Let’s face it- fruit flies happen, especially in the summer. They can make composting seem like more of a drag, but either way they show up and they can be cleared out pretty easily.
What’s the best way to get rid of them? Here’s my top tips:
1) Empty your kitchen food scrap collector more frequently. Instead of once a week, try twice. Check the fridge for stuff you forgot about. I have room for improvement on that one.
2) Clean out your trash and recycling cans. Scan the insides for little eggs. I found some under the lid once.
3) If you’re a vermicomposter, make sure every addition of food scraps to your worm system is accompanied by a hefty layer of shredded brown materials like cardboard or leaves. Place a fruit fly trap next to the system as well.
4) Keep your kitchen sink clean. Empty the contents of the sink stopper into your food scrap collector. Every morning when I make coffee, I like to take the excess boiling water and dump it down the drain…this takes care of anything hanging out down in there.
5) Make a fruit fly trap for the kitchen. Here’s how to do it for less than two dollars:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKYaalD9HGE
Good luck!
I’m at that stage where there is something that has not yet been composted and flies feel very comfortable in my house, by the way. i was using the vacuum cleaner, but not solved, and a noise and no karma free to send flies away. but today , I simply put a piece of cloth covering my compost. AND THOUGH THEY WERE ALONE. almost all, were many. let’s see wha happened tomorrow. The lure of vinegar did not work. They drown in wine