Tiny Shitty Little Flies

[EineReiseDurchDieZeit]

Feels like they are everywhere flying in my face but in reality only a few.

No obvious cause

House really clean

No rotting fruit or veg

Had some issues with the drains but now resolved.

Ideas?

Do you have houseplants?
I’m fairly sure they come from the compost - I’ve got loads (plants and little flies)

Zero Houseplants. Do sometimes have Flowers In A Vase, currently empty.

Fungus gnats. Just looked it up as DH and I were only talking about them earlier. Not sure what to do now!

Growing Coriander or basil from supermarket?

Vinegar in a cup with clingfilm over it and a few holes poked in. Works a treat.

Ah. Don’t know then, sorry!

No. Really not green fingered. Had issues a few years ago and it was caused by them being attracted to the pods inside a coffee maker, but thats gone now.

@peachgreen

Like malt vinegar or another kind?

@PlatinumBrunette

Ah. Don’t know then, sorry!

Thanks Anyway

Yes malt vinegar will work!

If they are a brown orange colour and seem to want to fly in your face and dive bomb at your dinner.. then fruit flies.
Can come In from the shops on your fruit too. Store it all in fridge and look for any rogue bits of food around bins etc. Animal food, veg , fruit, alcohol, anything sweet or acidic that’s out, they will smell it.

Exactly what they are fly right at my face

They often come into the house on fruit from the supermarket so wash them as soon as you get home.

Get some of those fly sticky things and stick under cupboards. Gross but effective.

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit

Exactly what they are fly right at my face

You have to be thorough to get rid, they breed rapidly. Any smell that could be attracting them needs eradicated. Store all fruit in fridge. Wash down all bins areas etc. Nothing out of cupboards that they might like. Try down the sides of cooker etc places you might not realise a bit food has gotten stuck.

1/2 Cup of any vinegar, with a splash of washing up liquid in it, mix, cover with cling film and poke holes in the top. Leave out where they are the most and the will go in and drown in the liquid. Gross but works the fastest!

Put any fruit or veg sitting outside in the fridge for a few days. Ive found thats the easiest way.

We are being tortured with fruit flies at the minute. The buggers seem to come in on bananas quite often. At least once a year sometimes twice they appear. They tend not to stay around long luckily.

Isn’t that the title of Liane Moriarty’s newest novel?

I need to go out and get vinegar but I have flu and I don't want dirty looks in the shops

Pour bleach down the drains and leave overnight

You can buy yellow sticky things that they are attracted to. That sorts them out

@Mooncats

Is normal Domestos ok?

@EineReiseDurchDieZeit

I need to go out and get vinegar but I have flu and I don't want dirty looks in the shops

Anything that will attract them can be used instead of vinegar - apple cut up into bits, swished grapes, a bit of wine, some apple juice etc!

Ok cool

Are they drain flies or fruit flies..?

Drain flies look like tiny mini moths
Fruit flies are like flying dots

Definitely like dots, fly right into your face