Fruit Fly dilemma?

We recently moved to a brand new home (we are the 1st owners). Since we have come here we have been plagued by fruit flies!





I'm not sure what to make of it since we keep our home clean and do not leave food lying around. We have a fruit bowl, but the fruit is always fresh and the flies don't seem to hover around there. In fact they don't seem to stay in one general area-we have found them everywhere, even upstairs in the bedrooms.





It's driving us crazy-we can't figure out the source. I have a few indoor plants, but they are all healthy-I have checked the soil and there are no bugs/mold.





I don't want to use bug sprays or other harsh products because we have a 1 and a half year old daughter and don't want to expose her to airbourne chemicals.





We have a dog and a toddler-both naturally messy but we meticulously clean up after them. We didn't have this problem in our last home.





It's not bad enough for an exterminator, just VERY annoying. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Fruit Fly dilemma?
you really need too find the souce first,then leave a few open bottles around with a little liquid at at the bottom,(old wine bottles or any fruit based liquid works the best). they are attracted to the bottles, fly in ,get traped and drown.works everytime.
Reply:GOODBYE FRUIT FLIES





To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass and fill


it to the top with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of


dishwashing liquid - mix well. You will find those flies


drawn to the cup and gone forever! Put it were the kid and dog can't reach.
Reply:I have seen flies coming up from a drain that was never connected in the crawl space. You said you checked a few of the plants...I get thses type of flies everytime I overwater - I have to let the plants show signs of drying out / wilting before I water to prevent this...could be a tough one to get to the bottom of
Reply:Pour malt vinegar (brandy also works - something sweet) into a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap, poke a few holes in the plastic wrap and set it where ever the flies are worst. They will fly in and drown, and even if they don't drown right away, they can't get out again. Works for us.
Reply:The same thing happened to us when our kids were small. Our solution came about by accident. We were eating dinner, and we had an open jar of picante sauce on the counter. The flies were drawn to it, and when they landed on the sauce, they got stuck and drowned.





We bought a couple of additional jars as bait, and the fruit fly problem was solved in 24 hours.





Just remember: throw the picante away -- do not put it in your pantry!
Reply:Make a soda bottle trap:





Remove the lid and label from a clean, empty plastic two-liter soda bottle. Carefully remove the upper third of the bottle by cutting along its circumference at approximately where the top of the label used to be.


Put an attractive liquid such as orange juice or cider vinegar in the cup-shaped part of the now-severed bottle. Turn the cone upside-down and insert it into the cup-shaped bottom part of the bottle. Seal the seam at the top of the bottle with duct tape.


Fruit flies find their way into the bottle, but they can't get back out. After most flies are trapped inside, simply seal the bottle in a plastic shopping bag and throw out.

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