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to get nuclear on the fruit flies in my home?

31 replies

jodolun · 28/08/2025 22:34

There are fruit flies brazenly fucking in my kitchen right now, on the net over my fruit bowl. I have been so proactive this year in preventing them and we've hardly had any until yesterday afternoon and now they are bloody everywhere. I've put mr muscle pipe unblocker down all the plug holes. cleaned and checked anywhere they could be coming from. I have my vinegar traps out and a handheld hoover but still they come to fornicate over my fruit bowl, bastards!

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Redbookworm · 28/08/2025 22:41

Apple cider vinegar! We have loads. Bur this seems to be doing the trick!

EmeraldShamrock000 · 28/08/2025 22:40

Another tip, a spoonful of honey in the compost bin. They'll get stuck in it.

Hoardasurass · 28/08/2025 22:39

Get a couple of pitcher plants they'll eat the little horny bastards

YanTanTetheraPetheraBumfitt · 28/08/2025 22:39

I’ve bought a new kitchen compost bin which seems to have a better seal.

MsSmartShoes · 28/08/2025 22:36

They have suddenly appeared in my kitchen too. They love the compost bin. I’ll empty it, scrub it, leave it a day; but as soon as so much as a teabag goes in - they are back!

EmeraldShamrock000 · 28/08/2025 22:36

Get a bottle of cheap white vinegar, stick a fork in the spout to make a bigger hole, they'll fly in, can't get out.
I have a few, most are floating in white vinegar.