http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally The urban girl's guide to a greener lifestyle Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-16118 UrbanGreenGirl Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:16:39 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-16118 All suggestions are welcome Véronique and the more humane some people can make them, the happier I am too! Thanks for sharing. All suggestions are welcome Véronique and the more humane some people can make them, the happier I am too! Thanks for sharing.

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-16117 Véronique Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:13:01 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-16117 I don't like techniques like this one... I'd feel like a murderer doing this! :S Once I had A LOT of fruit flies in my kitchen and I tried to simply capture them in my compost jar to bring them outside and let them free ;) It works perfectly, you just have to be a little patient... Let the jar slightly open and wait a few moments (15-30 min.) so the flies go all in it and then you have to be quick enough to close it in one shot to capture them. Simple! You can easily cath 50 flies or more at a time using this technique... ;) I don’t like techniques like this one… I’d feel like a murderer doing this! :S Once I had A LOT of fruit flies in my kitchen and I tried to simply capture them in my compost jar to bring them outside and let them free It works perfectly, you just have to be a little patient… Let the jar slightly open and wait a few moments (15-30 min.) so the flies go all in it and then you have to be quick enough to close it in one shot to capture them. Simple! You can easily cath 50 flies or more at a time using this technique…

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-16116 siobhan curious Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:34:31 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-16116 I use this technique too, but the best liquid of all for trapping them is sherry. They LOVE IT. Vinegar, wine, beer or juice also works but they are helpless when it comes to sherry. Also, it makes them drunk so they die much more quickly, and I suspect painlessly, which I console myself is more humane. Give it a try! I use this technique too, but the best liquid of all for trapping them is sherry. They LOVE IT. Vinegar, wine, beer or juice also works but they are helpless when it comes to sherry. Also, it makes them drunk so they die much more quickly, and I suspect painlessly, which I console myself is more humane. Give it a try!

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-16017 Myriam Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:02:57 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-16017 My daughter's apartment is infested with fruit flies: I will definitely try the apple cider vinegar with the dish soap in it and the plastic wrap on top...I'm hoping this will get rid of those invasive little insects!!! My daughter’s apartment is infested with fruit flies: I will definitely try the apple cider vinegar with the dish soap in it and the plastic wrap on top…I’m hoping this will get rid of those invasive little insects!!!

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15960 UrbanGreenGirl Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:43:06 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15960 Interesting. Maybe there are less flies simply because they are ripening slower so less sweeter smelling? Interesting. Maybe there are less flies simply because they are ripening slower so less sweeter smelling?

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15959 Pam Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:33:36 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15959 We have found that we hardly ever get fruit flies since we started buying organic bananas. Not entirely sure why. Perhaps they are cleaner? They also tend to ripen a bit more slowly and to stay nice longer, even when fully ripe. We have found that we hardly ever get fruit flies since we started buying organic bananas. Not entirely sure why. Perhaps they are cleaner? They also tend to ripen a bit more slowly and to stay nice longer, even when fully ripe.

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15693 UrbanGreenGirl Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:16:02 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15693 Hi Maddie - The trick I described above works. My advice would be to set up a few dishes of the apple cider vinegar throughout the kitchen and keep everything as clean as possible. Wipe up juice/milk spills as soon as they occur. Hope that helps! Hi Maddie – The trick I described above works. My advice would be to set up a few dishes of the apple cider vinegar throughout the kitchen and keep everything as clean as possible. Wipe up juice/milk spills as soon as they occur. Hope that helps!

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15692 UrbanGreenGirl Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:14:58 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15692 They do propagate fast but luckily, the apple cider vinegar trick works! They do propagate fast but luckily, the apple cider vinegar trick works!

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15687 Madelina Rezende Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:48:34 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15687 Hi! Name is Maddie(Madelina) Rezende, I work in a Motel and we serve Continental Breakfast. We have a bad case of Fruit Flies. How can I get rid of them at work without ruining our Breakfast area? It goes in everything. Milk containers, on bagels, and mini muffins. Please help me resolve this problem. Hi! Name is Maddie(Madelina) Rezende, I work in a Motel and we serve Continental Breakfast. We have a bad case of Fruit Flies. How can I get rid of them at work without ruining our Breakfast area? It goes in everything. Milk containers, on bagels, and mini muffins. Please help me resolve this problem.

]]> http://www.urbangreengirl.com/2008/08/25/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15686 Carolyn Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:47:26 +0000 http://www.urbangreengirl.com/?p=40#comment-15686 I don’t bake much anymore and hadn’t checked my flour cannister in a long time, arghhhh, now I know where the fruit flies are coming from, OR they may have been flies of a different kind coming from the flour. OR maybe two sources, but the population is finally down to a few. Even then…. they propagate faster than you can drown these insects. I don’t bake much anymore and hadn’t checked my flour cannister in a long time, arghhhh, now I know where the fruit flies are coming from, OR they may have been flies of a different kind coming from the flour. OR maybe two sources, but the population is finally down to a few. Even then…. they propagate faster than you can drown these insects.

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