This Genius Trap Will Stop FRUIT FLIES In Your House Overnight!

[@angiewheeler5006]

What I like is the fact that you show the ACTUAL result. Sending you my 5-star review, for sure!!

[@Lunaedea7]

This video is genius- I've seen the tip to put vinegar and dish soap in a container for years, but NO ONE ever explained that you have to have a container small enough that you can fill it to the brim with vinegar...no wonder fruit flies kept checking out my traps on the edges of the bowls and flying right back out! Thank you so much!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! The shot glasses are the perfect collection vessels. I haven't used a shot glass for liquor in years, but boy do they make great fly traps 😅

[@Rock-N-Roll-Forever]

Sorry, I can't resist this (I'm showing my age here lol) remember the 80s coffee commercial "fill it to the rim with brim"?? 😁😁☕☕☕

[@proudboxermom3104]

@@Rock-N-Roll-Forever Ohhhh, I remember that!! What a pleasant memory. My 2 younger brothers and I would sit @ the dining room table (that's when it was required to do by my parents if we wanted to eat), and we were allowed to watch tv while we ate our Cheerios or Rice Krispies, and that commercial would come on EVERY SINGLE morning-Fill it to the rim with Brim Thank you for bringing back a fond memory of mine!! You have a wonderfully blessed day!!✝️💜😊

[@Rock-N-Roll-Forever]

@@proudboxermom3104 omg I love this!! And yes, so many fond memories from our "younger" years. it feels like it was a million years ago. I must admit I've been getting very nostalgic lately just watching our (once peaceful & harmonious) society unravel right before our eyes. I long for the days when humans actually practiced 'humanity'. life was so much simpler (just as our parents/elders used to tell us as kids) of course we were too young to understand or heed their warnings. Sending you my warmest regards & blessings friend! 🤗🤗🙏🙏😊😊❣❣

[@Mr.Shartly]

I've tried every variation of this trap and never had any luck. I may get a few in the trap but they seem to catch on pretty quick. The apple shaped traps work for a few days, but they seem to catch on to those too. It got so bad at one point that I would have to fight them for my food. So, I started thinking fire is the only thing that will stop them. The only thing I had never tried was fly strips, so I bought a 10 pack of raid fly ribbons and went home and hung 1 over the sink, 1 over the doorway from the kitchen to the den and 1 under the cabinet over the counter where they like to hang out when they weren't flying up my nose. After an hour each ribbon had around 50, after 2 days each ribbon had around 300. I changed them out every couple of days and after 2 weeks the problem was solved. I also found out it's a good idea to keep your drain plugs in when you aren't using your sinks.

[@roofoofighter]

Yeah, the hanging fly traps seem best. The problem with all these traps is they only get the adults. The eggs they laid are invisible to the human eye and extremely difficult to eradicate. It’s an endless cycle.

[@bellakrinkle9381]

How toxic sre those strips? My face reacts to the chemicals.

[@roofoofighter]

@@bellakrinkle9381 try not to get it on your face

[@lorraineniece8813]

I have used a fly trap also and it does work. The only bad thing was I pinned one to the wall and it left a stain that I can't get rid of.

[@bigpoppy0617]

​@@lorraineniece8813 yes I had the same problem so now I get a very long and thin nail, one is not going to leave too big of a hole and bang it in a little and hang the strip from that so that it's a good few inches away from the cabinet

[@jdaniels1313]

This trap as described works well. I have had even better success with a couple variations on it. I use a 32 oz mason jar, put in maybe 4 oz of vinegar (apple cider or red wine), maybe a half-teaspoon of Dawn dish soap, about 4 oz of water, and a tablespoon of sugar or honey or whatever non-artificial sweetener you have handy. Then, to top it off, I add a half teaspoon or so of yeast from a bread yeast packet. Then I set the UNCOVERED jar near wherever the fruit flies are present. Man does it attract and kill the flies! Replenish water, vinegar and sugar every week or so as the liquid evaporates, and the trap can last for months! I tried this both covered, with saran wrap with many holes poked it for flies to get in, and then trap them as they're not smart enough to get out. Then I tried the same mixture in the same jar, and left it uncovered where the flies can fly out at will. To my surprise, the UNCOVERED jar caught and kept more fruit flies, by about a 2-1 margin. Certainly you could also put some chunks of ripe banana or some over-ripe grapes in the liquid too (fully submerged is probably best), but not really necessary. The flies try to access the "soapy nectar" from the inside rim, or try to land directly, and it's all over for them. I think it's easier for them to enter the uncovered chamber of death, as opposed to having to find a hole in the plastic-wrap-with-holes covered version. Sure, they can change their mind and fly back out alive, but eventually they always come back and meet their doom.

