 2013 at 9:19 am

I use a bit of vinegar in a bowl, covered with plastic wrap. I make small holes in the plastic wrap so the flies go in, but can’t fly out. Simple, easy, cheap. no measurements needed. Bowl lasts more than a week.

September 10th, 2013 at 12:48 pm

I have an easier way. Take a baby food jar with a lid and punch a small hole in the lid large enough for a fruit fly to crawl into. Put an 1/8″ of Kahlua in the jar and cover with the punched hole lid. I usually use two or three jars and put on in each corner of the kitchen. In 2 days the little buggers will drink themselves to death.

September 10th, 2013 at 2:47 pm

AS A MARINE TOLD ME SHAVE, PUT LIGHTER FLUID ON THE OTHER SIDE, LIGHT IT, AND AS THEY RUN FROM THE FIRE, STAB EM WITH AN ICE PICK…are we talking about the same bugs.????

September 10th, 2013 at 4:42 pm

um don’t forget to cover it with plastic wrap and poke a couple of holes in it with a fork! It does work really well… i knew this trick for a few years now 🙂

September 10th, 2013 at 7:15 pm

I do a similar version, but with no added water. I use a small juice glass, use about 1/2 cup of cider vinegar (a must!) add a drop of dish soap, then set it next to the fruit bowl. They go for a swim without the bubble bath, and voila! Drowned bugs.

September 10th, 2013 at 10:01 pm

I like that trap for fruit flies. I live in an older apartment in the south. I have no problems with roaches until people upstairs moved out. I guess their roach friends decided to move down with me.. I have bought every bug spray on the market. I think the roaches think it must be a shower because they come with towel and scrub brush. Until one day I was using GOO GONE. I sprayed that bug and darn if it didn’t turn belly up kicking. I use it on them all the time now. It smells good too. Make sure you clean up surface you sprayed.

September 11th, 2013 at 6:33 am

Beer works, too.

September 11th, 2013 at 9:46 am

You can also just put a small bowl of apple cider vinegar with a few drops of dish soap, stir and watch them come.

September 11th, 2013 at 3:22 pm

A more effective way is to use ANY type of vinegar, pour some into a container, pull cling film tightly across the top and put some small holes in the cling film. The fruit flies will climb through the holes and not be able to get out. Also, they like to nest in drains so, keep them clean and food free.

September 11th, 2013 at 9:51 pm

A blast of Cold air will do the job open the front,back doors and let the house air out for 20-30 minutes,the little bastards can’t handle Cold kills’em off.

September 11th, 2013 at 11:30 pm

Actually, all you need is a small dish, about 1/2 inch of vinegar and a drop of dish soap. I’ve also had good luck with Red Wine Vinegar. It Works great!

September 12th, 2013 at 6:47 pm

OMG, you are right, you will never know how may you have and it is satisfying to watch them sink to the bottom! I have killed over 50 in a 3 days span…scary! Thanks for the tip!

September 12th, 2013 at 10:36 pm

Great tip. 🙂 🙂

September 13th, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Other vinegar works fine.

September 13th, 2013 at 11:29 pm

my housemates and i couldn’t find any apple cider vinegar and didn’t want to run to the store, so we tried rice vinegar (don’t even know where it came from, must have been a leftover from someone who moved out). we put plastic wrap over the bowl, poked holes in it, and now we have hundreds of them trapped!

September 14th, 2013 at 10:27 pm

I have been using the cider vinegar method for over 2 weeks now, collecting soooooo many. Went to the local hardware store for more help as they are still so bad. She told me to pour a little bleach in my sinks all through the day, as they breed in the P traps. I have done this for about a week now , and even though they may be less, we still have plenty. We are going crazy with this problem! I have even found them in the refrigerator, under my crisper drawer, which I have cleaned out thoroughly.

September 15th, 2013 at 10:17 am

Regular vinegar actually does work. Apple cider may work better, though.

September 16th, 2013 at 6:44 am

red wine vinegar works as well too i put saran wrap on top with a couple small holes to let them in but they cant get out and fall into the liquid and die i left it out over night and the morning the bottom was covered with them had to be over a hundred of them in there now i have the odd straggler but i have another cup out waiting for them

September 16th, 2013 at 11:56 am

We tried this and it did not work, what did work was putting a piece of fruit like a banana chunk or a split open cherry in a little jar and cover it in plastic wrap and poke little holes. They can get in and can’t get out, you get even more as the fruit rots a little but it doesn’t smell up your kitchen like rotting fruit.

