my building has a bad fruit fly infestation, any suggestions on how to get rid of them, any help would be greatly appreciatted. thanc in advance
fruit flies
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Cycleguy007
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or .......its minus 8 OPEN THE WINDOWS WIDEStop acting fruity... they'll eventually leave.
I just moved into a newly built house and had the same pesky problem. We solved it by using a combination of Lee Valley fruit fly traps, pouring boiling water down the drains (apparenty they lay eggs in there), and replacing soil in our potted plants.
I have found this contraption to be very effective. It was explained to CityTV viewers by the very yummy Andrea Punos during the garbage strike. Put an inch or two of orange juice in a glass. Make a cone out of a piece of paper and punch a few small holes in the point of the cone just big enough for a fly to get through. I used a cone coffee filter for this. Cover the glass with the cone with the pointy end inside the glass just above the level of the orange juice. Secure the cone to the glass with tape or an elastic and put the glass in an area where the flies seem to be concentrated. The flies are attracted to the OJ and crawl down the valley in the cone to get to it. Once through the holes they cannot find their way out again and drown. I thought that there is no way this could work when I was setting it up but within a couple of days I had my first victims. Within about two weeks, the problem was solved. The only thing is that the OJ gets funky after a few days so you have to change it periodically.
I just cover all my organics as much as possible. Sometimes when they gather around a fruit, I simply turn on the vaccum to swallow them up.
Make a trap.
- Get a 2 liter plastic pop bottle,
- Empty, cut a slit in the bottle 3/4 of the way up and 50% around.
- Fill with apple peels from 1 or 2 apples.
- Leave overnight, the flies will find their way into bottle from the open top.
- Place on bottle cap and shake the buggers to death.
- Trap will work for several days.
- Get a 2 liter plastic pop bottle,
- Empty, cut a slit in the bottle 3/4 of the way up and 50% around.
- Fill with apple peels from 1 or 2 apples.
- Leave overnight, the flies will find their way into bottle from the open top.
- Place on bottle cap and shake the buggers to death.
- Trap will work for several days.
I use a cup of water with a bit of dish washing detergent. Then I take a small banana peel and place it into the cup. The flies are attracted to the banana peel, and one they drink the water, they die due to the detergent. It's worked every time for myself and friends.
In case anybody cares, I got rid of that wasp nest underneath my porch roof. It appears all the wasps had left (maybe too cold for them).
Did you know that fruit flies have the largest sperm on earth?
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/11/us/when-it-comes-to-giant-sperm-this-tiny-fruit-fly-is-a-whale.html
2.3 inches, which is 1000 times longer than human sperm
If a 6 foot man were to produce a proportionate amount of sperm, it would be 120 feet long.
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/11/us/when-it-comes-to-giant-sperm-this-tiny-fruit-fly-is-a-whale.html
2.3 inches, which is 1000 times longer than human sperm
If a 6 foot man were to produce a proportionate amount of sperm, it would be 120 feet long.
Any sweet juice (apple, pineapple, etc.) works just as well, although I've used wine. And don't worry, fruit flies aren't wine snobs. I also put plastic wrap over the top of the glass and punched holes through it.
I've been told you should also pour bleach down the sink.
I've been told you should also pour bleach down the sink.
vanessasexyfrenchsexkitten
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This one works and is simple...
get plastic and bunch of wine glasses and pour 1/4 of red one into each one to put in each room of your house.Then get the plastic wrapper and put it tight on the glass even if you have to put an elastic to hold.With a pin peirce about 15 medium size pin like hole on the plastic top of the wine.
Go to sleep and in the morning they will all be either death in the wine or not able to escape the whole they came in ,in the first place.Works everytime.
Goodluck
get plastic and bunch of wine glasses and pour 1/4 of red one into each one to put in each room of your house.Then get the plastic wrapper and put it tight on the glass even if you have to put an elastic to hold.With a pin peirce about 15 medium size pin like hole on the plastic top of the wine.
Go to sleep and in the morning they will all be either death in the wine or not able to escape the whole they came in ,in the first place.Works everytime.
Goodluck
Did you bring it inside, as a prize?
As for getting rid of fruit flies (and other flies), you could always have your building managers look into a professional solution as a long-term remedy.
For example, http://www.pestproducts.com/ultraviolet_fly_traps.htm
Fruit flies at this time of year?
I had an infestation in the summer when the garbage strike was on (my rant is on the board somewhere). I found the best thing was to pour bleach down the drains, that's where they seem to breed. All the other tricks worked to minimal effect.
I had an infestation in the summer when the garbage strike was on (my rant is on the board somewhere). I found the best thing was to pour bleach down the drains, that's where they seem to breed. All the other tricks worked to minimal effect.
Slice some peaches and put them in a bowl. Cover tightly with seran-wrap and make a 2" long incision with a *sharp* knife. Replace once the peaches turn brown.
Besides the trap ideas everybody in the building has to make sure that they don't leave fruit or juice out on the counter or a compost container with fruit and vegetable leftovers. The fruit flies will hang around for about a month, but when they can't reproduce and they reach the ends of their life-spans - problem solved until next summer. However this only works if everyone does it otherwise. . . you will just get re-invaded.
I'm always concerned when an SP can't spell "hole". You'd think she'd be more familiar with the tools of her trade.
For those seeing to deal with a fruit-fly problem: removing the food source (usually fruit) will get rid of the flies withing a day or two. If they persists, there's probably some food source you're not aware of like a spill behind a counter or an overripe fruit in a cupboard you missed.
Remember: "time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana."
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