What to do about Fruit Flies?
Fruit Flies
Now that we are all preparing lots of fresh fruits and veggies, we find
fruit flies have invaded our homes. What are we to do? Here are various
remedies that you can try depending on which is easiet:
1.I have found that leaving a glass soda bottle with the last sip of
soda left
in it will catch a lot of them,. Cream soda works really well for this.
2. You can put some wine on a glass, put a paper towel over the top held
in place with a rubber band, and punch a few small holes in it. They
willget in, but not back out. Too drunk to fly??
3. Wait until night time and turn off every light in the area that is
infested and open a door or window near an
outside light, those little buggers fly right out side to get to that
light! After about 3 days, no more Fruit flies.
4. Take a small zip lock baggie, and add some fruit cut up in it (bananas and watermelon) Leave it open on the kitchen counter overnight, with a light on low in the kitchen, and the next morning there they will be eating the fruit...so I zipped up the bag and took them outside... I had to repeat this for 3-4 days, but then they were all gone. Also, make sure your "garbage disposal" in your sink is clean and ran often...they like to nest in it! Bleach down it can help.
5. Fruit flies can be a real nuisance. To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!
Ant Deterrent
In areas where we don't want ants to go, I dilute Avon Skin so Soft 1:3 and spray a border around the area I am trying to protect. Works like a charm!
Scorpion Deterrent
We use both Diatomaceous Earth and Eucalyptus
to repel scorpions from our aviaries.
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