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D'Andra · 12-22-2006, 03:50 AM

Just wanted to add a couple of things here.

1. My friend wanted to use our brewing equipment to make beer at our house. I said sure, but I wouldn't be able to help out much. He made the beer and put the carboy in a spare bathroom next to my earthworm breeding bins (yes I even have them in my house!). He then left. A few hours later, I put the baby to bed and went to clean up his mess. When I went in the bathroom I noticed he'd filled a 6gal carboy all the way up! When it started to ferment, it began pouring out of the airlock and onto the floor.
The gnats that stay in the breeding bins had left their happy home and were drowning on my floor! What a way to go!

2. My Grand Daddy was Irish, and here's what he would have told me about getting rid of the gnats:

Get a bottle of Whiskey. Pour out 6 shot glasses full. Put a newspaper on the table next to them. Light a cigar. Read the paper. Drink the 6 shots before finishing the cigar. Roll up the paper. Swat the stupid gnats, and STOP WASTING MY DAMNED WHISKEY!!!

I doubt this really helps but...

12-22-2006, 03:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
D'Andra Senior Member D'Andra's Photo Gallery Location: Las Cruces, NM Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 224 BananaBucks : 5,796 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: how do you control fruit flies? Just wanted to add a couple of things here. 1. My friend wanted to use our brewing equipment to make beer at our house. I said sure, but I wouldn't be able to help out much. He made the beer and put the carboy in a spare bathroom next to my earthworm breeding bins (yes I even have them in my house!). He then left. A few hours later, I put the baby to bed and went to clean up his mess. When I went in the bathroom I noticed he'd filled a 6gal carboy all the way up! When it started to ferment, it began pouring out of the airlock and onto the floor. The gnats that stay in the breeding bins had left their happy home and were drowning on my floor! What a way to go! 2. My Grand Daddy was Irish, and here's what he would have told me about getting rid of the gnats: Get a bottle of Whiskey. Pour out 6 shot glasses full. Put a newspaper on the table next to them. Light a cigar. Read the paper. Drink the 6 shots before finishing the cigar. Roll up the paper. Swat the stupid gnats, and STOP WASTING MY DAMNED WHISKEY!!! I doubt this really helps but... __________________ D'.