[@larryogborn9969]

1:14 1:42 ⁰000😊😊😊😊😅😅😅😅

[@jackr2287]

I'll be trying this, though scaled down a little. I don't think it'll be less effective for use of only a 12oz jar.

[@MichelePearl]

sounds good

[@jeffreyboyd4719]

Great tip. Fruit flies are very adaptive. They breed in sink drains and will THRIVE in wet mops. So bleach down the drain and bleached and dried mops also limit them in summer.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They love to breed in the air holes in bathroom sinks 😠 I had to pour bleach down mine over the winter. They will go anywhere it seems.

[@amorahart]

well now I feel stupid wondering why my mom had so much fruit flies near it haha

[@demwood8921]

@@TheMillennialGardener SO true, bathroom sink overflows are bad if you have kids who like to use LOTS of toothpaste.

[@martinan22]

I pour boiling water down the drain, that works too.

[@erikagonzalez7070]

This a was the comment I was looking for I just had a fruit fly infestation occur in my kitchen😬 and I too learned u gotta kill the eggs on the drains or they'll come back

[@kevincobb4346]

Holy cow! Basalmic vinegar and soap worked. Have tried a few things. Within two hours i had caught a lot. Thank you!!!

[@theriddlerUSA]

Very sweet of you to adopt a dog from a shelter. I'm happy he has a forever home. 👍♥️

[@TheMillennialGardener]

There are many good girls and boys that need a home right now. I hope more people choose to adopt.

[@theriddlerUSA]

@@TheMillennialGardener Me too. I have a black lab rescue dog named Sunny. He is the sweetest dog I've ever had.

[@chonettetaylor6731]

I do it less complicated and works perfect I use a shallow small bowl put the vinegar no need to fill it to the top I add the drop of washing up liquid and a drop of honey Stirring and coat it all I change it every week It can be placed anywhere that suits you the flies find the bowl

[@menembeck]

Absolute lifesaver, I’ve just moved into my first home and these little buggers have been driving me crazy. Thank you!

[@arserobinson7118]

try using a vacuum cleaner too, it will suck them all up easy

[@jeannekeller1275]

I tested different fruit vinegars, and the winner by far is white balsamic. Also, I covered the top of the glass with cling wrap, then poke holes with a toothpick. They fly in and can't get out. We don't have to use as much vinegar that way.

[@familyfirst8583]

I'm so desperate, I'll try both ways. They also hide in bubble ceilings. I'm boiling water the drain and will pour bleach into and place lids on top overnight to stop the bredding in the drains.

[@matthysloedolff]

Excellent video! Very informative and an excellent tip for controlling these little pests. I did a semester of biology and genetics during my undergraduate degree years ago. For one of the practicals we had to study fruit fly genetics (i.e. long winged, short winged etc.) Was fascinating to study them at the time, but my interest in them only lasted about for as long as that semester. After that it returned to annoyance 😂 From memory, they are not only attracted to the sugars in fruit, but also the vinegar smell. When fruit starts going off, sugars start breaking down (by bacteria) into vinegar (oversimplified). Hence, this is why, generally, the more rotten the fruit is the more flies it attracts. There are also exceptions though.

[@BlackHatTy]

Im doing this now, with cheap wine. They seem to like cheap wine. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@DebraMoyer-t1e]

I tried it with just vinegar I like the video because it did inform me about the detergent😮🎉🎉🎉 thank you!

[@sheilaherself]

Genius! It worked in seconds . I put a round led flashlight behind and used apple cider vinegar and blueberry wine . Both work but the vinegar is easier to see through.

