Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies

By Pooja Kaushal

Monday, May 25, 2015, 16:22 [IST]

Are you wondering how to get rid of fruit flies? The sweet smell of mellow fruits is not only appealing to us but also attracts the pesky fruit flies.

You often see those small sized annoying flies flying in huge numbers around any sweet smelling fruit you have got home. And if these fruits are a bit overripe then these creatures will have a feast for themselves.

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But just like every problem has a solution to it, so is the case here.

There are multiple ways to get rid of fruit flies. And you will be surprised to know that these methods are super simple. Using humble ingredients available at home you can make simple traps which are extremely efficient.

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Ways To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies

Apple Cider Vinegar Funnel Trap:
Fruit flies like the smell of fermenting fruits. Apple cider vinegar is prepared from fermented apples and fruit flies simply love its smell.

Heat one cup of apple cider vinegar, pour into a bottle and leave it in the affected area. The heating process increases the fragrance releasing-rate and thereby attracts more flies. Make a paper cone and insert it into the bottle opening.

Driven by the smell of vinegar, the fruit flies will enter the bottle via the funnel but will not be able to fly back into the open. To increase the effectiveness of this trap, you can add a couple of pieces of fruits to the vinegar.

Rotten Fruit Trap
A rotten or over ripe fruit may not be of use to us but fruit flies love them. But sadly they do not know that this feast of theirs is a means to get rid of them too.

Place a piece or two of rotten fruits in jar; cover it with a plastic sheet and secure the plastic with rubber band. Now poke small holes into the sheet. These should be small enough for the flies to enter. The smell will attract the flies inside but they will not be able to fly out.

Wine Bottle Trap
This is a natural way to get rid of fruit flies in the house. Treat the fruit flies to some wine and you will know how to get rid of fruit flies.

Like apple cider vinegar, fruit flies love the smell of wine. Leave some wine in a wine bottle and let the open bottle sit on your counter top, kitchen window or any other area affected with fruit flies.

The smell of wine will attract the flies forcing them to flock inside the bottle. Having enjoyed a merry drink, they will perish in the bottle. If you do not have a wine bottle, you can employ the ‘rotten fruit covered with plastic sheet’ method also.

The idea is to force the flies into a trap and disable them from exiting.

Apple Cider Vinegar & Dish Soap Trap
Apple cider vinegar is a wonderful ingredient which is useful in multiple ways. When you leave vinegar in a bowl you might find the flies sitting on the surface with comfort and easily flying away.

This is because they are very light. In order to break the surface tension of vinegar, add a few drops of dish soap to it. Now when the flies try to sit for a sip they will drown. This is one of the ways to get rid of fruit flies in the house.

Fruit flies are not only irritating but very unhygienic too. To see them flock on fruits is a ghastly sight and the very desire to enjoy a delicious and juicy fruit may be killed.

Employ these simple ways to get rid of fruit flies and bring back the joy of relishing juicy, succulent and luscious fruits.