I have a small compost pail in the house for scraps and I want to know how to keep the pests out of it. I have put the cider trap next to it. I do empty it (the pail) on a regular basis, but still plagued by them. Is there anything else I can do to get rid of them, other than put it outside?
By E.
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Fruit flies are likely reproducing in your compost pail. It doesn't take much. They can make a lovely home for themselves in empty pop cans! I do not have any faith in the traps. Fruit flies are annoying, but do no real harm. However, because they keep reproducing in such abundance, I think you can catch all you want, and there will still be more. A shot of Raid in your compost pail every day will help get rid of the problem. Or, use the pail for a day, dump, and then wash the pail. That is likely the best solution. If you do not dump and scrub the pail on a daily basis, you are just providing a lovely breeding ground for the little critters.
To rid our kitchen of fruit flies, I shopped at thrift stores until I found a plastic pitcher with a tightly fitting lid. The one I found is made by a famous company that makes plastic kitchenware with a lid that fits the inside the pitcher rim when you push the button on top of the flexible lid.
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