
Here’s a relatively painless way to get rid of fruit flies in your kitchen:
- Fill a small container with apple cider vinegar.
- Cover container with clear plastic wrap.
- Poke a few small holes in the plastic wrap.
- Wait for the fruit flies to become trapped and drown.
- Empty and repeat as necessary.
The fruit flies find their way in, but can’t get out. It also helps if you make sure your kitchen is free of any sticky, fruity spills.
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You catch more FRUIT flies with vinegar!




7 responses so far ↓
Michelle // October 7, 2009 at 12:03 pm |
I just did this a few days ago! Works like a charm.
frauenzeit // October 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm |
super, thanks … as they are nearly eating me up over here – will try now .. all the best
Traci Best // October 7, 2009 at 1:20 pm |
What a neat idea! Thank you!
staci @ teaching money to kids // October 7, 2009 at 2:47 pm |
it definitely seems to be fruitfly season here! I have never noticed them so bad before
Kristen // October 7, 2009 at 10:28 pm |
I thought I was the only one who had these in her house. I went on vacation for 2 and a half weeks and didn’t realize that one of my boys put an apple in the empty garbage and when I came home…. You can only imagine! Thank you for the tip. I am starting it tomorrow!
Natalia Burleson // October 16, 2009 at 8:57 am |
What a great idea! Thanks for that!!!! We get them a lot ….yeah I’m not great at clearing out the banana’s and tomato’s…
jennifer // October 21, 2009 at 7:26 pm |
Oh. My. Wonderful! I dispise fruit flys. I go hunting for them at my house (clapping to kill ‘em). As soon as you wash your hands really well from that, you see another. So this will be a welcome change.
Thanks