[@vonries]

You are now my hero. Thanks for the tip. I would have rather of heard it last week, but I'll take a tip like that anytime. Good luck and keep on growing.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

If you’re having trouble with flies, I’m curious to hear how this works out for you.

[@vonries]

@@TheMillennialGardener it worked great! It has done a better job at killing them then anything I've ever tried before. Thanks again!!!!!! Say hi to Dale.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

@@vonries outstanding! Glad it worked. Dale says hello

[@timothyjholloway]

4:25 Feel free to just put the soap in first, stir it into the vinegar before filling to the top, then add more vinegar. Also, this is a very small trap that will quickly evaporate. The classic recipe I used to use was 1 tablespoon white sugare, 1.5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, a little bit of soap like in this video, and the rest water. I now use 5 tablespoons each of vinegar and sugar and fill up an empty 500 mL cottage cheese container with water, stirring the soap in when it's half full for the count of 30 then finish filling it. The thing may last months and not only kills fruit flies but sometimes other insects like small cockroaches that crawl in. I keep it on the floor next to my garbage or strategically placed in the hallway of my SRO to benefit the rest of the building. It's also easier to SEE what you've caught when the liquid isn't a dark vinegar but a very light yellow, probably due to all the sugar. Good luck, everyone!

[@margareth1504]

Ok wow Im impressed. Balsamic vinegar and red whine vinegar and dish soap drops. Brim it. In a shot glass. - keep it topped up. Few days. Cool. Since i typed it out. I will definitely remember. Best tip of the day. 👍 thanks!

[@avidrdr5640]

I learned from an old farmer woman years ago how to store fresh tomatoes that will stay fresh for weeks, or even up to a few months without refrigeration. When the tomato is ripe, make sure it is dry and has no broken skin or bruises. Wrap each one individually, snugly with soft wrapping tissue paper or newspaper. Stack them loosely in a paper bag or box, without putting too much weight on the bottom ones and store them in the cupboard. It's very important not to unwrap them just to check on them. Every time they are exposed to the air, the shelf life is shortened. Do occasionally check to see if any of the paper is wet and take it out. We had end of the summer tomatoes on Thanksgiving one year.

[@zuster6962]

I use a piece of tomato (it will slowly rot which attracts them ), some apple juice and the dish soap. I then make a paper funnel, insert in the jar tip down, and tape in place. The tip of the funnel cannot touch the liquid. No gaps in the taping. Lasts a long time.

[@judithwilber2540]

what does the funnel do?

[@zuster6962]

@@judithwilber2540 prevents the fly from finding their way out

[@lindamyers6552]

Hi, thank you for that info. I use Apple Cider vinegar. Get a used glass jar, pour a few inches in jar, cover with cling film, pierce a few tiny holes on the top of cling film. I leave my jar on kitchen window sill. Fly's are really drawn to this. Once they get through the holes in the cling film, they can't get out

[@sarahireland7727]

This is great information. I've used apple cider vinegar and dish soap before but used a plastic coke bottle cut down with the top inverted into the bottom. Kind of worked but didn't really get rid of all of them. I'm anxious to try your method! Thanks for the onformation!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I'm anxious to hear how it performs!

[@victorandrews9790]

Very timely video. We're heavy into our harvesting season and we've had tons of annoying. Fruit flies! Thank you!

[@79Bobola]

So glad I found this channel, I was looking for the perfect fruit fly trap, and it works!! Thank you so much 😊

[@cherrylwegner6292]

I do the same thing except i put the shot glass about 3/4 full of the wine vinegar leaving some headspace and then a piece of cling film tightly over the top and poke a small hole just big enough for them to get in but for some reason they can't figure out how to get out !!

[@sonyakc]

Brilliant, I can do this the next time I need to get rid of my pesky lil fruit flies. I've tried this before with not having resolved the outbreaks, and never how you explained. So much appreciated knowledge of your experience with this. I'm ready now. ❤

[@anniebancroft1175]

I JUST LOVE DALE!! And I love how you interact with him! my favorite part of your great videos. Breakfast looks good

[@ammymorales1501]

I use a small bowl, apple cider vinegar, a few drops of dawn dish washing liquid, and 3 tsp of sugar. Let it sit..change out often!

