Comments on: How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:27:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anna http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-49353 Anna Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:54:50 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-49353 If they are in the dirt of your plants you can put wood ash on the top of the dirt and it will kill them. If they are in the dirt of your plants you can put wood ash on the top of the dirt and it will kill them.

]]> By: courtney http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-49148 courtney Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-49148 I found that if you take the juice from any fruit and slather it on tape, then it works and its cheaper than buying the actual sticky traps. Also it has no harsh chemicals I found that if you take the juice from any fruit and slather it on tape, then it works and its cheaper than buying the actual sticky traps. Also it has no harsh chemicals

]]> By: Calypso http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-49065 Calypso Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:59:27 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-49065 Also for some reason they like hydrogen peroxide. this worked better than the detergent for some reason. Also for some reason they like hydrogen peroxide. this worked better than the detergent for some reason.

]]> By: Calypso http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-49053 Calypso Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:12:06 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-49053 I keep my air smoky...I burn incense and light candles.... they hate it and try to get away from the smoke. It's only if you are not sensitive to smoke or have asthma. I keep my air smoky…I burn incense and light candles…. they hate it and try to get away from the smoke. It’s only if you are not sensitive to smoke or have asthma.

]]> By: Dalice http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48925 Dalice Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:08:05 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48925 Bananas are really good for getting fruit flies in your home. Especially if youi leave them out. If you buy bananas, shake them out before you bring them in the house--I found that fruit flies start buzzing around my kitchen whenever I had new bananas, and now that I shake them out there are none (unless they came through a door left open or some other fruit). Probably it will work with any fruits causing you fruit fly trouble! Bananas are really good for getting fruit flies in your home. Especially if youi leave them out. If you buy bananas, shake them out before you bring them in the house–I found that fruit flies start buzzing around my kitchen whenever I had new bananas, and now that I shake them out there are none (unless they came through a door left open or some other fruit). Probably it will work with any fruits causing you fruit fly trouble!

]]> By: Zach http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48679 Zach Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:22:18 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48679 Vinegar + a drop or two of dish detergent. It works, I was surprised at how quickly. But you have to take the time to clean everything first, or it won't matter. Dirty slobs who drive Volkswagon's and vote Democrat should probably just get used to the little shits. Vinegar + a drop or two of dish detergent. It works, I was surprised at how quickly. But you have to take the time to clean everything first, or it won’t matter. Dirty slobs who drive Volkswagon’s and vote Democrat should probably just get used to the little shits.

]]> By: TENIKA LOWE http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48676 TENIKA LOWE Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:57:48 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48676 YOU GUYS MAKE A GIRL FEEL GOOD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY...I have become a sadistic, ranting, raving, lunatic at the least kill of one of these bastards!!!! I cant eat, sleep or even take a bath without theses swarming evil little control freaks in my face I want them all dead...I will try all of your suggestions and by the way raid doesnt work. YOU GUYS MAKE A GIRL FEEL GOOD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY…I have become a sadistic, ranting, raving, lunatic at the least kill of one of these bastards!!!! I cant eat, sleep or even take a bath without theses swarming evil little control freaks in my face I want them all dead…I will try all of your suggestions and by the way raid doesnt work.

]]> By: phil http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48674 phil Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:09:50 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48674 Hi thanks for this. We recently moved to GC and have been infested over the last few weeks, and im coming to the end of my teather with this. They are such annoying dirty little gits, I can no longer enjoy any food with the worry they will try and share my meal, ive turned to eating out constantly, or getting take aways and covering up, i cant dare prepare anything, god forbid I want to make a sandwich, I have to keep looking back at my bread/butter sititng their waiting for fillings every 2 secs to make sure the gits havent tucked in, I end up constantly shaking my food pre bite/post bite (sanwiches/burgers) to avoid the gits settling on it. I have to check down my coke srraw each sip to make sure im not gonna suck one up. Ive taken to going rambo on them with a newspaper and I think my count is around 342 at the moment. Getting a kill on the move is always satisfying, the full hungry sleeping varietys are slightly less so. However this has caused our walls to not only be covered in blood and dead flie bodys, but newspaper ink, which is considerably harder to get out, so I have to take an A4 peice of paper and wrap that around the newspaper, which generally means my weapon suffers in length, and my kill count/ kill to swing ratio subsequently drops. Another problem is when I go killing, I get hot and bothered and have to open the balcony doors, therefore inviting more pests into the mix, flie catch 22. UGH I hate these things. Hi thanks for this. We recently moved to GC and have been infested over the last few weeks, and im coming to the end of my teather with this. They are such annoying dirty little gits, I can no longer enjoy any food with the worry they will try and share my meal, ive turned to eating out constantly, or getting take aways and covering up, i cant dare prepare anything, god forbid I want to make a sandwich, I have to keep looking back at my bread/butter sititng their waiting for fillings every 2 secs to make sure the gits havent tucked in, I end up constantly shaking my food pre bite/post bite (sanwiches/burgers) to avoid the gits settling on it. I have to check down my coke srraw each sip to make sure im not gonna suck one up.

Ive taken to going rambo on them with a newspaper and I think my count is around 342 at the moment. Getting a kill on the move is always satisfying, the full hungry sleeping varietys are slightly less so. However this has caused our walls to not only be covered in blood and dead flie bodys, but newspaper ink, which is considerably harder to get out, so I have to take an A4 peice of paper and wrap that around the newspaper, which generally means my weapon suffers in length, and my kill count/ kill to swing ratio subsequently drops.

Another problem is when I go killing, I get hot and bothered and have to open the balcony doors, therefore inviting more pests into the mix, flie catch 22.

UGH I hate these things.

]]> By: jasmine http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48497 jasmine Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:57:21 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48497 if you wanna do sadistic, then pull out a bottle of spritz or super-hold hair spray. not the light-weight stuff, get the super-hold stuff. if you want the real deal, go to the black haircare section. i usually wait for them to swarm the kitchen sink and then spray like crazy. the hair spray gums up thier wings. they drop right out of mid-air and crawl around for a while. most will eventually stop crawling because the hairspray eventually freezes them into place. i don't know if it kills them, but it makes them unable to move, which is just as good. then you can just sweep them up or vacuum them away. there's always a sticky hairspray mess left over, but its still better than a gnat infestation. -jazz if you wanna do sadistic, then pull out a bottle of spritz or super-hold hair spray. not the light-weight stuff, get the super-hold stuff. if you want the real deal, go to the black haircare section.
i usually wait for them to swarm the kitchen sink and then spray like crazy. the hair spray gums up thier wings. they drop right out of mid-air and crawl around for a while. most will eventually stop crawling because the hairspray eventually freezes them into place. i don’t know if it kills them, but it makes them unable to move, which is just as good. then you can just sweep them up or vacuum them away. there’s always a sticky hairspray mess left over, but its still better than a gnat infestation.

-jazz

]]> By: tiffany http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/odor-removal/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/comment-page-5/#comment-48487 tiffany Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:02:43 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies/#comment-48487 I used the vinegar and soap and it worked wonders. But i still have them. I'll continue using the mix and hopefully they will soon all be gone~! I used the vinegar and soap and it worked wonders. But i still have them. I’ll continue using the mix and hopefully they will soon all be gone~!

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