Simple DIY trick to getting rid of fruit flies in your house

[@pang4951]

Works perfect!! I literally had about 50 fruit flys in my house and all were gone in 2 days. Thank you so much for this video!!

[@DigitalAnas-bw4ic]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@NkenKenY]

this didnt work for me they just outside the plastic bottle

[@jasmeetsinghhundal4870]

Wow nice I also had 50fruit flies 49 are gone and 1 is left.. it's hunting time.

[@HaroldW-jx9sd]

The mouth piece of the water bottle has to touch the water, if it doesn’t the trap will not work. Might take days just to catch one. Just don’t let the water go above the mouth piece part, the trap has to look like a funnel

[@markylon]

Works perfectLY why do Americans not understand the difference "it was perfect, it worked perfectly".

[@sveeny]

HEAR ME OUT: I did some extensive testing dealing with my terrible fruit fly infestation and gathered quite a number of insights: 1. Do not use the inverted top of the bottle, it's not necessary. I did a direct comparison and the bottom of a bottle filled with the solution actually worked better than the full construction that I tested alongside! The inverted bottle top method is great for catching wasps though! 2. You don't need a huge trap, you rather want to place a number of traps around your apartment. 3. The amount of solution you use doesn't matter that much. If you use a large cup you just need more of the solution. It's the surface of the solution that's important, not the depth. So make sure to use a small vessel that you can fill up almost to the rim because if there's a big rim, the fruit flies will just sit there and probably even feast on the vinegar solution that spilled on the rim when building/filling/moving the trap. You can actually use a number of espresso cups. You won't need much solution and you can put them in a number of places. 4. If after a day or two you think you catched almost all of them, don't remove the traps! The fruit fly population will grow again if you don't leave the traps for another few days! Maybe even leave one trap somewhere discreet indefinitely and change the solution from time to time.

[@crazydrifter13]

Thankyou

[@JohnM-x2c]

Thank you for your tested solution to the fruit fly problem. In the future I will fill the cup right up to the rim which I did not do in the past.

[@peteraldino3423]

Yep, they hang out in the inverted part and feast!

[@sergeygolubovich1838]

my mom uses espresso cups, covers with saran wrap and pokes a hole about half the size of the diameter

[@rboss29]

>catched

[@TheOnlyBowl]

It works better if the mouth of the bottle isn't touching the solution. That way they can't fly out once they're in.

[@DigitalAnas-bw4ic]

8jjjhjhjj BB

[@naomismith7459]

Can you use any vinegar

[@kittyco0n]

Yes you can. I've been using balsamic and white wine vinegar for years. Works just fine. ​@@naomismith7459

[@GamesFromSpace]

​@@naomismith7459Despite what that other rude person said, yes, any vinegar will do. Add some apple juice if you want.

[@Thi-Nguyen]

@@markylonrude much?

[@Aspasia2929]

I use this method and it works well but unless you clean your kitchen and appliances really well then you’re fighting a losing battle… FYI They can live inside your freezer/fridge too

[@GovnaBuckingham]

I put fruit in the refrigerator and they never hatch the eggs in there

[@Fred-zk3wv]

That's a lie!!!

[@tarabooartarmy3654]

@@Fred-zk3wvunfortunately, it's not a lie. I have found fruit flies alive in my fridge a few times, and even in my freezer a couple of times. It slows them way down, and in the freezer they were basically paralyzed, but they were most definitely alive. I don't know how long they can live like that, but definitely for hours at a time.

[@barrywainwright3391]

Yes, they are in my frig too because every time I open it, some fly out.

[@TheEverest72]

Try this trick. 1 bottle of London Dry Gin 6 Cans of Indian Tonic water. 1 Sliced lemon. Ice according to taste. Stir with a metal straw (Preferably metal) Drink until you pass out. I find this tip works for most situations. Annoying neighbours, crowds at parties, etc, etc.

[@Tomipolus]

You have issues beyond bug infestations...

[@AkiraGuitar777]

@@Tomipolus 😆

[@joshjohnson2753]

​@@TomipolusYeah forget the flies, we need to stage an intervention

[@Carmen-hu9vk]

😅😅😂

[@KathyBGood]

you forgot the last part! Be sure to pass out with thy mouth open. This will catch more fruitflies.

[@chiragarora5]

Worked extremely well for me! I had more than 4-5 times the number of flies shown in the video.

[@planetvegan7843]

Hygiene is important

[@QuinlinBane]

Easier way is a simple saucer of red wine in several areas of the house. You don't need much and they die pretty quick. You've got to constantly clean and put more wine in the saucers but it's pretty easy.