[@ale347baker]

Why change it out often? How often?

[@lightwavz]

Thank you for both the tip and the highlight of Dale's dinnertime! That was GREAT!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!

[@richardsmith9605]

Thanks man for this tip... I live in an apartment and have been searching and reading up online about them (fruit flies), to try and gain some familiarity with - how they breed, what attracts them, why they're are so prevalent this time of year (end of summer/beginning of fall). I've tried one type of trap in a small glass jar filled with apple cider vinegar, and mixed with a cut-up rotting banana... seams to kinda work!. But your suggestion (judging by the demonstration) looks like the most effective method for trapping that I've seen so far. Gonna give it a go! 👍

[@cornypinkuni9519]

Do you remember if you tried this and how well did it work?

[@justin1730]

An empty/unwashed wine bottle or bottle-conditioned beer bottle also works very well. It is easy to cork off the bottle when they are inside. A banana peel and a vacuum hose also does the trick.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I've tried different methods, and the shot glass method is just perfect. They can find their way out of some bottles, but the shot glass+soap trick is instant.

[@jacquelinemoore7839]

Omg thank you sooo much for your advice. I just put a small cup of balsamic vinegar in my kitchen and almost immediately I see fruit flies go towards it.

[@jackr2287]

Mostly straight to the point, simple, non-complicated solution. 4/5

[@dk2p15]

Great segment on eliminating fruit flies. Do you have solutions for eliminating outdoor flies in the garden that will spare the pollinators.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I've had good luck with those CO2 vacuum traps. They have a UV light in them that attracts flies at night. Then, the vacuum force sucks them in. I've never caught a bee in them. Simply run them at night when bees aren't out. They won't work in the daytime, because it needs to be dark so the UV light attracts them.

[@commonlaw5400]

StarBar Terminator Fly Trap. Horse section, Tractor Supply. I am very impressed with this product.

[@Rock-N-Roll-Forever]

I wanted to bring a fruit basket to my in-laws after a death in the family. So I called the grocery store to order one but there was no one there to make the basket. I asked the kid if he could gather the fruit & give me everything I'd need to put it together myself, so he hooked me up big time (or so I thought) they charge $40 for the largest size and he gave me over $75 worth of fruit (plus stuff that wasn't normally included) anyhow, aside from the fact that I got a raging stomach virus about a week after that, I started seeing some gnats around the kitchen which usually ONLY happens when I have fresh fruit on the table. about a week later the gnats were flying around the entire house. I've been cleaning nonstop for the last week & they're still here so I'm guessing these buggers multiply really quickly. Ughh, they buzz by my ears when I'm sleeping & they're very aggressive...they seem to like to swarm/attack your head and hair. I'm going to get the stuff tomorrow so I can try this method. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will do the trick. Thanks so much for the great info! p.s. I suspect the stomach virus could be related to the flies' carrying germs. It was the worst stomach flu I ever had. anyone else familiar with this??

[@joea.9969]

Idk but eating fruit so overrated.

[@n.michaels4494]

This is an excellent video and the comments are really helpful. Thanks everyone!

[@billmoriarty2570]

Boy, does it work! And, SO simple. I didn't know it was working until I decided to pour it out in the sink: lots of flyies! Thanks, Bill in Reno, Jan 2023

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! It seems so goofy, but it works like magic.

[@waynestanley6371]

I’m Going to use your recommendation!! The fruit flys are beginning to come. Thank you

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! I’ll be curious to hear your results!

