Fruit Flies....!

[Walter85]

I don't know if anybody has this problem, but it's annoying. How do you get rid of fruit flies???

 

[KCcham]

You can buy a ff trap from lowes or home depot. You can also google how to make your own trap at home. That's what I did using a funnel, jar, and some fruit.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

I think what your seeing is fungus gnats coming from the soil in your potted plants in your enclosures. They are a pita to get rid of. Ive been battling these things for over a yr. About the time I think they are gone for good another batch hatches out and the fight starts again.....

 

[whereswaldo]

does the traps work for gnats too?

ive recently been seeing a few of those i wanna nip it in the bud b4 they really get bad.

I think what your seeing is fungus gnats coming from the soil in your potted plants in your enclosures. They are a pita to get rid of. Ive been battling these things for over a yr. About the time I think they are gone for good another batch hatches out and the fight starts again.....

 

[madden]

If they are actually fruit flies, you'll need to starve them out and trap them, the simplest way to make a trap is to just put some fruit juice in a cup, and stretch saran wrap tight over the cup. make sure that all the sides are sealed, then poke little holes in the top of the saran wrap, the flies are better at getting in than getting out. More importantly, you'll need to remove any and all food sources that they might be breeding in. Check bags of potatoes, onions etc in the pantry, put all your food away immediately, don't leave out wine, etc. I had a swarm of them invade my apartment this summer for the longest time until i found an old bag of potatoes in my cabinet that they had colonized, it was pretty awful.