[@julieputnam]

This is fantastic! I was looking for a solution and literally made this 5 minutes ago - the fruit flies have already started coming to the trap. Thank you so much for this great and easy answer to an aggravating issue!

[@emilygabaldon5404]

Thank you so much Rebecca! I had what it seemed like an infestation in my kitchen. I placed 3 of the bottles around my kitchen. As soon as I placed them I saw the flies starting to get attracted to it. After 2 hours I check the bottom of the bottles and half of them were already there! I left it during the night and I just woke up and we are flies free. Thank you ❤

[@blake3844]

incredulous

[@c9hr0ni4c]

@@emilygabaldon5404 same. I left a damn banana peel in a Walmart bag I was using for trash in the kitchen overnight. Went to grab the back the next day, saw what I first thought were knats, not many. Soon as I moved the bag, about 50 of them came flying out. I tied it up real quick, as I could see a bunch still in the bag. Then they were just everywhere after that. Found this video, put a couple in my kitchen. As you said, within 30 seconds I had 5 or 6 of them already coming to the bottles. After 3 days of using them, changing them out each day, they are now completely gone. I even caught one normal fly, as well lol Truly did not think it would work, let alone work this well. If they are actually fruit flies you have, this 100% works. If it's not working for you, it's probably not a fruit fly you're dealing with.

[@jeffmosier3145]

Made a cup of coffee with sweet creamer and didn't know I had a couple drops of my coffee on the counter. I went back to the sink and there's was a bunch apparently drinking the coffee. They'll eat it drink anything apparently. I know they are hungry because I've been depriving them of food.

[@SteeIe]

To TRULY understand how disgusting these creatures are … I found one had decided to go into my toilet bowl immediately after I had just finished a number two and was about to flush. I watched incredulously as it landed on the pile doing whatever it does, then before I could slam the lid shut or flush… it flew off into the rest of the house. Sorry for the gross details. Horrifying these things are.

[@mgabbard]

Something else that really works in addition is to cover your drains. During fruit fly season here in Michigan farm country we do the apple cider vinegar traps as well. But they like to lay their eggs inside your drains where it's dark and moist. We have found if we engage the drain stoppers on all of our bathroom sinks, cover our shower drains, and cover our kitchen sink drains that cuts our fruit flies by 90% right there. Add the traps and we have hardly any anymore.

[@prophetzarquon1922]

👆👀👀💯 *This* Open drains are their most common hatchery!

[@ae7906-u8i]

I was taught this in Germany years ago. Recently I found that Radler (half lemonade half beer) and some dish detergent works even better.

[@prophetzarquon1922]

They _looove_ the smell of alcohol, because it means rotting fruit bodies nearby!

[@DrJuan-ev8lu]

I find that adding anything that you can leave out to start spoiling attracts fruit flies, even pea soup. I had eaten a bowl and it dried out before I got around to washing it. So I put it in the sink overnight half filled with water to make it easier to wash the next morning. That had dead ones floating around the next morning and I hadn't even realized I had any in the house.

[@peggypeggy4137]

The fruit flies must really appreciate the fact that you use Radler instead of boring old vinegar. If they are going to go out, they may as well go happy !! 😂LOL😉

[@2Pferde]

Bei uns gibt es ja eh kein Dove

[@talapeanutbutter4250]

I live in Florida and have a small garden. So yes, fruit flys, gnats or as my New York baby calls them, punkies are a nuisance. I use a similar method but use any types of dish detergent (I prefer apple scent or add a squirt of lemon or lime juice) as well as regular vinegar. I also don’t actually push the top of the bottle down into the mixture, but just a smidge above the liquid. That allows them a passage in and they cant come back out. Also, that’s the only one I’ll leave out. My trash can is under the sink so I bought 10 little containers at dollar tree for $1.25 and use the same solution under there and the rest scattered about including in the garage seeing how that door is used multiple times a day! Bless, everyone! 😇

[@Karlucci7]

Thank you.

[@calumvaughan8690]

Thank you so much!! I had a ton of fruit flies because I put old bananas in the bin, stupid I know, but literally all of them are gone! For what it's worth, I actually had more success without the "trap" element. I just used bowl and it worked much better than the cut bottle

[@RHathemoment]

Oh my goodness, same. Exact, same.❗😂 Bananas✨!

