It’s Summer: Here’s How to Make a Fruit Fly Trap For Under Two Dollars

Now that it's summer, I guess it's time to revisit this cringe-worthy classic of mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKYaalD9HGE To minimize bugs in the summer, try emptying your food scrap collector twice a week instead of once, and let it soak in some hot water and soap after it's emptied. Paired with the fruit fly trap, it's easy to keep your kitchen pests to a minimum.  

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Goodbye Messy Compost Bin!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p69Lk-tR3dA This is quite an impressive design for a nearly hands-free kitchen f00d scrap collector. Only thing I wonder about, is if they're throwing away the plastic bag with contents, or they're emptying it into a compost bin and disposing the plastic each time. I've never thought to put a bag in the kitchen scrap container, but I guess some (most?) people do.

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