September 16th, 2013 at 1:53 pm

fruit in a old tim hortons cup.saran over top of cup secure with elastic.pokes holes in top with toothpick they can get in but not out…

September 17th, 2013 at 8:04 am

listen…they are like the plague! They are reproducing in MY FRIDGE! We vacuum as many as we can each day, all day long. They are EVERYWHERE! I wish Noah had of killed those first 2!

September 17th, 2013 at 1:50 pm

why you kill em when theyr harmless

September 17th, 2013 at 6:59 pm

I LOVE the apple cider vinegar trick. I’ve never added dish soap to make bubbles though, just added dish soap to make the vinegar too thick for the flies to escape from (muah haha). I’ve used a tall mason jar (and only put SCV in the bottom 1-2″ or so), and ramekins (filling almost all the way to the top), and even a little bowl…it all works. I think the important things are A) Apple Cider Vinegar, B) soap to weigh down their little wings so they can’t fly. BOOM.

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September 18th, 2013 at 3:14 am

Actually, red wine vinegar works just as well. You don’t have to fill your jar (or drinking glass, what have you on hand) all the way either. I usually only do a few inches, and refill if necessary. The liquid dish soap is a must though. Make sure to mix it in, swirl it around. This is what makes it impossible for those little suckers to climb out again!

September 18th, 2013 at 2:03 pm

I’m so going to try this…

September 18th, 2013 at 11:19 pm

They will go after anything fermented/ing. Refined vinegar is too pure. Home brewed beer or kombucha are best!

September 19th, 2013 at 7:13 am

does this work for toilet flies too?

September 20th, 2013 at 12:22 pm

Or you could consume your food frequently. Not having it sit out and spoil!

September 20th, 2013 at 12:58 pm

that is not true,I put a liitle jar or glass with white vinegar with plastic wrap over and poke a small hole in the plastic and they are attracted to it and they go in through hole and cannot get out, you do not need to spend on Apple cider vinegar, soap or anything just white vinegar works great!!

September 21st, 2013 at 7:48 am

Balsamic vinegar ( 2 tablespoons) with a couple drops of dish soap works too. Same with the apple cider and dish soap. No water or bubbles. I have been using this method for years.

September 21st, 2013 at 2:28 pm

Just tried the above and it’s working wonderfully well. Didn’t know about the spider-fruit fly relationship but it’s true around here! Just counted 5+ spiders and webs outside my kitchen window. I don’t mind spiders at all; in fact I find them rather fascinating

September 21st, 2013 at 6:26 pm

put a banana peel in the sink…..let i set for about an hour to attract the flies…then spray them with hard holding hair spray….they wont be able to fly and fall in the sink….then……swoosh…wash them down…..

September 22nd, 2013 at 8:43 am

I just did this. Used a tiny plastic container, used a mini whisk to get it all frothy, placed it on the bench, looked around for flies, looked back- fly already caught! YAY!

September 22nd, 2013 at 1:09 pm

I put a banana peel under a HUGE spider with a gigantic web. The fruit flies are getting caught in her web and getting sucked dry. Plus, it’s great entertainment!

September 22nd, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Be aware! This bubble method is not for everyone! I had a heavy infestation and this vinegar bubble method not only didn’t work but also helped the flies to congregate in the surrounding area to go crazy on breeding orgies. The next day I had triple the population. I recommend this cute bubble method for light infestation ONLY! The next tactic was vinegar-soap jar with paper funnel to discourage flies from coming out of the jars. I had to tap the jars on the kitchen counter to make the flies fall onto the soap solution to kill them. Otherwise, some flies figured out to crawl out of the funnel opening, and again, the next day I saw bunch of tiny flies in the surrounding area. However, this funnel trap worked to reduce the population, so I’d say it is better than the bubble method. I will try the oven method tomorrow, though I dread the cleaning afterward… Maybe I’ll just vacuum inside the oven…

September 22nd, 2013 at 2:42 pm

I use fly paper (the sticky kind). It catches them quite well and a heavy infestation is usually cleared up within a few days. Hang 2 – 3 near places of interest (over sink, near trash, near fruit).

September 22nd, 2013 at 3:46 pm

If you just want to keep the gnats out of your face just rip a hole in the seat of your pants.