[@bored9893]

this dont work

[@LadyKay327]

@@RHathemomentcan you use regular vinegar? I have literally EVERY kind of vinegar BUT apple cider I have rice vinegar red wine , balsamic, and white do you know if I could sub with any of those? I might just try plain but I did get rid of the whole container of cuties there was one bad one and they just came out of nowhere gross 😂😂

[@emilystubbs5650]

​@@LadyKay327I would try the rice and red wine vinegar first then the balsamic. But the white won't work, I've tried.

[@LadyKay327]

@@emilystubbs5650 thank you so much!! I’ve been doing other stuff and I got rid of ALL the bananas I had that helped but I’m going to try the rice one tonight, I appreciate your response ♥️

[@EdithChrys]

I tried this & it worked! The first day it caught one…then day two I checked my trap and saw several…so happy I tried this very simple, yet effective method!

[@NowBelieveInJesusChrist]

*Dont use this methode anymore! You should not Kill!!!!* There is a better wy, get a cup or something and put in a fruit like a apple or cherry or some other fruit, make sure fruit is juicy, and put it in, then above aluminium foil, close it and make some holes, you can also use another foil than aluminium, then put it to the kitchen, dont add any soap or so, you dont need soap, and then use paper or something for the next day, be fast and put it on top of the cup when there is no fruif fly above and bring them outside and let them go fly away!!!*

[@ELISE87654]

@@NowBelieveInJesusChrist bro there fruit flies it’s nothing personal. They’ve already killed them now just like how I am as well.

[@killerbanana6978]

​@@NowBelieveInJesusChrist Lol fly

[@pain00077]

@@NowBelieveInJesusChrist can i use flamethrower

[@lucaswereg5338]

@@NowBelieveInJesusChrist Come on, fruit flies are literally household pests, and they barely live for two months. Their own insignificant lives dont even mean anything to them, get over yourself and your soppy behaviour

[@erstwhile3793]

I completely eliminated them when I just stopped leaving anything for them to feast on. All produce coming into the house that didn’t go into the fridge went straight into fine mesh bags. Every scrap of produce that wasn’t eaten immediately went into the fridge or out to the compost. Nothing went into the trash or the sink disposal that was food for fruit flies. Seeds, peels, stems, any bits of any kind, all went immediately outside without delay. Any dishes or utensils with fruit juices or scraps on them were immediately rinsed off. I don’t ever allow dishes to sit in my sink anyway, and that is also probably a big factor in getting rid of these insects. If I didn’t have a compost, I would have had a bag in my freezer for these bits that would get tossed on garbage day. Never had any fruit flies whatsoever after I started doing this. It’s actually a lot easier to do than it might sound, as the mesh bags are what I use in place of the plastic ones the produce section at the supermarket provides. So the produce is already in them. The compost is right off my back deck from the kitchen, so I just step out and toss. If my compost was further away, I’d have had a bucket near the kitchen door to be emptied later, but definitely daily. Not wanting fruit flies provides the motivation to get the habit in place.

[@kleedhamhobby]

Take a small bowl, put some apple cider vinegar into it, enough to cover the bottom and be about 1" deep or so. Add some pieces of fruit - banana or whatever. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Poke holes in the plastic wrap - not too small (I first started with individual pricks - didn't work, holes need to be a bit bigger). A couple of bowls like that completely eliminated the fruit flies in my house. I did try commercial traps first, but the bowls were what solved the problem.

[@palletwizard]

I hate how they target my face and dive bomb me They come out of nowhere. I believe the drains could be the issue.

[@melissaolson6108]

Drain flies can be removed by putting 1/4 cup of salt, 1/4 cup of baking soda (mix these two) in your drain, then add 1 cup of vinegar. Stopper the drain and flush with boiling water the next day. You may need to repeat this a couple of days. I usually add a squirt of Dawn or Lysol to the drain, after the dry ingredients, before the vinegar.

[@sadmamig599]

Its in all apartments where we live. Definitely the drains

[@emilystubbs5650]

Yessss! I keep thinking what is it about my face they are attracted to! Lol

[@LeoBoxGaming]

I'm no engineer nor water person thing, but can't you just put window mosquito blockers net thing inside the drain? Or will it block the water in a way?

[@emilystubbs5650]

@@LeoBoxGaming I don't know what window mosquitoe blockers are...so you mean a screen? In theory a small enough screen would work, but household drains have drain stoppers in the middle. So you can fill the sink with water. So I don't know how you would adfix the screen securely.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

I just do apple cider vinegar and soap. I’m not sure what you get out of the water. I would think it dilutes everything and is less attractant to the fruit flies. I DO like the bottle idea. We usually just use a bowl and put plastic wrap on top, then poke holes in it with a fork. I like this idea better because it doesn’t use up a bowl.

