Fruit flies?

why do i keep getting excessive fruit flies in my kitchen?


I dont have fruit but there are 2 dirty dishes, minimally dirty. I should be able to have 2 dishes w//o creating a world of fruit flies!

Fruit flies?
Get rid of all mold, mildew, and bacteria in that kitchen.
Reply:I sujest that you spray your house with spray that is strong for the air and leave the house for a while. sprays like febreeze except stronger bacterial kind.(to kill the bugs or get rid of what they smell)
Reply:At certain times of the year they are hatching, and are especially drawn to vinegar or fruit juice smells. In an office I was in, they were hatching in the plant medium, and there was no food around. They also want to come in out of the cold as it gets chillier outside. I have been juicing grapes and the fruit flies swarm after a bit, but if I put a dish (lemon joy in the water has been said to help) with water in the sink under the kitchen light, they are attracted to that and drown. Or a safe bug spray that has natural pyrethruns is good to spray every once in awhile when the flies hatch again.
Reply:Just take a small bowl and add a small amount of vinegar and cover it with plastic wrap(saran wrap) poke 5-6 small holes in it (a tooth pick works well) and wait a few days. They will conjugate in the dish like there is no tomorrow! Then just dump it out and do it again. Actually%26lt; I think you can add any type of fluid to the bowl and it will work the same. Juice is a good choice.
Reply:Its not the fruit but the disposal..they go down there and have at it...thats why its best to leave nothing in the sink, and





once a month run beach and dish detergent thru the disposal for like a few seconds it freshens that funky smell.
Reply:They are also attracted to certain plants. Maybe there is a plant they like inside or nearby outside.