Questions About How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies And Gnats

Chris asks…

How to get rid of gnats/fruit flies?

I own a kinkjaou(rescued so don't hassle me )(people couldn't take care of him so I have him and have experience)I keep his cage clean.
I clean it everyday but have serious friut flies and gnats.
What is a safe way to get rid of them?
He isn't eating right because of them.

admin answers:

I recently had a nasty fruit fly problem and it seemed to me that a wine trap worked fairly well. Just pour some sweet wine into a glass (not much is needed maybe a quarter of a normal drinking glass), stretch some saran over it and tape it down. Then poke a small hole in it. The flys get in but cant get back out. Theres much more information on the reference site i posted. Good luck!

Charles asks…

How can i get rid of fruit flies/gnats?

I have cleaned my house from top to bottom, the garbage disposal, trash cans everything i can think of and they will not leave! I have them in my bed!!!! why would they want to hang out in my bed? no food there or anything...please help!

admin answers:

I found that they hang out in the soil of the house plants! They seem to breed there. But what I've been wanting to do is this: Put a banana peel in the micro wave and leave the door open for about a half hour or forty five minutes, then when the flies are all over it... You got it. Close the door and hit the one minute button! My wife won't let me so I haven't tried it. Check your house plants though.

William asks…

How to get rid of annoying gnats/fruit flies?

We have gnats/fruit flies. Don't know which in the house. We don't have plants. We do have many caged animals though. We have 2 guinea pigs and 2 rabbits. These bugs hang around their clean cages. What are they and how do I get rid of them without harming my animals? Would fly traps work?

Thanks for any help.

P.S. Will they ever go away? And where are they coming from?

admin answers:

Elmers glue with a little water on a plate.

Potato slices on a plate for them to lay their eggs on. Flush every other day.

Soap water in a dish. They drown in this.

They lay their eggs in water and in drains. Bleach or very hot water down the drains.

I think they want the water.

Lisa asks…

How do you get rid of fruit flies or drain flies or gnats? I don't know what they are but I want them gone!!?

I have never had a problem with fruit flies or drain flies or gnats or whatever they are called ever. We moved into this apartment and they are here really bad and will NOT go away no matter what I do. They are mostly in the kitchen but have been in the bathroom at times as well. I would greatly appreciate any ideas on how to make them go away! Thanks :)

admin answers:

Fly tape hang it up

Daniel asks…

How do I get rid of gnats or fruit flies.?

I have young children so I'm afraid to use chemicals. There is a hoard of them and they seem to have come from no where. We don't have any fruit outside of the fridge.

admin answers:

Make sure to check old potatoes or any thing in the pantry as well

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Questions About How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies

Michael asks…

How should I get rid of fruit flies?

I want to know how to get rid of the fruit flies in my house. I think they are coming in through the screens on the windows. We have to keep the windows open because the heat has switched on in our apartment and it is still warm outside. I really don't understand: there is no fruit or bread out to tempt them and the house is clean. Help!

admin answers:

I just used this remedy for the first time this year and it works, put 2oz of cider vinegar in a small juice glass with two drops of liquid dish washing soap and leave it set for a few days then look thru the bottom of the glass, you won't believe how many dead ones you will see in the bottom of the glass, I sat out several glasses of the mixture and I have no more fruit flies.

Susan asks…

how can i get rid of fruit flies in my compost bin?

I am fairly new to composting and i have a compost bin which i put garden waste and vegatable and fruit waste in, but every time i take the lid off i get swarmed by fruit flies. how can i get rid of them, the are driving me crazy? thanks a lot.

admin answers:

Agent Orange,purple,yellow......or the old standby .......D.D.T

Ruth asks…

How do I get rid of these damned fruit flies?

So it seems that since I brought my plants indoors for the winter months that I've had fruit flies (or what I think are fruit flies) in my apartment. They're hanging out mostly around the plants, usually in/on the dirt and the foliage. I know that you're supposed to remove the source for the flies to go away, but there's no way I'm getting rid of my plants. They're all very healthy and, besides, they're my babies.