[@CrowPal]

Try it without the plastic wrap. I think you will find it works faster. You needn't worry about them escaping, and the vinegar smell spreads faster.

[@CrowPal]

I tried this, with a few changes, and all the fruit flies were eliminated from my kitchen in under four hours. Most of them had drowned within two. These were my changes: 1. I didn't bother with the funnel. Instead, I just used an open glass jar. This lets the smell out faster, so attracts them quickly. There's nothing to stop them escaping again, but as I mentioned, they had all drowned within just a few hours, and the first few victims succumbed in minutes! 2. I added a little fruit juice to the mix. I happened to have some old pineapple juice that should have been thrown out long ago, so used that. The flies were already half-gone at that point, but it seemed to work better than just water/vinegar. I had grapefruit, bananas and fresh pineapple in a fruit bowl where the flies were congregating, but the vinegar/fruit juice mix in the trap pulled them away from their feast - and it was quite some distance away. 3. I didn't have Dawn dishwashing liquid, so used an unbranded detergent. I kept the kitchen door closed to contain the smells, and left them to it. All good, worked great!

[@ndz1748]

Crazy how well it worked. As some others said leave space between the bottle top and the amount of apple cide you put in. Also I happend to add allot of soap so you’d have to wait for bubbles to go down before and flys start going in so use the amount of soap recomended. All in all it cleared my room of fruit flies

[@markylon]

Flies not flys. Did you even go to school?

[@TheCoolbreeze3206]

I didn't dilute the ACV, but it still works. It's not instantaneous, and yes, the flies will sit on the outside of the bottle, but eventually they do seem to find their way into the bottle's solution as shown in the video. This was my experience. Thanks for the tip as it is an eco-friendly solution. Before this, I would just put some white distilled vinegar in a spray bottle and try my best to hit these tiny flies in the air. With that method, it takes time and energy to take the little ones out, but it will usually take less time to take the big ones out.

[@SirFartsAlot1]

This did nothing for me. But what did wonders and got rid of all of them was this sticky trap that you put on your windows. They are clear so it doesn't look ugly or noticeable but man they really work! Ive caught all my fruit flies and some moths and flies

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Brand?

[@janjaf844]

Link?

[@Alien2799]

So are they just regular, generic fly trap strips?

[@immnotaboutthatlife2086]

Similar to my mix. I use any sweet white wine, add a few drops of soap into a plastic cup and leave on the counter and it pretty much does the exact same thing.

[@99subetai]

This saved me! As we're going to Winter, I had fruit flies in my kitchen (think they were down my garbage disposal) and despite cleaning and cleaning, they would come back! One thing I found out was, the apple cider vinegar I bought already had water in it (didn't know this) and when I followed these instructions, it didn't work all that well. Fruit flies were interested, but not drowning. So I dumped that original solution out and started fresh, this time with just the apple cider vinegar from the bottle. This seemed to work and in one day, I have a bunch of dead fruit flies and don't see them anywhere else!

[@elyzsabethahne2116]

The tiny flies one may see flying around holding what appear(s) to be tiny shiny metal pins are actually "flute flies!"

[@goatgirl5968]

I love a good flute joke!

[@dotarsojat7725]

We NOTE your good humour!

[@adamchurvis1]

Remember what Groucho Marx said: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

[@416London]

Brilliant. I took me so long to understand that. But I got there eventually.

[@honeysweet7190]

I don’t have apple cider vinegar at home currently, will the regular vinegar work the same?

[@josephfitch1]

no..they like the rotten fruit smell

[@Svoboda1234]

Add a little syrup to it and it will work, but not as well

[@christiebarnes8570]

Does it have to be Dawn Dishwasher? Can I use Gain Dishwasher?

[@crazydrifter13]

​@christiebarnes8570 ofcourse

[@hughw2377]

You can use lemon, they're addicted to age lemons

[@bHappyk]

Most efficient way is to take a vacuum and suck them all in. They'll all be gone if you do it for a few days.

[@kruszer]

Don't they just crawl out?

[@bHappyk]

@@kruszer With a powerful vacuum I think they just die instantly, because they don't come out.

[@garokejelian565]

Always works!

[@tylerbaars1173]

but don't they keep laying eggs?

[@cenkertek4722]

@@tylerbaars1173no they die and there is no food for the eggs.best and fastest method.