[@AbundantlyBlessed-bu8mw]

Another thing to add is a yellow sticky tape made to catch flies. I bought some off Amazon, cut them in half and taped it around a small yogurt cup. Then put Apple cider vinegar in it. Peel the front and back off but leave a small strip of paper over the tape so you can touch the cup without the yellow sticky part sticking to your fingers as you hold the cup The flies are attracted to the vinegar, and land on the tape, front and back. So many flies get caught, More then you even realized you had. You can put cups all over the house. And outside, I even put them on the stairs half wall and it's amazing how many were all over the house. And put them by plants as well. They will go to the plants to get water or moisture out of the soil. Also, plants have a different kind of gnat called fungus gnats that don't like vinegar, but the tape will catch them too. They like water, so put that tape around a cup of water for those kind of gnats. And place next to your plants. They lay eggs in the soil. And water plants with water that has been soaking misquitos pellets in it. The misquito pellets kill gnats too. But it has to be soaked to kill the newly hatched babies. A side note about putting these traps outside, There was a comment on the product review section on Amazon, that the yellow sticky paper caught lizards on it and they couldn't get off. so someone put a sheet inside a wire mesh that was too small for lizards, but caught the gnats.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I really hate those traps. They’re invasive, ugly and pretty gross. This will take up a lot less room with no nasty clean up. Any time I see those sticky traps I want to 🤢 😂

[@AbundantlyBlessed-bu8mw]

@@TheMillennialGardener 🤣 so true. I hate looking at them. But it doesn't take long to catch every gnat and then dispose. I've tried just the apple vinegar in a cup and while it caught some, a lot still flew around. Annoying! But this method worked. I guess if you're not catching enough and quickly enough, give the take a try. Wish they still made clear ones. Years ago I bought what was called window tape for gnats or flies. But I can't find it now. 😮‍💨

[@Shyne4me]

Been looking through the comments in regards to the flies coming from indoor plants. If they don’t take to this vinegar I’m going to try what you said. I’m in the UK in spring, it’s not hot and my house plants are causing the fruit flies/fungus gnats. I’m spraying water with dish soap on the soil which kills the eggs but somehow they seem to be multiplying in this “warmer weather”

[@airliftedbyjesus7777]

@@Shyne4meI found the perfect solution for fungus gnats. I saw a video on KZbin where this lady who has a lot of plants discovered using mosquito pellets in the plants. She put the pellets on the soil and every time she watered, they released the stuff that kills the mosquitos. It killed the gnat eggs as well. I tried it and it works. She also put the mosquito pellets in a jug of water, let them dissolve and watered the plants with it. There are different gnats. Fruit flies will go to the vinegar, but drain gnats and soil gnats usually don't. The misquito pellet solution works great. What I mean by misquito pellets are the things you buy to put in the water around your house or on the soil where it connects water when it rains. It kills the larve. The proper name is mosquito bits made by a company called Summit. Amazon sells them. In the US, Walmart and the garden stores, home Depot, etc sells them. Use the vinegar and sticky tape method for the fruit flies, and the misquito bits for soil gnats, and have a spray bottle of water with dish soap in it to spray on gnats that are flying around annoying you. God bless you.

[@zachdaniels8484]

Thank you so much for these tips. I've had so many problems with fruit flies that I always had to use raid spray.

[@marcusbrown7817]

Nah.. not necessary

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome! I would like to hear a review about how it worked for you.

[@ale347baker]

How did you use the spray, and did it work? How about this method?

[@zachdaniels8484]

@ale347baker I did use this method. Before I moved back to my old town.

[@Daniel-Six]

Wow... in the space of one day this has become my favorite gardening channel. If I had known about this fruit fly remedy I could have saved myself a _lot_ of misery this summer.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Glad the video was helpful.

[@MichaelRei99]

You could also add a single drop of rinse aid for your dishwasher and that will make the vinegar super slippery and the fruit flies will sink right down.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I use dish soap as shown in the video. It works exactly the same.

[@Chickensanddrones]

As someone else also noted they can move to breeding in sink drains. I used a drain cleaner to knocked them out of there but they are still coming from somewhere I haven't located yet. A big thank you for this video as I was using red Solo cups with 1/2 inch of vinegar and cellophane wrap on top with holes. I noticed they were getting some but many were flying in, circling for a bit and flying back out. With much smaller containers filled to the rim uncovered I am seeing a higher death count. TY \m/

[@TheMillennialGardener]

They like breeding in the air holes in bathroom sinks. You may want to pour bleach in that air hole.

[@Chickensanddrones]

@@TheMillennialGardener AWESOME tip, thank you.

