I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
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Any good ideas as to how to get rid of them, not including stopping eating fruit?
When I used to run pubs if we got them there they were called Bar Flys and we used to get the slops at the end of the night pour them into a few glasses and then clingfilm the tops really securely perhaps using a rubberband to make sure the clingfilm wasn’t going anywhere and then just poked a few tiny holes in the top and voila.
By next morning the deed was done and the slops and could still be sent back to the brewery as ullage with a little extra weight lol . . . 😉
I think you can use apple cider vinegar or perhaps fruit juice instead of beer slops to just the same effect . . .
Apple cider vinegar in a small glass. Cover with cling film and poke a few holes. Place in locations where there are fruit flies. Worked for me earlier this summer.
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Any good ideas as to how to get rid of them, not including stopping eating fruit?
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No. Pets can’t catch them either. Fly paper?
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When I used to run pubs if we got them there they were called Bar Flys and we used to get the slops at the end of the night pour them into a few glasses and then clingfilm the tops really securely perhaps using a rubberband to make sure the clingfilm wasn’t going anywhere and then just poked a few tiny holes in the top and voila.
By next morning the deed was done and the slops and could still be sent back to the brewery as ullage with a little extra weight lol . . . 😉
I think you can use apple cider vinegar or perhaps fruit juice instead of beer slops to just the same effect . . .
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That’s great inside knowledge. Our method of trying to clap them between your hands only drives the dog crackers.
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Apple cider vinegar in a small glass. Cover with cling film and poke a few holes. Place in locations where there are fruit flies. Worked for me earlier this summer.
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Thank you, sounds like it is a winning method.
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Let me know how it works for you.
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Will do. We also have clothes moths munching through our home.
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Ooh. They don’t like synthetics. 😉
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Yup, we have mostly wool-based carpets and only yesterday were in a carpet shop considering a programme of replacement.
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