[@lovesoul8127]

thank you for this tip i was eating watching the video reason searching for this info i pray it works

[@TL50-r9f]

I keep my fruit and veggi scraps in the freezer before adding to the compost pile. blending banana peel with the ACV works even better. The sticky hanging fly strips work great too.

[@rickgrear8270]

Thx, I'm gonna try this. Every year they r buzzing around

[@NeilRamsay-q4z]

I was told to put vinegar in the drains, and toilet (any water source)… works well for me.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Also, keep the trash can covered, and refrigerate everything you can put in the refrigerator.

[@Nilaysaklecha]

This is very easy and very attractive and also made with less item😊😊😊😊

[@sensimania]

I use a glass jar, add white vinegar and cover the top with clingfilm. Poke a couple small holes in the clingfilm. Has the same effect, lots of drowned fruit flies floating at the bottom. For some reason, they won't go in if there's even 1 drop of dish liquid (maybe they make em stronger in the UK? lol)

[@MisterMister5893]

I"ve seen people using just vinegar, white or cider with no added liquid. Works either way.

[@youtube__handle]

Just buy organic dish soap that has a pleasant non toxic smell. Fruit flies aren't that stupid, LoL

[@MisterMister5893]

@@youtube__handle Isn't that an oxymoron? Buying something non toxic so you can drown these pests? You want to give them a non toxic death?

[@sensimania]

@@youtube__handle Lol! Its cool. White vinegar alone works just fine 🤗

[@nickiwoodington6855]

Drowned flies sunk yo yhe bottom.

[@TwelveDeck]

Does white vinegar also work?

[@sensimania]

Yes. I use it all the time. They are defo attracted to it. And its cheaper than ACV (at least where I live)

[@markylon]

NO it has to be apple cider vinegar the CLUE here is FRUITfly and APPLE. They're attracted to FRUIT, APPLE is a FRUIT, they're FRUITflies. Surely even an AMERICAN can work that out, wait obviously not.

[@sensimania]

@@markylon Tell that to the "hundreds" of fruit flies floating at the bottom of my jar of WHITE VINEGAR 😅 Stop making up bs theories pls. Their attraction to vinegar has nothing to do with fruit. They are attracted to the acetic acid in it (which is the same chemical compound that gives vinegar its strong smell).

[@Thoravious]

@@markylon How does it feel to be dumber than an AMERICAN?

[@Kboogie90]

What the heck is white vinegar? I thought it was grapes.

If you do that and it do not help so much, it may not be fruit-flies but a similar looking insect with a similar life cycle living in and around indoor plants, they lay their eggs in the soil and can be very hard to get rid of, but you can buy maggots that you but in the plant soil that eat those eggs and stop the cycle.

[@w00p3r]

what are they called

[@katiefrancis3620]

They’re called gnats or fungus gnats :)

[@kittyco0n]

Also covering the soil of your potted plants with a thin layer of sand will prevent those gnats from laying eggs in the soil.

[@Dee8Bee]

I use a small vase. It’s as tall as a drinking glass. Put a bit of fruit in it. Like from a banana peel or apple and vinegar and some honey. Cover the glass with plastic wrap. Needs to be tight like drum and poke a little hole in it. With a toothpick. The fly will find its way in, but not out.

[@lauraa.e.5008]

Definitely, not "unfortunate that they drown." There is an aggressive gnat that's just like a kamikaze pilot which is very "fruitful" and multiplying. I have used this solution, but without the top of the bottle turned over like a funnel. It definitely works. But, I added one of the UV sticky light traps, which picked up those little devils that didn't go to the solution. They are without a doubt, the most annoying pest I've ever experienced. Hopefully, I'll be able to keep them away forever. 😊

[@christinamartinez8132]

It's best to use a shot glass, fill the shot glass up to the brim and the Dawn traps the fruit flies which prevents them from sitting on the edge of the container and flying away. I did my plastic bottle like she did and so many fruit flies are flying over the plastic bottle and sitting on the brim. I have so many more that probably hatched since trying this method. If I would've filled it to the brim, I would've killed the fruit flies a week ago.

[@latricewillins-butler5403]

These fruit flies are beyond a nuisance.The zevo trap works, and I really haven't seen as many before purchasing one. Also, lavender and peppermint oils keep them at bay as well. Anytime a fruit fly flies in my food or drink, I lose my appetite and, being the goofy person that I am, I would say... Now there's "fruit fly juice" in my food or drink😂

[@Val-qm9me]

If you choose to leave fruit baskets out, set a small fan to blow over the fruit. The flies can't land. 😊

[@MisterMister5893]

I just cleaned my week old compost bin and was not too happy when I felt squirmy things on my hand and arm.

