Fruit Fly Season?

[bluka Member Find all posts View Profile Close bluka]

It always seems that this time of the year here in the northeast the wine gets opened , the fruit comes out, and the the fruit flys also show up everywhere.
is this common? if it is is there a way to get rid of these things? after awhile they do become rather annoying.
any old tricks or tips to get ride of these pests would be great.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Traps work- wasp traps baited with fruit. If I recall the lifespan correctly, they will be gone in a week or less if a new generation is avoided. No fruit or fruit products and they will fade away.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I read about this and it has worked for me.
Put some fruit in the bottom of a water or soda bottle.
Take a piece of paper and roll it into a cone, with a small opening in the bottom and a big opening at the top. Insert the cone pointed size down into the bottle, and tape it onto the bottle so it won't fall off.
The fruit flies are drawn to the bottle. For some reason, they can get into the bottle, but they cannot get out. It takes a couple of days to get them all, but it works.
Good luck.

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

Traps work- wasp traps baited with fruit. If I recall the lifespan correctly, they will be gone in a week or less if a new generation is avoided. No fruit or fruit products and they will fade away.

Tony,
You must have taken the same college course my oldest son did. I remember him doing the life cycle of the fruit fly. (or maybe it eas high school)

[pkyorkbeach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pkyorkbeach]

we have them tooo
they come in with the fruit
what a pain
going to do the water bottle trick

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Fruit fly season?

What's the limit? Daily? Possession?
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Similar to above . . . In the kitchen, DW has a small jar with apple cider vinegar in the bottom and a small funnel in the neck.

They check in and don't check out.

[bluka Member Find all posts View Profile Close bluka]

somebody told me about the vinegar but not about the cone, great tip thank you, cant wait to try it.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

All I can think about is the fruit fly genetics lab in biology. You were supposed to anesthetise the flies and check different colorations. I guess a few teams didn't use enough ether. The lab was closed off for at least a week while they got the fumigators in.

Hoping your season is a short one and doesn't call for such drastic measures.

[pkyorkbeach Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pkyorkbeach]

perfect apple cidar vinegar plus the funnel
I can do that

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

We raised them when I took genetics, but they were wisely the wingless variety.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

We raised them when I took genetics, but they were wisely the wingless variety.

Fruit Walks?