I've tried following this: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-To-Get-Rid-Of-Fruit-Flies-With-A-Homemade-Fruit-Fly-Trap&id=87041 but am not having luck.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Help!

admin answers:

What you are describing are probably not fruit flies, they are fungus gnats. They feed on decaying matter (such as compost) in the soil. There are insecticides that will get rid of them without hurting your plants -- pyrethrins work well. More info in this site:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2114.html

Donald asks…

How can I get rid of fruit flies in my hermit crab tank?

How can I get rid of fruit flies in my hermit crab tank?
D: k so i had fruit flies in my home a month ago from an old banana in a backpack, lol. so i clean the banana out and everything, then the flies started to slowly disappear. now today there was a bunch of fruit flies in my hermit crab tank, and i have no wet food in there ! only dry food. so I had to vacuum the flies.

admin answers:

Fruit flies survive on organic matter, such as uneaten food and feces.
They thrive in filthy conditions.
To minimize or eliminate the flies, you need to clean the cages on a regular basis.
Fly paper will also help.

Charles asks…

How do I get rid of fruit flies in my apartment?

I live with a really messy roommate and while I was away on a trip they didn't throw out the trash and all her fast food leftovers. Now my apartment is infested with what seems to be fruit flies. I've already thrown out the trash.. but they're not going away. Does anyone know an easy and somewhat inexpensive way or product on the market I can get to get rid of them? Thank you so much.

admin answers:

After you have thoroughly cleaned EVERYTHING including drain openings, under the sinks, etc., set out small dishes (like empty margarine tubs) with about 1/4" of cider vinegar and a few drops of dish liquid. The little beasties are attracted to the fruity vinegar but the soap is fatal to them.

Not toxic to anyone except the flies; very inexpensive, and effective.

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Questions About How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies In The House

David asks…

HOw to get rid of house flies and fruit flies?

Are house in infested with house flies and they are driving me nuts. The house is clean no food or poop laying around. Dishes are all clean. We also have fruit flies they are surrounding the Guinea pig cage which is clean just cleaned the cage and the pigs yesterday. And the same with the hamster cage. I need to know how to get rid of them?
I have the sticky traps up to catch the them

admin answers:

They make traps that attract and catch them. Do not seem to work the best but they do work. Have you looked to make sure some of the fruit flies are not a swarm of termites in the stage of looking for a new place? If the windows are open with no screens it will be hard to not get the flies in where it is cooler.

Rd

Mandy asks…

How do you get rid of fruit flies in your house?

Please don't say get rid of the fruit. I have started to put most of the fruit in the fridge and I clean it right when I get home.

admin answers:

Goodbye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass
fill it 1/2"
with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing
liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to
the cup and gone forever!

Lisa asks…

how do you get rid of fruit flies in the house?

isnt there any trick to getting rid of fruit flies in the housee?

admin answers:

Elmers glue, with a little water, on a plate.

Bleach or some detergent you have down the drains. They like to lay eggs in drains.

Soapy water in a dish.

George asks…

Does anyone know how to get rid of fruit flies in the house?

I have been hit with a swarm of fruit flies and can't get rid of them!!!

admin answers:

There is a good article here about how to get rid of them:

Paul asks…

How can I get rid of fruit flies in the house? (Sydney area)?

Those annoying pesky little things - they fly so slow and you can't catch them. They buzz around any food stuffs, not just fruit. When I spray them with fly spray (pyretheum), they just appear to hiccup and fly off - no effect! I tried locking up everything for a few days, the minute I moved back into the unit, there they were again. Arrrgh! Help!!!

admin answers:

There must be something attracting them, it may not be fruit but one of the cleaners you are using, some are citrus based.
Are you sure they are fruit fly and not vinegar flys.
There are natural fruit fly attractants that you can use to trap them before they enter the house. Cheers

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