[@Antierd]

I forgot an overripe pineapple in our kitchen once and left for 2 week holiday. It was an absolute disaster I can't even describe. Let's say it was well past the maggots phase... Wish I knew this trick sooner

[@ZarnaTrivedi-u9e]

I did try, but it did not work, any other way if you can suggest.

[@nevermind7253]

What about gnats?? I believe they are different but look the same.

[@destinyandpurpose]

Might be drain gnats? Pour boiling water down your kitchen drains.

[@usastudios]

I love how you guys played Death Note's "L's Theme" for the recipe.

[@thebeigesheep6132]

Lmfao

[@adrianpale2342]

what part of the video is that? The only song I hear is used at the beginning of the package and that's "tubular bells" from The Exorcist soundtrack (Exorcist theme)

[@lindahughes8154]

​@@adrianpale2342😢

[@airv9193]

the flies are getting no potato chips today.

[@Tentegen]

​@adrianpale2342 ........same thing I heard. Not sure what OP is talkin about.

[@dl4126]

I use this solution in small bowels in the kitchen and bathroom. I find that if I take my trash out daily & constantly load my dishwasher that this helps to limit the number of nats however there still are a few here and there. I wish I could find a way to get rid of them totally!

[@cmwHisArtist]

Be aware they may be coming in on your garden vegetables and flowers. It helps to have a bucket of water outside to dip and swish them before you bring them in. Also, I find their sesame seed looking eggs around the top of my closed garbage pail, so I spray that daily.

[@thewisepowerchair2369]

A long time ago a doctor told me not to keep fresh fruit in the house. It attracts fruit flies. Buy on the day and eat. I switched to canned fruit. Much better and no flies.

[@kbsyoutube3304]

I tried this and it worked perfectly!

[@Josie-fi5up]

I just use a simple glass with a bit of red wine at the bottom and plastic wrap with little holes in it, on the top of the glass. It works very well. Clean the kitchen and plug the drain in the kitchen sink and that should help a lot.

[@Laborkei]

In her example, she didn't leave a gap between the liquid and the funnel. Any liquid soap works with apple cider vinegar, don't add the water. The vinegar smell invites them in, and the liquid soap kills them.

[@dawnbengtsson3418]

Putting chlorine down your kitchen drains helps as well. They can breed down there as well.

[@DrJuan-ev8lu]

My grandmother back on the farm would hang fly paper strips around in her kitchen if she had any kind of infestation. It would catch fruit flies, house flies, gnats, moths and pantry moths. She would keep looking for where they are breeding until nothing showed up. She could cut fly paper strips in half and hang them from under kitchen cabinets so it didn't look like the barn.

[@jlv3x]

I like my fruit cold so I keep it in the refrigerator, which seems to keep fruit flies from appearing in the first place. My mother likes to keep fruit on the counter and we usually had fruit flies during the summer and fall. I never have had them at my house because the fruit is in the refrigerator instead of the counter.

[@ipfreely]

It doesn’t have to be Dawn, just any dishwashing liquid will do. The soap is a surfactant (chemical that lowers surface tension). If you do not add the soap, the fruit fly may just sit on the surface of the liquid and fly away. If you add the soap, they will not be able to float on the surface, they will sink and drown. Just use a shot glass, don’t need to use a funnel, they just fall in the liquid.

[@Squashmire]

Unfortunately they drown after you made a fruit fly killing trap but whatever helps you sleep at night

[@annrae1597]

An easier way is to put a small piece of squished banana in a baggy with a fork on its side holding the baggie open just a wee bit..the flies go in, hold the end closed... you squish them.

[@MovieMakingMan]

I keep that mixture in my kitchen. The bottom of the bowl I put the solution is covered with thousands of fruit flies.

[@maryvienneau6771]

I hope that will work. I've tried vinegar with a little dish soap....did not work for fruit flies or house flies. 😢

[@karel4845]

maybe you have fungus gnats and not fruit flies

[@jeannetteneal3268]

Was it apple cider vinegar?

[@brendonsimpson6236]

Use sugar

[@JP-ub3iv]

If you're really lazy, you can use wine (I think red works good), any vinegar works too. Also, you can just put plastic cover on top with a rubber band and use fork to poke hole. If you're even lazier, you can just pour vinegar on a cup and leave it out. They still somehow manage to drown in it, nevertheless at a slower pace.

