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Fountain79 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 07:58 PM
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Ok....how do I get rid of fruit flies?
I got some in my place.
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 07:59 PM
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1. Ditch the fruit.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 08:00 PM
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2. Nasty critters, they are... fog pesticides helped me...
well, they killed the flies. I didn't stay around to breathe it in... :blush:

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MadAsHellNewYorker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 08:05 PM
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3. a real simple method is to
Edited on Mon Sep-25-06 08:08 PM by MadAsHellNewYorker
place a sugary substance in a bottle, like snapple for example. Then, make a "funnel" with a piece of paper and insert it into the bottle. The funnel should be big on top and small inside the bottle, tight enough so no spaces around the opening. Make sure the bottom of the funnel doesn't thouch the liquid either. The flies fly in, but are too stupid to figure out the way out! Then just cap the bottle and chuck...just dont take out the paper funnel, or all the flies are back in your place...

I have a bird, so in the summer I am far too familiar with them. Hope this helps...
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 08:09 PM
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4. Leave a bottle of cheap white zinfandel almost empty.
They will fly down into the bottle and drown.

Works amazingly well.
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mad-mommy Donating Member (884 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-25-06 08:29 PM
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5. We get them this time of year....
We get them this time of year. I wash down the garbage can really well, keep the sink and disposal really clean, keep fruit & veges in fridge or sealed container. They also seem to migrate towards a toothbrush if it's left out on the bathroom sink, so I really rinse the brushes off and store under the sink. It doesn't totally get rid of them, but don't have as many. They eventually die out.
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