Fruit flies resemble tiny reddish-brown flies. You’ll probably see them flapping around your kitchen near the fruit bowl. Although fruit flies can enter through open windows, they are usually brought in from the grocery store on fruits and vegetables. They leave their hatchlings in decaying produce and sweetened surfaces, and they enter supermarket fruit through every knick or cut on the fruit’s surface.
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How to get rid of fruit flies: Eliminate items that attracts them
The first step in eliminating fruit flies is to remove anything where they can lay their eggs.
- Toss any ripe fruits and vegetables that are lying around in your kitchen.
- Refrigerate new products until the infestation has been eradicated.
- Clean all cartons and surfaces, such as the bottom of your trash can, of spillages and food remnants that could be feeding these pests.
- Don’t forget about the wash basin: it’s a damp environment with fermenting waste.
- Prevent fruit flies by thoroughly inspecting the produce you buy for any cracks or cracks that the fruit flies could be hiding.
- To remove any eggs on the surface of unrefrigerated produce, wash and dry it as soon as you get it home.
- Fruit flies generally lay their larvae on anything that is fermented or with a sugar coating.
So, clean up spills, take out the garbage, and clean your sink drain regularly.
How to get rid of fruit flies: Capture the fruit flies
Now, capture the fruit flies. Depending on your preferences and the supplies you have on hand, there are several effective methods for catching fruit flies.
Trap with jar and funnel
Place some bait in a glass jar, such as overripe fruit, ketchup, a fermented liquid, apple cider vinegar, beer, or wine, after which, with the spout pointing down, position a funnel/cone over the glass jar opening to generate a tiny entrance that the flies can easily enter but nearly impossible to exit. You can either pause for the larvae to die prior to actually emptying the jar or place it in the freezer to speed things up.
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Trap with bottles and plastic wrap
This technique is ideal if you have an empty bottle of vinegar, beer, or wine. Secure the opening tightly with plastic wrap and poke a few holes. Fruit flies will be able to enter through the holes but will be unable to exit, as with the funnel method. Wait until they’re no longer moving — floating on the liquid’s surface — before discarding the empty bottle (no need to remove the plastic wrap).
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Trap with soap water and a bowl
This is the method to use in extremely difficult cases. Mix apple cider vinegar with dish soap in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the bowl to make the mixture even more aromatic.
As fruit fly bait, leave the bowl uncovered. Because the soap reduces surface tension, any fruit fly that lands on the surface will drown.
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FAQs:
Why are there fruit flies in my house?
Fruit flies are frequently attracted to ripe, rotting, or decaying fruit and produce. They also enjoy fermented beverages like beer, liquor, and wine. Fruit flies can also breed in drains, garbage disposals, trash cans, and mop buckets.
Will fruit flies go away by themselves?
A fruit fly infestation will not go away on its own—it will most likely worsen. Regardless of whether the adult fruit flies die, you will continue to receive new flies every day unless the source is cut off. If nothing is done, they will reproduce on ignored bits of food, spillages, and food particles.