Battling fruit flies and gnats
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:54 am
It's that time of year again. Every year around this time, my place gets full of fruit flies or gnats. I think most come from corn.
One solution I often have seen on the internet swears by Apple Cider Vinegar in a variety of containers with limited access:
This one is a water bottle with the top cut off and inserted upside down as an inverted funnel. Vinegar and a drop of dish soap is added
to allow the bugs to sink into the cider instead of stand on top of the liquid. The funnel must be above the liquid surface.
SUCCESS! Got about 16 bodies at the bottom overnight. Must work better at night because there were none all day.
Supposedly the gnats will not be able to figure a way to fly back out. That's why the bottle parts need to be taped well too.
One solution I often have seen on the internet swears by Apple Cider Vinegar in a variety of containers with limited access:
This one is a water bottle with the top cut off and inserted upside down as an inverted funnel. Vinegar and a drop of dish soap is added
to allow the bugs to sink into the cider instead of stand on top of the liquid. The funnel must be above the liquid surface.
SUCCESS! Got about 16 bodies at the bottom overnight. Must work better at night because there were none all day.
Supposedly the gnats will not be able to figure a way to fly back out. That's why the bottle parts need to be taped well too.