Lee Billingham
Ever had the problem of pesky fruit flies?
Sometimes when a banana has become over-ripe in the fruit basket, fruit flies will take great delight in invading your space in great numbers.
It’s not just bananas either. Fruit flies love any fruit or vegetable that is not stored in the refrigerator and has started to go off or is in a ripened state.
They can become a problem in the summer months especially, probably because people tend to buy more fruit in those months.
Initially, the flies can be bothersome at best, but did you know that each fly can lay up to 500 eggs on ripened or fermenting food?
Those eggs typically take a week to hatch and then they can become a real irritation.
The best way to rid yourself of any infestation is to first get rid of the flies, which I will explain below, then clean any fruit and veg in that area and cut away any over-ripened parts. It is probably a good idea to refrigerate the remaining fruit and veg or throw it away if it can not be consumed.
So, here is my tip for getting rid of the pesky critters.
Take a small dish and squirt some tomato ketchup or barbecue sauce in the bottom. Stretch some clingfilm over the top of the dish.
Prick several small holes in the clingfilm and wait.
The flies will smell the sauce and the aroma will guide them to the holes. They will climb in, thinking ‘Yummy!’ and the trap is set. They will not be able to find their way back out!
Take the dish outside and let them go (don’t forget to shut your door, lol).
Then place some fresh cling film over the dish and repeat.
It really does work!
Great tips!
Very helpful tips. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks and you’re welcome :o)
Helpful tips, I can’t wait to try lol
Thanks. It really does work lol
I’m always very scared to eat over ripe banana, I just love to eat when it’s still green
Then I have another tip for you. The riper the better when eating bananas; especially when they have black bruises on them. The ripe banana carries anti-toxic properties and is really good for your immune system.
One reason why all fruit we buy goes into the fridge!
We do normally, but most fruits should not go in the fridge really.
good post
Thank you :o)
Nice tips! 🙂
Thanks :o)
ha ha <is not forgetting to close the door 😉
We’d probably be surprised at how many people would forget, haha!
We use a similar method – Use a soda bottle – add water, vinegar and sugar – the flies go in the soda bottle but cannot get back out.
Yeah, cool. You can use a funnel made out of paper; that works well too.