This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:33:27 PM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and starting to rot.

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

Still wishing you had a brain?

On 4/2/2017 5:33 PM, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy


Good start, but they reproduce rapidly and lay eggs so if you get rid of
them today, you get them again next week. Trap and kill them. Takes a
good week or two to be rid of them.

Get two or three small jars, just 8 oz of so is good. Pit some apple
cider vinegar in them, just a quarter full. Cover with plastic wrap.
Poke a hole about the size of your thumb. Place them in the area the
flies have been found. Freshen after 4 or 5 days. Repeat until they
are gone.

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 4:41:07 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:33:27 PM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and starting to rot.

There is no fruit anywhere.

Andy

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 6:33:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/2/2017 5:33 PM, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy


Good start, but they reproduce rapidly and lay eggs so if you get rid of
them today, you get them again next week. Trap and kill them. Takes a
good week or two to be rid of them.

Get two or three small jars, just 8 oz of so is good. Pit some apple
cider vinegar in them, just a quarter full. Cover with plastic wrap.
Poke a hole about the size of your thumb. Place them in the area the
flies have been found. Freshen after 4 or 5 days. Repeat until they
are gone.

Thanks, I will try anything.

Even an exorcism. :-)

Andy

On 4/2/2017 8:18 PM, Andy wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 6:33:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/2/2017 5:33 PM, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy


Good start, but they reproduce rapidly and lay eggs so if you get rid of
them today, you get them again next week. Trap and kill them. Takes a
good week or two to be rid of them.

Get two or three small jars, just 8 oz of so is good. Pit some apple
cider vinegar in them, just a quarter full. Cover with plastic wrap.
Poke a hole about the size of your thumb. Place them in the area the
flies have been found. Freshen after 4 or 5 days. Repeat until they
are gone.

Thanks, I will try anything.

Even an exorcism. :-)

Andy


One thing I did not mention, be sure to clean around the sink drain.
They often find their way there and breed.

On Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:16:48 -0700, Andy wrote:

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 4:41:07 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:33:27 PM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie
about this.

Thanks,
Andy

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and
starting to rot.

There is no fruit anywhere.

Andy

Do have any house plants? Sometimes they can burrow down into the soil.
We had an infestation when my son left a half eaten pear in his room. The
only thing that finally did the trick was leaving out some sweet red wine
in a glass.

On 4/2/17 4:33 PM, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

Fly paper, fly strips? A quick search showed some home made ones.

Andy wrote:

This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

maybe fungus gnats instead of fruit flies?

if you don't have fruit around for them to
use.


songbird

On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 14:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
Andy wrote:

This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie
about this.

Thanks,
Andy

DDT

"Andy" wrote in message
...

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and
starting to rot.

There is no fruit anywhere.

In which case, perhaps your flies are drain flies rather than fruit flies.

On 04/03/2017 07:16 AM, dadiOH wrote:
"Andy" wrote in message
...

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and
starting to rot.

There is no fruit anywhere.

In which case, perhaps your flies are drain flies rather than fruit flies.



Once I heard:
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 5:48:27 AM UTC-5, burfordTjustice wrote:
On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 14:33:24 -0700 (PDT)
Andy wrote:

This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie
about this.

Thanks,
Andy

DDT

I do miss DDT.

It worked great.

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 8:08:11 PM UTC-5, wg_2002 wrote:
On Sun, 02 Apr 2017 17:16:48 -0700, Andy wrote:

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 4:41:07 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:33:27 PM UTC-7, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie
about this.

Thanks,
Andy

A source is drawing them and could fruit that is on the ground and
starting to rot.

There is no fruit anywhere.

Andy

Do have any house plants? Sometimes they can burrow down into the soil.
We had an infestation when my son left a half eaten pear in his room. The
only thing that finally did the trick was leaving out some sweet red wine
in a glass.

No house plants.

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 6:33:56 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 4/2/2017 5:33 PM, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy


Good start, but they reproduce rapidly and lay eggs so if you get rid of
them today, you get them again next week. Trap and kill them. Takes a
good week or two to be rid of them.

Get two or three small jars, just 8 oz of so is good. Pit some apple
cider vinegar in them, just a quarter full. Cover with plastic wrap.
Poke a hole about the size of your thumb. Place them in the area the
flies have been found. Freshen after 4 or 5 days. Repeat until they
are gone.

Thanks, the vinegar trap is working. :-)

3 dead so far.

Andy

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 7:10:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

Still wishing you had a brain?

Yes.
I found your hideout

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 7:10:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

Still wishing you had a brain?

I found your hideout
http://www.eatliver.com/filth/

On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 7:10:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

Still wishing you had a brain?

I found your hideout
http://www.eatliver.com/filth/

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:47:05 AM UTC-5, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 7:10:46 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:22:18 PM UTC-7, Phuck Phuck & Phuck Attn at Law wrote:
On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 5:33:27 PM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
This seem trivial, but it really isn't.

I have a big problem with fruit flies and I can NOT get rid of them.

This is what I have tried.

1. Keeping garbage lids closed.

2. Spraying them and garbage with an ammonia solution

3. Mild cursing and harsh language :-)

4. Washing all fruits with a mild bleach solution

Any one with some other ideas ?

If Alfred Hitchcock was still alive, he could make a great movie about this.

Thanks,
Andy

They like fruity damp surfaces. Is your brain wet?

Still wishing you had a brain?

I found your hideout
http://www.eatliver.com/filth/

Clear picture of your room.

Thanks for sharing. :-)