tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post6773211326473915897..comments2023-10-02T09:53:40.123-05:00Comments on My Litter: How to get rid of fruit flies!Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02179317748294915560noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post-9532135069748945142009-10-07T18:54:36.677-05:002009-10-07T18:54:36.677-05:00This has been an unbelievable year for fruit flies...This has been an unbelievable year for fruit flies here too. Like Egyptianic Portions (plagues, from Moses bad). It was horrible trying to can pears with 5 dive bombing my eyelashes. I literally went C R A Z Y. Please don't verify with my daughter...Mach Mommahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06573716215308235388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post-41467688703258530252009-10-07T08:19:28.023-05:002009-10-07T08:19:28.023-05:00I've got my trap out now. Apple cider vinegar...I've got my trap out now. Apple cider vinegar with a little dish soap. Works wonderfully!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01304723218686920770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post-51851721539031417532009-10-07T00:53:04.264-05:002009-10-07T00:53:04.264-05:00I make a nice sourdough start, leave it on the cou...I make a nice sourdough start, leave it on the counter covered securely in plastic wrap, look forward to it fermenting, and, just when I can smell it turning nice and sour, I inspect it.<br><br>That's when I find I've caught fruit flies. And then I use colorful adjectives.A Musing Mom (Taylorclan6)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12395701326660695260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post-65281463879383519412009-10-06T21:17:16.901-05:002009-10-06T21:17:16.901-05:00We just had an outbreak of fruit flies at our hous...We just had an outbreak of fruit flies at our house and I tried vinegar with dishsoap in a mason jar. Worked great! I think the flies come home on bananas-yuck!Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8096122745115331110.post-51262266013837952002009-10-06T21:06:54.684-05:002009-10-06T21:06:54.684-05:00I keep a little saucer by the sink, filled with wa...I keep a little saucer by the sink, filled with water, a tablespoon or so of balsamic vinegar, and a dot of dish soap. Fruit flies are super attracted to it, but when they try to land on the liquid, the soap has destroyed the surface tension and they drown. Even bad cases of fruit flies are gone within a day or two.Electrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17756590344185358602noreply@blogger.com