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kubali 09-09-2014 09:59 AM
Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
Those pesky bugs that flit about your kitchen, the ones that come from heaven knows where? The American Chemical Society is here to help you get rid of the irritating insects once and for all.

Here’s what to do: Pour some apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dish soap into a small dish, then cover tightly with plastic wrap. Poke a few small holes, then wait for those troublesome gnats to meet their maker.

"Those little guys are very much attracted to the scent of vinegar," explains the video’s narrator. "This is because their larvae feed on bacteria that grow in fermenting environments." The addition of dish soap breaks the surface tension of the vinegar. "So in other words, when a fly steps into the trap and checks out the vinegar, it falls right in, rather than being propped up by the surface tension of the vinegar."

boffcheck 09-09-2014 10:06 AM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
I do that all the time in my Kitchen workes fine for me. :) I just do it with apple juice and dish soap. same effect. :goteam:

bengal tiger nanas 09-09-2014 11:32 AM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by kubali (Post 251570)
Those pesky bugs that flit about your kitchen, the ones that come from heaven knows where? The American Chemical Society is here to help you get rid of the irritating insects once and for all.

Here’s what to do: Pour some apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dish soap into a small dish, then cover tightly with plastic wrap. Poke a few small holes, then wait for those troublesome gnats to meet their maker.

"Those little guys are very much attracted to the scent of vinegar," explains the video’s narrator. "This is because their larvae feed on bacteria that grow in fermenting environments." The addition of dish soap breaks the surface tension of the vinegar. "So in other words, when a fly steps into the trap and checks out the vinegar, it falls right in, rather than being propped up by the surface tension of the vinegar."
we do this also,but stoped using plastic wrap with same effect.

boffcheck 09-09-2014 01:42 PM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
oh yah i forget to mention. I use it just in a with no plastic on it. workes fine. :) but i get rid of it before it starts to be cidre ;)

JP 12-10-2014 08:49 AM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
Thanks guys! I've got loads of them fruit flies! I'll finally get them!

Snarkie 02-17-2015 12:56 PM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
They have a tendency to come in with plants, so that's good to know.

lux788 11-07-2019 06:12 AM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
old uncarbonated original Fanta with a drop dishingsoap also does the trick.
its also effective lure for wasps in a homemade wasp-trap made of a plastic bottle

Snarkie 10-24-2020 06:13 AM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
If I leave a glass of Koolaid and vodka out overnight, I have to make sure it's not full of them when I go to finish it in the morning. I guess the sugar attracts them.

Iowa 10-24-2020 09:16 PM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
That would make it a protein drink.

Snarkie 10-25-2020 02:17 PM
Re: Get Rid of Fruit Flies With This Kitchen Hack
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowa (Post 336174)
That would make it a protein drink.
ROTFLMFAO!!! :ha:


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