Little fruit flies

Emp_Fab · September 2023

Is anyone else being plagued by these little buggers? My kitchen is like a fly-arium.

I even accidentally drank several of them that kamikazed into my bottle of wine.

hollywoodrox · September 2023

Those things I call banana flies probably , they seem to want to get in your face they’re ridiculous ,they should know we can crush them easily but still they taunt us

maharg101 · September 2023

We had loads last week.

MaxA867 · September 2023

Tons of the little sods around, Get a jar, fill it with cider vinegar, cover with cling film, poke a few holes in the top, leave in affected area. Job done,

NothingOnTheTele · September 2023

We have loads. They're a right pain. Need to invest in some spiders.

TTony · September 2023

What’s the source? Got lots of open windows, or are they breeding indoors somewhere?

Sassafras · September 2023

hollywoodrox said:

Those things I call banana flies probably , they seem to want to get in your face they’re ridiculous ,they should know we can crush them easily but still they taunt us

We can crush them easily but the little bastards never stay still long enough to be squashed.

swiller · September 2023

you may have some rotting food somewhere, perhaps in the foodbin or may need to invest in a scrotum washer.

Sporky · September 2023

Time flies like an arrow.

Fruit flies like a banana.

elstoof · September 2023

Loads here too this last week

thumpingrug · September 2023

hate the little bastards

crosstownvamp · September 2023

Had loads for weeks and fly spray doesn't kill them. They love the food waste bin so that's wrapped in a plastic bag now. I used to vacuum them off the window glass twice daily but finally did the vinegar in a tub and must be 200 dead ones floating in that.

But.. but.. I don't remember them from years back?

Keiko · September 2023

Cider vinegar with a tiny drop of washing up liquid in it. The vinegar attracts them, the washing up liquid makes them sink when they land on it. Put it next to your fruit bowl.

Emp_Fab · September 2023

My Fruit bowl ???

My FRUIT bowl ???

merlin · September 2023

Using a spray only kills the hatched adults, it's the eggs you need to get....which you can't. The vinegar trick is best as they go to it as soon as they can, which is pretty much as soon as they hatch.

They like any rotting or wet plant material, so it doesn't need to be fruit.

musteatbrain · September 2023

Open dirty dishwasher, loaded and ready to go.

Insert plate with ketchup on it.
Bleach the kitchen and remove all food sources.
Wait for them all to feast on the ketchup before quickly closing the door, consigning them to their doom and maniacally laughing.

Vigilantly keep the kitchen uber clean for 2-3 days.
Works for me.

JerkMoans · September 2023

There was an old Emp that swallowed a fly
I don't know why he swallowed a fly...

BillDL · September 2023

Dysophilageddon. The biblical plagues have started. The end is nigh. We're all going to die! Death is upon us all.

Whoops, wrong thread.

thermionic · September 2023

Get a couple of carnivorous plants.

goldtop · September 2023

merlin said:

Using a spray only kills the hatched adults, it's the eggs you need to get....which you can't. The vinegar trick is best as they go to it as soon as they can, which is pretty much as soon as they hatch.

They like any rotting or wet plant material, so it doesn't need to be fruit.

They also like to drown themselves in my red wine when I'm not looking.

Perhaps it smells too much like cider vinegar? I may need to sack the sommelier.

Keiko · September 2023

Add them to the list of other insects we never used to get many of in the house until recent years. The worst are those horrible thin and spindly spiders, they have pretty much infested our house, and breed like wild fire. You can blitz them with fly spray but the bigger ones can take a good blasting. The reason for those is the increase in wood lice. I put some ant killer down outside a few weeks ago and was shocked at how many wood lice it had unintentionally wiped out. Started to see more of those long thin black beetles too, that just don't die no matter how hard you stand on them.

Grunfeld · September 2023

Keiko said:

Cider vinegar with a tiny drop of washing up liquid in it. The vinegar attracts them, the washing up liquid makes them sink when they land on it. Put it next to your fruit bowl.

I so want this to work.

I have built the trap. Next to my bananas. (That vinegar is remarkably pungent though.)

And now, let's wait.

This sort of thing is pretty much why I still inhabit this forum. Guitars? Sure. Fruit flies? Oh yes!

Supportact · September 2023

MaxA867 said:

Tons of the little sods around, Get a jar, fill it with cider vinegar, cover with cling film, poke a few holes in the top, leave in affected area. Job done,

We've got them as well this morning. I suppose it's the warm weather. I'm giving this method a go!

Emp_Fab · September 2023

I think there's something wrong with me. I emptied a half drunk wine glass from last night into the sink and saw about a dozen of them, half of which were still alive... but barely. I then spent the next five minutes rescuing them from the sink with a bit of tissue and letting them dry out on the window ledge.

I hate killing anything.

If there was a humane fruit-fly trap, I'd use it.

Emp_Fab · September 2023

Oooh! https://www.treehugger.com/humane-homemade-fruit-fly-trap-127896

Offset · September 2023

goldtop said:

They also like to drown themselves in my red wine when I'm not looking.

Console yourself with the fact that they died pissed and happy.

Supportact · September 2023

Supportact said:

MaxA867 said:

Tons of the little sods around, Get a jar, fill it with cider vinegar, cover with cling film, poke a few holes in the top, leave in affected area. Job done,

We've got them as well this morning. I suppose it's the warm weather. I'm giving this method a go!

Tried this and can report there's a fair few in there now. Most of them look pretty groggy. Probably have hangovers tomorrow.

MaxA867 · October 2023

Supportact said:

Supportact said:

MaxA867 said:

Tons of the little sods around, Get a jar, fill it with cider vinegar, cover with cling film, poke a few holes in the top, leave in affected area. Job done,

We've got them as well this morning. I suppose it's the warm weather. I'm giving this method a go!

Tried this and can report there's a fair few in there now. Most of them look pretty groggy. Probably have hangovers tomorrow.

In solidarity with the pesky blighters I also have a hangover today.

axisus · October 2023

I tried them but they aren't very filling so I'll probably just stick with an apple in future

sev112 · October 2023

merlin said:

They like any rotting or wet plant material, so it doesn't need to be fruit.

Why don’t they F off into my garden which is full of wet plants then ?

Mattharrier · October 2023

Pour boiling water down your plughole every couple fo days, particularly the kitchen sink. It will kill the eggs that get laid in there.

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