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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-08-09 11:15 PM
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4. I had the same problem a week ago, and now I have none.
I made this homemade trap (not the 'easy' one, but the harder one which is still easy). Cheap and it works very well, though not overnight:

http://www.fruitflytraps.com/hometrap.htm
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  -Where the fuck did these God damn fruit flies come from!? LostInAnomie  Aug-08-09 10:47 PM   #0 
  - drown them -- here's how  grasswire   Aug-08-09 10:50 PM   #1 
  - sweet red wine works as well with a bit of dishwashing liquid  maddezmom   Aug-10-09 12:54 PM   #21 
  - might be drain flies  Kali   Aug-08-09 10:54 PM   #2 
  - It's a sign of the......  aquaman   Aug-08-09 11:10 PM   #3 
  - I had the same problem a week ago, and now I have none.  crim son   Aug-08-09 11:15 PM   #4 
  - I just built the trap.  LostInAnomie   Aug-09-09 12:50 AM   #10 
     - It takes a couple days.  crim son   Aug-09-09 10:18 AM   #16 
  - do you have any bananas in the kitchen?  DeepBlueC   Aug-08-09 11:26 PM   #5 
  - HAHAHAHA! Those are a tough nut. I suggest you clean once more, remove all garbage, set off a ...  JVS   Aug-08-09 11:37 PM   #6 
  - Clean out your trash cans  krispos42   Aug-08-09 11:43 PM   #7 
  - Maybe you're just ripening.  MilesColtrane   Aug-09-09 12:00 AM   #8 
  - The fruit.  texanwitch   Aug-09-09 12:03 AM   #9 
  - Banana in dish soap and water in a jar. Plastic wrap over the top with toothpick holes.  FedUpWithIt All   Aug-09-09 12:59 AM   #11 
  - We do the same thing  hippywife   Aug-09-09 08:46 AM   #12 
  - Maybe you should move the pig's head outside.  rug   Aug-09-09 08:57 AM   #13 
  - OMG!  crim son   Aug-09-09 10:18 AM   #17 
  - Check your houseplants.  RadiationTherapy   Aug-09-09 09:01 AM   #14 
  - Kitchen garbage can with locking lid helps loads  Bossy Monkey   Aug-09-09 09:34 AM   #15 
  - when i had that problem, someone suggested i set out a small glass or two of beer  fizzgig   Aug-09-09 12:00 PM   #18 
  - dead guy in the crawlspace  Algorem   Aug-09-09 12:03 PM   #19 
  - nah  Kali   Aug-10-09 12:50 PM   #20 
  - Another vote that they could be drain flies...  SacredCow   Aug-10-09 01:02 PM   #22 
 

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