If you love fruit, you’ve likely had to declare war on fruit flies before. Those pesky little buggers can be a real challenge to get rid of without tossing out all your fruit! Fruit and vegetables are expensive and fruit flies will ruin them quickly. Here are some ways to rid your home of them.
Natural Deterrents
Rue is an herb that can ward off fruit flies. Rather than using caustic chemicals, just stick a few sprigs between your fruit and the little buggers should stay away.
Clove also can help you keep your kitchen fruit fly free. Keeping clove by your fruit can keep fruit flies at bay. During fall or winter, you may opt to stick cloves in an apple or orange and leave that near your fruit. In addition to keep the flies away, it can add a seasonal flair.
Fruit Fly Trap
If you already have fruit flies, you can easily fix that problem with a homemade fruit fly trap. Just grab a mason jar and some cheap beer. The fruit flies will be drawn to the sweet smell of the beer. They’ll drown themselves in this happy juice.
If you don’t want to waste beer on the flies, you can use apple cider vinegar and add a few drops of dishwashing liquid instead.
The video below shows how to use a fruit fly trap using lemons, giving a completely different scent for your kitchen than beer or apple cider vinegar!
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Source: The Kitchn
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