How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Seconds
Image credit: Natural Cures via YouTube
Fruit flies are attracted to the sugar that your fruit naturally contains and they may swarm your kitchen if you have ripe fruits just lying around the counter. Luckily, you can easily get rid of them with only a few simple steps with the help of this video tutorial by Natural Cures on YouTube. However, this solution can not work alone, you also need to make sure to keep up with your cleaning routine, such as taking out the trash frequently, avoiding your dirty dishes from building up in the kitchen, always keeping your food covered, and to use a clean cloth and vinegar to clean your kitchen daily.
Ingredients:
- Apple cider vinegar
- Sugar
- Dish soap
Directions:
Step 1: How to Keep Flies Away from Your Kitchen
Avoid storing ripe fruits in your kitchen and them as soon as possible, then make sure to always throw away food scraps, crumbs, grains, peels, or seeds, and never leave any food scattered in the sink or around your house where flies could foster. You can also use aromatic plants to chase them away such as lavender, basil, rosemary, citronella, and bay seedlings.
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Step 2: How to Make a DIY Trap for Flies
In a tall or large glass, add apple cider vinegar about halfway through the glass, then add 2 tablespoons of sugar and 2 tablespoons of dish soap, and then mix them all together until the mixture starts to form foam. Leave the glass where fruit flies usually appear, then if you want to be extra, you can place some bug sticker trap around the glass as well.
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