The apple cider vinegar will attract the flies. They will settle in for a feast. The dish soap breaks the surface tension of the vinegar. Instead of landing and sitting on top of the vinegar, they fall into the solution. After a few days you will see several flies at the bottom of the dish. I usually change this out about once a week. Good luck and enjoy that fresh fruit!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Don't be bugged about eating fresh fruit
In the summer we typically have fresh fruit available in our kitchen. With fresh fruit comes fruit flies, it seems. A very easy, and very successful, way to take care of the fruit flies is also quite frugal. Fill a custard dish (or other small container) 3/4 full of apple cider vinegar. Squirt a dab (just a dab) of dish soap in. Leave this solution open on your counter.
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ReplyDeleteGET OUT! this is awesome!! thanks so much!!
ReplyDeleteInteresting! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteGood tip. We do this too except we fill with apple cider vinegar and place saran wrap over the top poke a few holes in it with a sharp knife and then they get trapped!
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