1. Put a 3 tbs or more balsamic vinegar in a shallow bowl or glass
2. Fill remainder with water up to the rim
3. Put some dish soap on your finger and gently touch the surface of the water to break the surface tension.
4. Leave it out for 24 hours or more.
In 24 hours, this method caught 30 fruit flies at my house and turned my kitchen from a thriving fruit fly metropolis into a veritable fruit fly ghost town. Probably the highlight of my week.
Anyone else have good methods? Feel free to share!
(I was just kidding about it being my week's highlight.)
Update:
I tried a new glass of this Saturday and you really have to work hard to get the surface tension correct. The last 3 flies I saw kept sitting on the edge drinking the liquid and not falling in. Just keep touching the surface with soap, fill it as full as you can or try adding some leftover wine. I finally got it working again, but was super frustrated for a while.
6 comments:
ok, i'm trying it! i'll let you know how i make out...seriously, what is up with the fruit flies this season? i'm glad i'm not the only one with this problem.
I think I'll have to try it too. I have a few of the pesky little things wandering around the kitchen...
thanks for the great tip I will be trying this shortly!..so I have been so out of the blog loop the past month or so - I am jealous of your incredible trip to Italy and am enjoying catching up on your adventures. I am happy that you and Kyle got a chance to get away and reconnect it is totally giving me ideas for a long trip with Chris sometime! Oh and I love Saben's art project that is adorable!! xo
We do not have fruit flies over here (that I've seen, at least) but I will file this away for the day we do!
Your trip looked AMAZING! I'm so happy for you guys that you were able to go off and remember how that cute little family of yours began...you two kinda likin' eachother. yay!
mine didn't work!!! waaah...
Okay, at first it didn't work...but I've left it out a couple days and the level has gone down - and now they are falling in! I used a martini glass and I think I've caught about 7 little buggers (though it's hard to tell as they all fall to the bottom.
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