The bastard fruit flies ....

[MsKhan]

are driving me mad! I've tried everything; all fruit in fridge, bananas in cupboard, no food left out or dirty dishes in sink, my bins are integrated and I change the bags daily .

I googled it and it said they're attracted to damp wet stuff so I even got rid of my sunflowers out of utter desperation.

But the bastards seem to be multiplying by the day.

Please give me some kind of nuclear level chemicals because it's fucking wet outside, and inside the fruit flies and the kids are driving me up the wall. Ta very much

You can set out fruit fly traps... maybe google the recipe but it’s something like a combo of fruit juice or cider vinegar plus water and washing up liquid. Really really worked for us.
As to how to prevent the fuckers ever turning up again, can’t help you, sorry!

Also I have tried the apple cider vinegar in a small bowl with abit it fairy liquid ... it does actually catch and kill the fuckers but my entire kitchen diner stinks of vinegar and everyone walks in making a face

Ah @Popskipiekin cross post! Might have to persevere with the vinegar traps then 😣

You can just use normal apple juice with a bit of washing up liquid. No need for cider vinegar.

I have a glass with some banana in it, covered with clingfilm with a few small holes in it, catches loads after a day and the banana has started going gooey. No smell and just make a bigger hole and let the hot tap run through to wash the buggers down the sink, then reset.

Time flies like an arrow;
Fruit flies like a banana.

Put cling film with holes on the dish with vinegar, less smell, and adios fruit flies.

The only thing I found that worked was bowls of balsamic vinegar, cling film over the top with holes polked in.
I had bloody hundreds of the things, cleared up in 3 days after traps left.

Is it in the kitchen?
Try flushing the drains with boiling water and bleach and deep cleaning all around the taps/ shelving under the sink.

Also bleach your bin container if you can - they will lay eggs anywhere sticky.

I'm just here to read everyone else's advice. I have fruit flies and no answers I'm going to try the vinegar traps.

I got some ugly yellow window stickers from Amazon. They were pretty cheap, delivered the next day and only had to have them up for a fortnight or so. Problem went away completely.

I use raspberry vinegar in my traps, and cover them in cling film. No smell and no flies.

I only opened this thread to post that Melrose.

No actual help other than don’t bother with fruit.

They are a nightmare!
I had some last year and managed to get rid of them quite quickly by not having fruit out in the fruit bowl but they are driving me crazy this year

I have tried all the advice and nothing is getting rid of them 😣

I only opened this thread to post that Melrose

PancakeAndKeith I was trying not to, but the banana reference in the previous post made it irresistible

They love prosecco with a tiny bit of washing up liquid in, the buggers dont escape that, catches loads

They're slow enough to suck up the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner.

Between these, the thunder bug invasion and a wasps nest in my bedroom wall I'm losing my mind a bit!

Carnivorous plants work well for fruit flies. Sundew plants in particular.

Empty inside bins and check that no other food source left out. Pesky kids left fruit in bedroom !

My SM recommends white wine (or cider) vinegar in a little dish/saucer - seems to attract them.

Thanks for all the tips everyone, I left traps out last night but it's only caught a few.

I was wondering if they're coming for the method rhubarb smell as it's got a sweet smell and I use it all over the kitchen ? Should I switch to a more chemically smelling one I wonder

We have them at the minute too, we have a small plastic cup of cider vinegar and washing up liquid to catch them. And we pour boiling water down the sink too as they like to lay eggs in the drains and the water kills them, windows and doors open every day to get as many of them to fly out as possible.

The best traps I made were out of old jam jars, punch a few holes in the lid and put an inch or so of beer in. Got rid of them all and they haven’t come back.

I do the traps too, but with just some fruit and water, pineapple works best. We catch dozens in it every day. Great tip about boiling water down the drains, will do that too.