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Fruit flies

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PaintG1 Tue 03-Jan-17 13:01:57

Does anybody out there know how to get rid of fruit flies? We've had them now for about 2months & I'm at my wits end-nothing seems to work. For anyone who is not familiar with them they are tiny little black flies which look a bit like fleas.Any help would be most welcome.

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grandtanteJE65 Wed 04-Sep-19 15:39:05

Cover all fruit and vegetables left out in cotton cloth, or put them under a fly net.

It is much easier to prevent fruit flies getting in, then to get rid of them.

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Labaik Sat 07-Sep-19 21:01:13

You can use wine instead of cider vinegar. I always have a jam jar with a small amount of wine in covered in cling film with holes in the top next to my compost caddy.

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GabriellaG54 Thu 12-Sep-19 01:32:14

I've only seen a very few in my kitchen this year and I kill them by damping a scrunched up piece of kitchen paper and homing in on them from slightly above. 8/10 it works.

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