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Lovie777

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3. Irish Spring soap....

Reply to Grasswire2 (Original post)

Thu Jan 23, 2025, 11:05 PM

Jan 2025

Graded. Put the graded chips in open small containers around the kitchen. That may help plus it smells good to humans, not so much for gnats, flies and fruit flies.

I hope it helps.

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How would you totally eradicate a winter infestation of fruit flies in kitchen? [View all] Grasswire2 Jan 2025 OP

Do you flush your sink drain with vinigar or disinfectant? Lifeafter70 Jan 2025 #1

no, and that likely points out a flaw in my response Grasswire2 Jan 2025 #5

A jar with apple cider vinegar with holes poked thru the lid. Put jar by the infestating 24 hr later should Pisces Jan 2025 #2

Yes. This works exceptionally well. Id suggest adding a small amount, a few drops, of dish washing liquid to the vinegar CentralMass Jan 2025 #6

Wow, I wish I knew this last fall. Don't know why....no fruit exposed, just potato's/onions. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2025 #7

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that was my very first action, weeks ago Grasswire2 Jan 2025 #14

Irish Spring soap.... Lovie777 Jan 2025 #3

If you have something like dixie cups or small containers, put CentralMass Jan 2025 #4

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Seconding this. July Jan 2025 #20

The vinegar works Marthe48 Jan 2025 #13

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Boiling water or bleach down the drain. That is where they nest. Usually wipes them out in a couple of days. Midnight Writer Jan 2025 #19