[@47retta]

I didn't know that it matters what kind of vinegar! I'm always saving my fruit and veggie scraps for compost, so i get lots of fruit flies.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Fruit flies are attracted to fruit, so you need to use a fruit based vinegar. Red wine, balsamic, apple cider will all work and are usually cheap.

[@ag2424]

Thank you sooooooooooo much!! Knew their was a solution to this annoying little problem, can't wait to try it 😃

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad I could help! This works like a charm.

[@clock9nine]

Yes! Excited to try this. We always try those sticky traps which maybe catch 10/week. Not enough..

[@TheMillennialGardener]

This will not only catch them faster, but you won’t have to deal with those nasty, ugly traps!

[@clock9nine]

@@TheMillennialGardener you're the man! I love your videos. Learned so much already my first year gardening.

[@ClaireFeatherstone]

This was a really helpful video… Thanks…they also love fruit flavored kombucha that gets a vinegar taste when it’s going bad…

[@AnnaMariaSophiaCancelli]

Wonderfully helpful. I'm in Hampstead and have garden tomatoes grown by a neighbor in a bowl on my counter, so yeah, I've got a few flies I need to make go away.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Debbie-xk1sp]

Right now I have covered the bottom of the sink with water and poured some apple cider vinegar and a few drops of dishwashing liquid. Less than an hour ago and got 7 so far. I did a fogger a couple days ago and that was most effective. Am so fed up with them. Think I brought them home on bananas from the grocery store. Heading out for more bombs now.

[@LazarusEfek]

Same problem here, they've been attacking my garden lately, so i can't harvest anything, like peppers, tomatoes, manggos, guavas etc 😢.

[@Dr.Gunsmith]

Iv never had a problem with these till this year Iv had loads lately, Iv got everything clean and no food laying around.

[@marcusbrown7817]

You made some great points. The smell they enter into is greater than the scent needed to exit, therefore they walk in circles. Old beer works extremely well too. Just set it up in a red cup and 3 days later 💨 problem solved

[@TM-nu5vd]

GREAT TIP! This also works for me when trying to trap and kill knat flies nesting in my orchid pots

[@DebraofSENC]

Trying this right now but using a tiny jar. Thank you for sharing this info.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome!

[@fernwehtwl]

i hate fruit flies with a passion. Thanks for posting this!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@fernwehtwl]

I actually have a question . Is it also effective to use a bigger cup out 1/4 cup or apple cidar vinegar and use ceramic wrap to cover the lid with some small holes poked ?

[@funkibloo3811]

Wow! His meal actually looked delicious 😋

[@sheliadean9548]

Thank you for sharing this information with us.

[@royalkin47]

These methods are top tier lol worked out tremendously. Thank you!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! It's never failed me.

[@ChaudharykGill]

👍 great, very easy to use tip! Thank you!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You’re welcome!

[@ms.readyplayerone772]

Dale's meal looks extraordinary!!❤

[@Faladaena]

Such a good boy! Btw, what kind of bowl is that? To prevent gorging? Which (sadly enough) isn't rare with adopted former shelter dogs, bc they've often been victims of severe neglect...

[@brodeanjanes9070]

You can imagine how happy I'm feeling about your help ❤ to you your family god bless you your wife thank from my family to yours

[@MultiTomcat67]

I just learned & tried this with DISTILLED vinegar; still worked. 😄See what I did there?

[@sylvia10101]

This video is very helpful! Thank you MG! 😊👍

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@fishinforfun64]

NEVER order vinegar and oil for your salad at a restaurant. I was a waitress once and picked up a bottle from a table and I thought someone had place "peppercorns" in the bottle. Nope!

[@notouchythechichis]

That is so gross. Vile. I will NEVER EVER order vinegar and oil again. Geez. I feel sick.

[@patricialertora8407]

I use Apple cider vinegar in a small container wrapped in plastic wrap and secured with a rubber band. Poke tiny holes in the plastic. Fruit flys go in but they can’t get out. I have one doing it’s job on my counter right now. 🙃🇺🇸

[@kathyschully1886]

So glad I found your website. I cannot even leave bananas out because I start to get hundreds of fruit flies . I was using white vinegar and dawn and it wasn’t catching many of them. I will try the balsamic. Even when I peel a banana I put the peels on a paper plate in the refrigerator. Due to the fact the flies would hover all around the garbage pail. They drive me CRAZY. 🙏

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I’m curious to hear how it worked for you?