[@fantasticvoyage2989]

Cool, thanks! Those buggers drive me nuts!

[@nathant7437]

The one issue with these traps is that the scent attracts MORE flies OUTSIDE your house. They start wanting to come into your house and there's an endless amount of them outside.

[@skyleia2353]

what if I don't have apple cider vinegar.. ? Does rice vinegar and artificial vinegar works too?

[@BigBrownMonke]

Needs to be some sort of fruit or sugar based liquid. Apple is a fruit and rice is not so they will not be attracted to rice vinegar. You can also do fruit juice if available

[@kittyco0n]

Balsamic or white wine vinegar has been working great for me for years

[@kendallevans4079]

OK, just finished making this and setting it out....well see. However, I don't see how it's any different than those little traps with the holes on the top with apple cider inside? I use those but it only catches a few everyday, not even close to all of them

[@blake3844]

Created this as shown. 4 hours later no takers - they're still swarming my head!

[@TSerey]

😂

[@T3H8]

clean ur vinegary-self bruh

[@shellycarter155]

The water level needs to be lower than where the inverted top touches. Also, from a person that had to very large macaws (fruit flies are a given!) use pantry moth traps inside of the inverted top. Just kind of shape them into a cone and pop it into the inverted bottle top. It catches the fruit flies that just linger near the trap. It’s the absolute BEST fruit fly trap ever when you combine it with the pantry fly tape trap!

[@chrishorton3963]

Here's what I want answered. There weren't flies on it when I brought it home. There weren't flies in my house. So where did they come from?

[@taxxzempt3576]

Mexico

[@bazb2591]

Just made one of these traps…. I’ll be back in 7 days time with the verdict 😄

[@gibbousmoonasmr]

So then, what happened?

[@c9hr0ni4c]

The people need a verdict lol

[@The_living]

Damn your late

[@LukeLuk-e]

bro did not come back with the verdict

[@Calignos]

Unfortunately upon learning of his plan, the fruit flies attacked in unison, overwhelming and ultimately defeating him. RIP bazb2591.

[@onazram1]

I use paper or plastic cups and put in apple juice and a little alcohol. Then a stretch Saran Wrap over the top and secure with an elastic band. I'll poke 4 or 5 holes with a toothpick. Or use any small amount of fruit of any kind alone in the cup..

[@kendallevans4079]

That"s an Appletini!......add ice and enjoy, you'll soon forget about those pesky fies!

[@rainbowfox1934]

Thank you! I tried it immediately.

[@grant9047]

my roommate tried it but he let the mouth of the bottle touch the liquid, I just tried it again leaving a space between the mouth of the bottle and the liquid

[@brittish1587]

You covered so many topics and answered so many questions, thank you love 💖🤘

[@TheNerdistheWord]

I have found an open mason jar with it filled half way with apple cider vinegar with the mother and a good squirt fragrance/dye free seventh generation dish soap does the trick overnight for fruit flies! Works like a charm! I’d post pictures of the last time I had to do it if I could!

[@Videolinquency]

No need for the inverted top. But do add a teaspoon of sugar, that will speed things up.

[@hawgjaw1]

keeping half cut citrus fruit in the fridge, as you should, helps too

[@Carson_Van_McUber]

I'm confused why soap and water is added. I've been doing this for years and just use pure apple cider vinegar. I also keep a gap between the liquid and the bottle top half so that even if they don't go in for a drink they get stuck because they cant figure out how to fly back out.

[@aburkadabra]

Cinnamon sticks in the fruit bowl helps deter them as well

[@YanLJ]

Thank you ! I will try today!

[@hughw2377]

For those wondering what other things to can use to attract them. LEMONS! The buggers find aging LEMONS irresistible, don't forget guys LEMONS!🍋🍋🍋

[@gazellegilbert3170]

Brilliant 👌 thanks for letting us know 🙏

[@JameyLane]

Scented trash bags work very well as a preventative measure. Also a sealed trash can if you put things that will rot in it. In truth the only way to really get rid of them is to remove the source of their food.

[@cheri7054]

I've been doing this for years. It works.

[@XenaphobeJoe-n1j]

Afterwards, I use the fruit fly'd vinegar as salad dressing. Nutritious

[@c9hr0ni4c]

I left a damn banana peel in a Walmart bag I was using for trash overnight in the kitchen. Went to grab the bag the next day, saw what I first thought were knats, not many. Soon as I moved the bag, about 50 of them came flying out. I tied it up real quick, as I could see a bunch still in the bag. Then they were just everywhere after that. Found this video, put a couple in my kitchen. Within 30 seconds I had 5 or 6 already coming to the bottles. After 3 days of using them, changing them out each day, they are now completely gone. I even caught one normal fly, as well lol Truly did not think it would work, let alone work this well. If they are actually fruit flies you have, this 100% works. If it's not working for you, it's probably not a fruit fly you're dealing with.

