Post #440,188
10/17/21 1:32:26 PM
10/17/21 1:32:26 PM
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Fruit flies. Help me. Please.
So these little m************ are everywhere. I invited them in by creating an Alice's restaurant scenario of throwing garbage down in a room until I arranged for garbage pickup or took it to the dump. I took it to the dump and arranged for future pickup but now I have fruit flies.
I have no open food. I have no apples or potatoes or things that you think you can leave out for a while out in the open. I have no open liquids but it when I wash dishes it drips there. I assume they're living in the drains and I'll have to poison those. They love the bottle of tequila and I make sure I wash the shot glass out after every usage. I have a lid on my garbage can.
I have to do some type of whole house poisoning. I have a cat. So I have to remove her from the house while it happens or I have to do it in stages and that might not work.
What are my alternatives?
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Post #440,189
10/17/21 5:22:00 PM
10/17/21 5:22:00 PM
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Fly paper still works.
https://www.amazon.com/Kitchen-Sticky-Ribbon-Catcher-Strips/dp/B08BC3QZ5K/I used that brand for some weird moth like things in the basement. Worked well. Claims to work for fruit flies too and I see no reason why it wouldn't. It takes a while (maybe a week or more). It's unsightly. But it works and doesn't stink. I haven't purchased them on Amazon. I think I got them at Lowes or HD. HTH a little. Good luck! Cheers, Scott.
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Post #440,190
10/17/21 5:39:28 PM
10/17/21 5:39:28 PM
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fruitfly traps look like little apples find them in wallyworld or equivelent
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" – Richard Feynman
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Post #440,192
10/18/21 9:43:58 AM
10/18/21 9:43:58 AM
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Stop copying URLs like some frigging 120-yo grandma. The first fifth or so of that one was enough.
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Post #440,191
10/18/21 9:39:33 AM
10/18/21 9:39:33 AM
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Apple cider vinegar with dish soap
Sweet vinegar draws them in, the soap prevents them from breaking free of the liquid. Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #440,194
10/18/21 11:04:16 PM
10/18/21 11:04:16 PM
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Percentage of each?
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Post #440,199
10/19/21 11:55:17 AM
10/19/21 11:55:17 AM
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Enough soap to break the surface tension.
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #440,200
10/19/21 1:46:35 PM
10/19/21 1:47:22 PM
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How do I measure it?
Cup of vinegar and a couple drops of soap? Teaspoon? Give me percentage of one versus the other for me to start and then I will adjust higher or lower as needed, please.
And I killed 50 or so, so far, so this is a good start.
Edited by crazy
Oct. 19, 2021, 01:47:22 PM EDT
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Post #440,201
10/19/21 1:57:37 PM
10/19/21 1:57:37 PM
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GIYF
Regards,
-scott
Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #440,203
10/20/21 1:30:48 AM
10/20/21 1:30:48 AM
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Thanks
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Post #440,209
10/22/21 1:49:57 PM
10/22/21 1:49:57 PM
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Well, yeah, we used to think so...
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Post #440,208
10/22/21 9:35:53 AM
10/22/21 9:35:53 AM
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I've seen one or two in the last day or so
Thousands drowned in the variety of cup sucks sprinkled around the house. This simply works.
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