September 22nd, 2013 at 7:00 pm

any ideas for getting rid of moths? I’ve sprayed those sticky fly strips with apple cider vinegar and that gets fruit flies and moths…but somehow not ALL the moths.

September 23rd, 2013 at 12:27 am

I just put the banana or whatever they’re buzzing around in a store bag and wait till they’re inside the bag with it, then close it and take it out to the garbage.

September 23rd, 2013 at 10:27 am

Does anyone have anything for Centipedes

September 23rd, 2013 at 4:42 pm

I spent the $5.00 and bought a few of the traps. Cute little apple to sit on the counter and you don’t see them once they get in there.

September 25th, 2013 at 1:12 pm

I just leave the cider vinegar in a small cruet and then put plastic wrap over the top which you can secure with an elastic. Then punch holes in the plastic wrap with a toothpick. The fruit flies go in the holes, but can’t find their way out!

September 30th, 2013 at 3:30 pm

I have a cat, who’s addicted to Fancy Feast, so we wash those tiny cans and use that for this fantastic gnat/fruit fly killer!! I just put some vinegar and a few drops of Dawn (blue) dish soap in and those little critters don’t bug us too long!! It’s amazing how many are in the bottom of each can after having an all-night “pool” party!! Gross–but so welcome too!!

October 9th, 2013 at 10:06 pm

I’ve been using plain white vinegar for years and it works just fine…..

January 29th, 2014 at 3:46 pm

I know you posted this 4 months ago but it sounds like you have drain flies. Google “Get rid of drain flies”

October 14th, 2013 at 10:23 pm

lol

October 20th, 2013 at 10:15 am

please don’t kill honeybees or bumble bees.

October 31st, 2013 at 2:16 am

Or cut a paper bag in to strips spread a thin layer of honey on 90% of two sides of several strips, hang them with thumbtacks or push pins from the ceiling where needed, The flies will be attracted to and stock by the honey.

November 5th, 2013 at 1:05 pm

OK – Here’s an experiment I did. They say put a jar with apple cider vinegar in it and cover with plastic poking small holes in it. Well it did not work at all. Then I noticed they liked egg shells..so I put some of them in a jar with the plastic on…well they didn’t seem to like it that way. Then I noticed they liked plain old piece of bread..so I decided to give them a double whamy.. I placed some egg shells on the bottom, broke up a piece of bread on top and put the plastic cover on , with the little holes.
The results — after 5 days, 1 was caught in the vinegar solution, none in the egg shells after 2 days..but to my surprise..overnight, the one with the bread has about 25. So I think the bread works..must not even need the shells.
If you use old jars that you don’t want anymore–like plastic containers from peanut butter..when you have captured the fruit flies..just put the lid on and toss it.

November 8th, 2013 at 5:04 pm

if you are a believer in ‘no unnecessary death’, then you should appreciate this more humane LIVE fruit fly trap!
At night, about an hour before you turn off the lights and go to bed, leave the lid on your compost bucket open a crack. When you wake up and go to the kitchen to make your hot morning bevvy, sneak up on the compost bucket and quickly slide the lid shut, trapping them inside!
Then, when you are more awake, you can take the bucket outdoors and release them into the Universe’s care! 😀
(corny, i know- but there will be some appreciators out there, i’m sure!) <3

November 23rd, 2013 at 5:03 pm

When I add a few drops of dish soap and then fill it up with water, no bubbles appear… I have to squirt a continuous stream of soap into the jar for like 5 seconds (the equivalent of hundreds, if not thousands of drops of soap) in order to get the bubbles. Are you sure you only need to add “a few drops”?

December 5th, 2013 at 12:46 pm

This did not work for me at all 🙁 any other way to get rid of them?

December 18th, 2013 at 9:02 pm

Best and most fun thing to do is bait them with a fruit drink and wait a bit. When they are all gathered up enjoying their poolside drink… Roast em with a lighter and some hair spray

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March 27th, 2014 at 10:10 pm

You do not need the bubbles on top. the soap in the water will break the surface tension of their wings and make them stick in the water/vinegar. Works splendidly with moths as well, though you do not need the apple cider vinegar. Just put a shallow plate of soapy water at the base of an illuminated lamp and go to bed (in a different room, unless you like sleeping with a night light and fluttering moths). In the morning: voila.

