GOT PESKY FRUIT FLYS IN YOUR KITCHEN?
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Make a soda bottle trap:
Remove the lid and label from a clean, empty plastic two-liter soda bottle.
Carefully remove the upper third of the bottle by cutting along its circumference at approximately where the top of the label used to be.
Roll a cone out of a piece of paper to fit inside of the bottle without touching the bottom. Secure with tape.
Make a small (like half a centimeter) hole in the bottom of the cone.
Put an attractive liquid such as orange juice o(or old fruit) in the cup-shaped part of the now-severed bottle.
Turn the cone upside-down (ice cream cone style) and insert it into the cup-shaped bottom part of the bottle. Seal the seam at the top of the bottle with duct tape.
Fruit flies find their way into the bottle, but they can't get back out. After flies are trapped inside, simply seal the bottle in a plastic shopping bag, throw out, and make a new one.
Log on here and it will show you what it should look like:
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Every week or so, empty the container and put in fresh bait.
Remove the lid and label from a clean, empty plastic two-liter soda bottle.
Carefully remove the upper third of the bottle by cutting along its circumference at approximately where the top of the label used to be.
Roll a cone out of a piece of paper to fit inside of the bottle without touching the bottom. Secure with tape.
Make a small (like half a centimeter) hole in the bottom of the cone.
Put an attractive liquid such as orange juice o(or old fruit) in the cup-shaped part of the now-severed bottle.
Turn the cone upside-down (ice cream cone style) and insert it into the cup-shaped bottom part of the bottle. Seal the seam at the top of the bottle with duct tape.
Fruit flies find their way into the bottle, but they can't get back out. After flies are trapped inside, simply seal the bottle in a plastic shopping bag, throw out, and make a new one.
Log on here and it will show you what it should look like:
view link
Every week or so, empty the container and put in fresh bait.
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For some reason this link won't take you there.
I don't know why because it worked fine for me. It shows you a picture of what it should look like. Sorry about that.
htt://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfact. ..
To simplify things, take a clean empty large mayonnaise jar (or any other empty used plastic container you feel might work), or a plastic bottle you have prepared according to the other directions, and place a piece of banana, or other tempting fruit inside.
Place a paper cone (it should look like a sno-cone holder), that you've made to fit the jar, with a small hole at the bottom, and place it inside the jar, or bottle, with the small end about 2-3 inches above the bottom of the jar.
Use some tape (scotch tape, duct tape..whatever works) to secure the cone to the top of the jar so it doesn't slip any lower, and so that the flies can't find their way out between the cone and the top of the jar.
I don't know why because it worked fine for me. It shows you a picture of what it should look like. Sorry about that.
htt://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfact. ..
To simplify things, take a clean empty large mayonnaise jar (or any other empty used plastic container you feel might work), or a plastic bottle you have prepared according to the other directions, and place a piece of banana, or other tempting fruit inside.
Place a paper cone (it should look like a sno-cone holder), that you've made to fit the jar, with a small hole at the bottom, and place it inside the jar, or bottle, with the small end about 2-3 inches above the bottom of the jar.
Use some tape (scotch tape, duct tape..whatever works) to secure the cone to the top of the jar so it doesn't slip any lower, and so that the flies can't find their way out between the cone and the top of the jar.
3 months ago
They have been driving me crazy. I'm going to try this.
3 months ago
What's driving me crazy are the meal moths in my pantry cupboard. Any suggestions other than throwing out all my food?
3 months ago
I swear that this problem gets worse as the end of summer comes to us. Last year when I was canning tomatoes, I swear that flies were producing babys as fast as time! I have used several methods stated, but I find it best to take the outside hose and wash off all fruits & veggies.I get a little wet, but gosh it makes a big difference. Happy Summer!!
3 months ago
For meal moths, these may be helpful: view link
I manage to avoid them by storing my food in a way that keeps the moths from infesting them. For instance, I keep my rice in ziploc bags in the refrigerator; when I buy pasta, I open the boxes right away and put the pasta into ziploc bags and then put them back into their boxes. I keep cereal in tupperware containers, and dog biscuits and dog food in metal containers with very tight lids. Any product that might grow bugs gets put into a container that will keep the bugs in if they come in with a product and keep them out if they weren't there to begin with.
I manage to avoid them by storing my food in a way that keeps the moths from infesting them. For instance, I keep my rice in ziploc bags in the refrigerator; when I buy pasta, I open the boxes right away and put the pasta into ziploc bags and then put them back into their boxes. I keep cereal in tupperware containers, and dog biscuits and dog food in metal containers with very tight lids. Any product that might grow bugs gets put into a container that will keep the bugs in if they come in with a product and keep them out if they weren't there to begin with.
3 months ago
Thank you Collieflower, for another great solution. You're the best!
Yes, my exterminator explained to me in detail, about keeping all the rice, beans, pasta, cereals, etc. in plastic bags, and tupperware-like containers, and I did that some time ago. He said that putting them in plastic bags was a good short term idea, but if left long enough, they would eat through those as well.
However, putting everything in your cabinets in plastic containers would put a budget strain on many folks due to the cost factor (I have 23 of them in my pantry). So, the link you just gave us is a terrific inexpensive solution.
Yes, my exterminator explained to me in detail, about keeping all the rice, beans, pasta, cereals, etc. in plastic bags, and tupperware-like containers, and I did that some time ago. He said that putting them in plastic bags was a good short term idea, but if left long enough, they would eat through those as well.
However, putting everything in your cabinets in plastic containers would put a budget strain on many folks due to the cost factor (I have 23 of them in my pantry). So, the link you just gave us is a terrific inexpensive solution.
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