I cleaned off oil bottles and honey jars so there were no drips to attract hungry bugs.Ģ) THAW FOOD IN THE FRIDGE. I put all fruit and veggies in the refrigerator and tightly closed bread bags and cracker boxes.
The trick is to get rid of the places where fruit flies breed, then trap those that remain so they won’t keep breeding.ġ) PUT ALL FOOD AWAY. Fruit flies love any food that’s available to them, whether it’s raw, cooked or waste. Hopefully, what I did will help you, too. And of course, it doesn’t make sense to spray them with toxic chemicals – who wants nasty pesticides all over the place? I finally figured out how to get rid of every single pest. They’re not only tiny, but so fast, I could never seem to hit them with a fly swatter. Are you plagued by fruit flies? I’ve had swarms of them in my kitchen this summer – and they were everywhere, hovering over the fruit bowl, perched on the edge of the kitchen sink, flying by when I was cooking at the stove.
