How to get rid of Fruit flies safely?

[Quincy69]

So for some reason we are experiencing some problems with fruit flies or nats.
What do you guys recommend using to get rid of them safely? We don't want to use anything that will harm Quincy.

Thanks

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[LaManuka]

Hej Quincy69, I find a good old-fashioned fruit fly trap made using red wine vinegar works best. Take an old glass jar, like a jam jar or something similar, and pour some red wine vinegar in until it's maybe a quarter full. You then pour just a few drops of dishwashing detergent into the vinegar, which breaks the surface tension of the vinegar meaning that the flies cannot escape the vinegar and drown. You cover the top of the jar with cling film secured with a rubber band and poke a few small holes in the cling film to allow the fruit flies in. No fumes, no sprays, and pretty much no fruit flies after a fairly short length of time

 

[Quincy69]

Hej Quincy69, I find a good old-fashioned fruit fly trap made using red wine vinegar works best. Take an old glass jar, like a jam jar or something similar, and pour some red wine vinegar in until it's maybe a quarter full. You then pour just a few drops of dishwashing detergent into the vinegar, which breaks the surface tension of the vinegar meaning that the flies cannot escape the vinegar and drown. You cover the top of the jar with cling film secured with a rubber band and poke a few small holes in the cling film to allow the fruit flies in. No fumes, no sprays, and pretty much no fruit flies after a fairly short length of time

Thank you for the help! We will give this a try!

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[noodles123]

apple cider vinegar works too- i don't even add the dishwashing soup. I just punch holes in a ziplock bag that you have secured tightly over top of jar w/ a hair tie ore rubber band.. put a few around and try to remove their other food sources and they will flock to the jar.

 

[saxguy64]

Yup, it works. I've used this for years, with a few different things. Apple cider vinegar, red wine vinegar, and even just cheap old cooking wine found left in the fridge. The soap really makes it more effective- turns it from a fly feeder to a fly trap.