get rid of fruit flies naturally

 3 clever ways to get rid of fruit flies naturally

If you have ever reached a ripe banana and left it in the fruit bowl for too long, you may have encountered a swarm of fruit flies that appear to be nowhere to be seen. Once you are stunned by the number of flies, your focus will change to the task of removing them - quickly! However, the problem with fruit flies is that they sit on food and roam freely around the kitchen. This means that it is important to keep the bug spray (which contaminates your food) down and choose a natural fruit fly removal method instead. Here are three real ways to try and get rid of fruit flies naturally using reliable and versatile vinegar and other pantry staples. But before you try them, be sure to compost or dispose of spoiled fruit, and keep the fruit bowl in the refrigerator until the number of fruit flies comes under control.

3 Ways to Get Rid of Fruit Flies Naturally

1. Squeeze fruit flies into a trap using apple cider vinegar

To catch and kill fruit flies, place apple cider vinegar in a bowl or cup and create a ‘trap’ by adding dishwashing liquid. This attracts small insects to the liquid and effectively drowns them out. Tip: If you do not have vinegar on hand, you can replace the vinegar with beer or wine.

2. Use a jar to make the fruit flycatcher

Mix equal parts balsamic vinegar and warm water in a glass jar and add a drop of dishwashing liquid. Place in a warm place to catch fruit flies. Once all of the fruit flies are collected, screw on the lid and discard the contents. If you wash the jar and suspect you have escaped catching flies you can do it again.

3. Use an almost empty wine bottle with a paper funnel

The wine is basically made from fermented fruit, which gives the fruit an irresistible aroma. If there is about a centimeter of wine at the bottom of the wine bottle, you can go. Make a funnel out of parchment paper and stick it around the neck of the bottle and wait for the fruit flies to infest. Once the fruit flies have entered, the paper funnel will prevent the animals from exiting.

What are fruit flies?

Common fruit flies, scientifically known as Drosophila melanogaster are a species of fly that originated in Africa, but they have established populations around the world. Fruit flies do not completely destroy your fruit, Salmonella, E. coli. Food poisoning germs, including coli and listeria, have been found to infect your fruits.

How to identify a fruit fly

A fruit fly is usually oval in shape and 3-4 mm long. They are orange or red in color and may have red or black eyes. Fruit flies should not be confused with common house flies, including drain flies (Psychodidae), fungal mosquitoes (from the Mycotopilidae and Ciaridae families), and domestic flies (Musca domestic).

 How to get rid of fruit flies on indoor plants

If you notice flies hanging around your indoor plants, they are not really fruit flies, but fungal mosquitoes. Fungal mosquitoes are about 300 mm long and resemble mosquitoes. However, unlike mosquitoes, fungal mosquitoes do not bite.

Why it is so effective to use vinegar to get rid of fruit flies

Conversation, chemistry, and biochemistry professor Thomas Merritt write at Laurence University, explaining why vinegar is the most effective ingredient in DIY fruit fly traps. "Fruit flies use their sense of smell, which we call their olfactory system. They are fragrant substances like acetic acid - the molecule that gives the vinegar a hard punch. So you can trigger your trap with the fruit, but the vinegar chases and attracts them," he says.

How do fruit flies get into the house?

“Flies flying around your kitchen may have come from outside,” Thomas says. Fruit flies are small so they can easily slip through the screen door or window loop. They can fly in through doors or go in through pipes.