[@Charles-d8z]

Excellent! Also boil water and pour down your kitchen sink when you notice an outbreak. Any veggies I buy now go into the refrigerator bins. They can also be a sign of dead mice. Bleach can do the trick but boiling water melts their slime Habitat.

[@chriscoughlan5221]

our problem isnt exactly connected to fruit!! we recently moved in a beautiful new appartment, but because we have this pretty tropical garden next to our place, we get a steady stream of these tiny fruit flies flying everywhere!!! some even flew into our fridge!! i will try your fruit vinegar and soap and see how that goes. I heard also to try spraying cinammon everywhere!!

[@PandoraEast]

Awesome--we implemented right away! Flies are dying w/in minutes!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Glad it's helping! It's never failed me.

[@jeremyjones8663]

We have been using similar traps and then found out that the larvae were living inside the rim of our trash can lid. So gross and annoying. Thanks for your tips.

[@danselman4099]

A cheap sweet $5 port works pretty well. But like most comments the sticky fly strips are better and they’ll snag flies for a two-fer.

[@Kimipu]

I can vouch this method (fruit vinegar+soap) works fantastic. One thing I'd recommend for my fellow klutzy people, or if you're otherwise worried about knocking over a glass of pickled fruit flies (lol) is plastic wrap. I usually cover the container with it and poke holes with like a toothpick so they can get through but not get back out. Not sure if it's as effective as just open, but I've spilt these way too many times at this point not to ( TT_TT )

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I've tried this method, and I've found it is much less effective. The way this trap works the fastest is by leaving it uncovered and filling the vinegar to the top. The gnats will sit on the rim of the shot glass and congregate, then fall in and drown. If you cover it, it will work much more slowly.

[@LaTashaGreenlee]

@@TheMillennialGardener This is so true. It took forever to trap a couple with the wrapped trap. Plus if you make the holes too big they can get back out. I found an extra boost to the trap is to add a dish soap with a fruity smell.

[@marcusbrown7817]

Isn’t that “exactly” what was explained in the video?

[@Weneedthectruth]

Great info thanks! Also apple cider vinegar is very cheap & easy to make yourself and its apple season so get making your own folks!

[@sueweddell9143]

Great video! I was using red wine but vinegar is a lot cheaper 😂

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You can use any fruit based vinegar. Don’t use white vinegar. It won’t attract them. They must be fruit based vinegars.

[@sueweddell9143]

@@TheMillennialGardener Thanks 😊

[@StormCaller5]

I've seen many tips for fruit flies. This one looks very effective. Is the dog bowl designed to keep excited puppies from eating too fast?

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Yes. It is a slow feeder. Dale eats like a tornado and gulps his food. This prevents that. It works wonders.

[@catwoman2596]

@@TheMillennialGardener I highly recommend those feeders...dog's can actually inhale dog food and it gets stuck in their lungs which they can die from.

[@reidmybooks8294]

Great video. Nicely done. I'll give it a try

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thank you!

[@grouchyoldprepper8184]

My wife made this trap -and it really works!

[@TheMillennialGardener]

It has been my go-to since I was in college. Never fails 🎉

[@fletchybabe6172]

I love that you feed your dog fresh cookd food as I also do that, have you tried porridge oats instead of rice, it provides a slow release of energy and a fuller feeling? 😁🌱🐛☀️

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I don’t like oats as a general rule, because they contain so many allergenic proteins, difficult to digest fibers and anti-nutrients. I feed Dale white rice because the bran and germ have been removed, and that is where all the bad stuff lies. I avoid whole grains. There is a reason why ancient cultures went through all the trouble to remove the bran and germ from their grains. They are very problematic when eaten by mammals. If you use whole grains, they should be sprouted.

[@lorraineniece8813]

That unusual bowl is that to slow down fast eaters?

