remedies for fruit fly infestation

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This has just occured due to having a 'compost'/'waste food' bin in the kitchen courtesy of the council..

Little blighters not going into vinegar traps ...do I need more lemon juice in with the apple cider vinegar? Bigger holes in the cling film? Different washing up liquid?

Any ideas most welcome. Already bought 3 bottles of bleach for the drains

JAne

[fred]

Keep the bin ouside?

[Balllsy]

Any custard juice should do the trick !

[vereybowring]

Electric fly killer, cost about £10 but last ages (as in years).
Got one ages ago and seldom have any flys about.

[womble]

Just empty the bin more often and make sure it's completely shut to flies.

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Oct 28, 2013 13:44:11 GMT vereybowring said:

Electric fly killer, cost about £10 but last ages (as in years).
Got one ages ago and seldom have any flys about.

Thanks...going to try that as not keen on sprays with food about...

Changed my vinegar traps. More holes and added lemon juice...

If not this should be here by Wednesday - prayers:)

[vereybowring]

I used to work in restaurants so I know they work and as you say you don't have to spray anything about.
More advanced ones also send out ultrasonic waves that attract the flys that way too but they cost a heck of a lot more.

You will need to clean it out once in a while though, but most come with the brush needed (just remember to unplug it of course).
Oh and you will jump the first few times a larger flying beastie hits it as they make quite a pop when they go.

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Thanks for your help vereybowring. I know you suffer similar to me so you'll appreciate the problem...and I just don't have lids for my bins ...I have one poly bag on hooks on a door cupboard and a tea bag bin and that's about it!

Jane

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I've been putting veggies in small compost bags down the shoot straight away after meals and like putting bleach down drains regularly and am now blitzing the kitchen. Getting rid of the old sponge scourer has made such a difference!!! No more fruit flies since then!

Still have vinegar traps to be on the safe side but think I need to change the sponge once or twice a day (they're cheap enough ) and patiently wait for fly zapper...

So happy to have made progress. They are all gone out of the bathroom since putting kill everything bleach down the loo sabbath evening and keeping the toilet lid closed

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Zapper on it's way .....still a few but got cider vinegar from supermarket this pm and feel I'm on top of it. 2 flies in the trap in the bathroom. Sounds sad but I get excited about this sort of thing LOL

How often should I change the traps? Once a day or less often?

JAne

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Hardly any this am despite not emptying the sink etc last night...fingers crossed (no zapper btw)