April 9th, 2014 at 11:25 am

I was having a bad day until I came here. This must be the site for comedians, I never laughed so hard. I thought I was the only one mad as hell over these darn fruit flies, I tried everything. Even putting a banana in the left side of the double sink in the kitchen, having the hot water turned on and the spray ready to go when they went for the banana. I would sneak up on them turn on the hot water and spray those suckers until the water heater ran out of hot water, then down the drain they went.

April 26th, 2014 at 3:57 pm

You’ve gotta leave it alone for a while. Like, hours. Within 24 hours, 48 if you have a LOT, they should all be gone.

April 26th, 2014 at 5:32 pm

Then you may have drain flies- not fruit flies. Or your fruit flies are smarter than average!

April 26th, 2014 at 5:56 pm

OR you just don’t know what the hell you’re talking about! 🙂 WTF are drain flies?

September 25th, 2015 at 6:42 pm

cover with plastic wrap and poke tiny holes in it with a fork or tooth pick and then be patient

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July 3rd, 2014 at 11:56 pm

Girl, we have such an infestation in our house right now! I know this blog post is from like, 10 months ago, but I found it through Google, and since we met at the Disqus panel at BlogHer last year I figured I should check it out 🙂 GOOD LORD I cannot get rid of them fast enough. I would say I’m catching 30-40 a day? I’ve been doing apple cider vinegar traps, but it seems like it’s no use. Time to start bleaching the sink drain…

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July 4th, 2014 at 10:58 am

Yes, this definitely works. I have found that the bubbles are not necessary.
The fruit flies are drawn to the scent. We used this mixture last Summer.

July 6th, 2014 at 12:16 pm

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September 16th, 2014 at 1:14 am

Use apple cider vinegar but put saran wrap around the top of a cup tightly and tape it or use an elastic band, Then just poke holes in the saran wrap with a toothpick, they can climb in but can’t get out. The bubbles from the dish soap will eventually disappear but saran wrap wont.

September 17th, 2014 at 10:18 am

I put apple cider vinegar in a bowl cover it with saran wrap..punch holes in the saran wrap with a toothpick….works like a charm…they go in but dont come out!!!

September 17th, 2014 at 11:05 pm

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September 28th, 2014 at 6:45 am

I always noticed when I make myself hot tea with honey and sugar I’ll have to toss it since there I’d so many fruit flies in it. I would make my teabthen cover it with aluminum foil as I drank it. Then I was like hold on wait! I made cups of it and put them around my plants just to catch the fruit flies. I’d let it sit there a day or two then I’d make more. Works wonders. Just hard with plants cause the moist soil is where they like to lay eggs. If you let the soil dry up as you do the teacups it works wonders!

October 9th, 2014 at 10:35 pm

actually white vinegar works also and by itself I have a bottle with a small tip on it was going to use it for cooking but not now- it is full of fruit flies

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January 17th, 2015 at 9:50 pm

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February 10th, 2015 at 8:22 pm

We tried this and it worked. These damn little pests were everywhere and we never have found what attracted them. For 2 days we carried these little jars with bubbles and put them in each room. I’m so glad this was simple and effective. Thank you,

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April 19th, 2015 at 11:34 pm

I did this with regular vinegar and it worked just fine.

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August 25th, 2015 at 8:02 am

I find that beer and dish soap work very well, I hate using my beer for this, but it does work.

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September 25th, 2015 at 5:53 pm

Half an inch of apple cider or red wine in the bottle of a glass covered with cling wrap poked with tiny holes from a tooth pick work just as well too.

October 4th, 2015 at 7:24 pm

I have used apple cider vinegar and white vinegar, both with the same result. I have never added water just vinegar and dish soap

October 14th, 2015 at 12:40 pm

This works great, I have done it and you really do catch bunches, but they also get in your drains and breed there…It’s best if you also pour scalding hot water followed by bleach down the drains and then cover them to kill the remaining eggs…

November 9th, 2015 at 12:31 pm

Just put ACV in a clear plastic container and poke small holes in the top. It works the same way and they drown in it.

January 13th, 2016 at 12:14 pm

Use any clean jar with a plastic lid and drill tiny holes in the top. Put old banana peels in the jar and leave near the swarm of fruit flies. The flies check in but they don’t check out. When most of the flies are in the jar, put the jar in the bathroom sink and run hot water through the holes. Then poured the whole mess into the toilet and flushed them away. Repeat the process until all the flies are gone.

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Just put out 3 jars upstairs and one in bathroom……sure hoping it works…..

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