[@judyjohnson9610]

Thanks. This makes a great deal of sense. While the usual way of doing it, just some in a jar or a dish works, this should work better. Plus, I have some red wine vinegar that has lost its punch! Great way to use it up. I set out a couple of shot glasses last night in my basement suite. Tonight I will leave some for my landlady. PS I'm not sure we have fruit flies, but a similar bug that likes houseplants. It seems to work on them too.

[@joea.9969]

Im trying to help an older lady clean her apartment. She had coffee grounds, old cherry tomatoes and an old pot of meat. I made some of this snd left it in jars. Also am going to get fly paper.

[@tristenshaw4895]

I've tried such traps a thousand times and I might catch a few of them. But never once has it had any noticeable impact on the infestation.

[@mitchellkumarjit3692]

I spray my whole litche in white vinegar

[@Bstallday89]

The dog at the end of the video was my favorite part. ❤

[@MediaCentralTV1]

I'm gonna try these traps.. hope they work👍🏾👊🏾

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Best of luck! They are highly effective.

[@tylersays-]

Dude .. this is an awesome video. Thanks

[@Gramere-x1e]

I just saw this video ❤ can I use a metal container?

[@alicetam5336]

First time heard this one, im going to try that

[@pettypendergrass8596]

i set up 5 shot glasses like you instructed, don't judge me for having numerous shot glasses :o) Before i finished the last glass, one fly was already caught. I used Apple Cider Vinegar. *Thank You!*

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Outstanding! It works quickly, and very well.

[@marcusbrown7817]

Cold cold Ac puts them in hibernation mode. Then you just swat swat killed. The are also attracted to light. At night time turn on your porch light, turn off the inside lights and keep fanning different areas to make them fly, they will eventually make their way to the brightness of your outside area.

[@evelynfredericks4397]

I always use ordinary vinegar and catch tons of fruit flies.but,I could try apple cider vinegar,and I use soap too.

[@cyberbid]

Thanks! Awesome tip! 👍🏻

[@TheMillennialGardener]

You're welcome!

[@leedimeocoffey978]

Dale is THE BOMB, Dude‼️😂🤗. Big thanks for sharing

[@TheMillennialGardener]

We are lucky to have such a great boy 🐕

[@PatsyBoothe-ms9pq]

I tried all the tips they give on here. Apple cider vinegar helped with strips I hung up BUT Finally got rid of them with an $8 bottle of STEM spray from dollar general. I had them really bad in my kitchen I didn't even want to go in there. ... After one day of using the STEM spray I went back the next morning and they were everywhere dead!

[@lilolmecj]

Empty wine bottle, about a tablespoon of vinegar or wine remnants, drop of dish soap. Empty, refill and restart every few days.

[@valoriegriego5212]

Cool! Thanks for the knowledge! I've got to share this one!😃 Awwww! Delish meal for the sweet handsome Dale!😃

[@ellellbee]

Thank you for saying "dish soap" and not Dawn. Dawn's marketing department was the first to realize the marketing potential of social media and many have fallen for it and think that it has to be Dawn. ANY dish detergent will work, on dishes too.

[@Taitcreates639]

I had knats, nothing worked, tried the fruit vinegar and dish soap, bought ZEVO spray, it slowed em down, smell is way to strong for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@donnalawrence8593]

Thank you. Love how you explain everything .

[@TheMillennialGardener]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching.

[@foragingandurbanfarmingatt4745]

You are just a scientist. And Dale is amazing

[@TheMillennialGardener]

We are lucky to have such a wonderful young boy 🐕

[@cliff5043]

I tied this with apple cider vinegar, both filtered and not, but I had no success. I left them out for days. I developed a different trap using a sticky fly trap plastic sheet and natural fruit juices as the attractant. Works great.

[@salsarmemimi7292]

I raise African Violets and I’m going to try this for the fruit flies and gnats that at certain times of the year get into the plants. blessings to you from Texas.

[@kathyglass2922]

These fruit flies are genius. After a few hours they figure out my plan and work around it.

[@SWiseman]

Thank you 👍🏾 Subscribing after seeing the home cooked doggie meal 😊

[@TheMillennialGardener]

Thanks for subscribing! I appreciate it!