I choose a pretty small vase that I can leave on the counter. Place a piece of banana or apple inside the vase, and wrap the top with plastic wrap. Poke a couple of small holes in the top, and leave beside the fruit basket. The flies will be drawn to the fruit in the vase - they'll walk right in through the holes, but they won't walk out.
After you have caught numerous flies, you can hold the container under the tap, and put water through the holes. Turn the vase upside down and the flies will drown. You can then take off the plastic, clean, and redo. Good Luck.
By Sutle from North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Be careful when using fruit. When the fruit rots, the flies will lay eggs and maggots will begin to appear, beginning another cycle of life. DO NOT combine bleach with the rotten fruit (especially banana).
I am trying this now ..have tried bleach,and apple cider vinegar mixed with dishsoap..both of the two previous have gotten rid of white a few
I had this problem during the Summer, boy were they annoying. I used a mason jar and a little bit of water with dish soap. And a fresh cut lemon. Covered the mason jar with aluminum foil because I did not have plastic to cover it. Poked some holes waited a couple of days and little by little I had a small collection of fruit flies.
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