[@justinfrazier1974]

Red wine works better. I buy the cheapest red wine. Fill a small cup. Plastic wrap over the top, make sure it's on tight. Poke 1 or 2 small holes towards the center. You'll catch and drown so many. Change the Plastic wrap every day or two because they'll lay eggs on top

[@nicolas_-_-_]

Hello! I thank you! We don't have those flies in France. They're obviously different.

[@omt4293]

Well I’m trying this and it’s not working. They were on top of the bottle but did not go in. Not sure if it’s any different but I used Ajax instead of Dawn.

[@kittyco0n]

The type of detergent doesn't matter. Any dish soap will lower the surface tension of the water and as soon as they touch it, they will drown. If it didn't work for you, try skipping the water. This makes the smell more pungent and thus more delicious for the flies. Also try using several of those traps in one room and leave them out even if no fly is visible anymore because there could be eggs/larvae somewhere just about to hatch a new generation.

[@omt4293]

@@kittyco0n it worked it took some time but it’s definitely working. I had a lot more than I thought I’ve killed almost 200 of them!!

[@kittyco0n]

@@omt4293 glad to hear :)

[@patrickglaser1560]

Adding sugar and yeast to create fermentation helps

[@Dan-m6n7r]

Thos year i had a lot of fruit flies. My dog is allergic to flea saliva. Just one or two fleas on him he goes insane. Everyone i know had fleas this year and has been having a hard time getting rid of them. I know i have. Ive been washing my dog every week with flea shampoo. I put medicine on him but he got sick from it. So i had to wash it off him. If you have any ideas or tips for me I would appreciate them. Thanks

[@geedubb-q1u]

Don’t even need a water bottle trap. Just use a small(desert) bowl with the same concoction. It’ll work.

[@shavinmccrotch9435]

Here’s a fun trick- Get one of those little tennis racket bug zappers and lay it flat over a bowl of about the same size. Start yeast in the bowl with water & sugar. A little banana is excellent too, but not necessary. They go CRAZY for that blooming yeast CO2 smell! Now sit back and listen to them 💥pop💥all day. 😎

[@smalloy88]

Should the top of the bottle be submerged when you place it like a funnel? Or should there be a gap between the opening and the liquid?

[@rzuproductions5956]

1 month later

[@smalloy88]

@@rzuproductions5956 I filled mine to just be making contact with the lid, and it’s been working great

[@naomiagan4710]

It is best to leave a gap

[@kittyco0n]

You don't even need the bottle top. It works fine without. Can just use a regular glass or coffee cup too. Though I recommend something seethrough, so you can check how many you already caught.

[@sebastianondogaokot9134]

In Uganda. Perfect. To set them up in my watermelon garden tomorrow.

[@deborahlarson2650]

Very helpful ! Thank you🙄

[@marciaolson4878]

A dab of dish soap, apple cider vinegar, and water in an open cup! That’s it! It works great!

[@scottwebber652]

On the bottle technique , does the inverted end go into the solution or above the fluid level ? Appeared urs went into it.

[@GrantSR]

It's supposed to be above the fluid level, otherwise the flies can't fly in. She just wasn't paying attention to what she was doing because she was making a video for TV.

[@scottwebber652]

@@GrantSR thought so just wanted clarification

[@destinyandpurpose]

It really isn't necessary to cut the bottle, just put the solution into the bottle, the fruit flies will find their way in just fine.

[@GrantSR]

@@destinyandpurpose The Dunning-Kruger is strong with this one. You make it into funnel so they won't be able to get out. She even says that in the video. Something tells me that your "destiny and purpose" is trolling people.

[@destinyandpurpose]

How many fruit flies have you caught? My point is that cutting the bottle is not absolutely necessary for it to work. And as for "something tells me" you really should not listen to that voice, it has caused you to make a false statement that appears to be ignorance at its finest.@@GrantSR

[@CaseyHarrisSr]

I let them be and enjoy having my baby gecko lizard take care of them. Thank you for this story.

[@martindoyle766]

Don't let the neck of the inverted bottle touch the liquid as in the video! as the fruit flys can't get in past the liquid leave at least 10 centimeters gap 👍😊