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Title: My Apartment is infected... Post by Redd on Aug 1st, 2007, 9:42pm ...with fruit flies. I don't have any idea where they came from. No over ripe fruits or veggies. Garbage is taken out almost every damn day. Every veggie brought in from the Farmers market is washed and put up in the fridge right away. How the hell do I get rid of these bastards? |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Donna_D. on Aug 1st, 2007, 9:57pm Pour bleach down the drains and garbage disposal....probably where they are hiding. DD |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by cynjeep89 on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:05pm You also might want to check any cereal boxes or anything in cardboard boxes that you may have brought home from the grocery store. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by alienspacebabe on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:07pm vacuum them up? (btdt) find where they're thickest - that's where the problem is. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Brewcrew on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:10pm
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:19pm Quote:
::) Must have been that roller-coaster in Richmond that shook up your brains. lol |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Brewcrew on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:21pm on 08/01/07 at 22:19:45, Linda_Howell wrote:
Do I know you? And what is this ch.com place? |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:24pm I rest my case. ::) |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by chewy on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:25pm on 08/01/07 at 21:42:14, Redd wrote:
Buy a frog. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Redd on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:25pm I'll check those drains..thanks DD...cereals are transfered into plastic containers to keep them from going stale, so I don't think thats the issue. There is no "thickest" infestation, they are all over. They follow the source..either a glass of juice or wine, or a plate of food, but over the sink is a place I see them alot. Just a side thought...I make the kids wash dishes. Is it possible that they aren't rincing the sink well enough when they are done? |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Rosybabe on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:27pm that could be, but now that you mention kids...check under their beds, maybe some abandoned banana was left behind..... ;) |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Mosaicwench on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:32pm Blame the kids - it always works for me. Check under beds, chairs, couches, in cupboards and even in the garbage pail. Never know what might have been spilled and/or forgotten. I found this online: Fruit flies are especially attracted to ripened fruits and vegetables in the kitchen. But they also will breed in drains, garbage disposals, empty bottles and cans, trash containers, mops and cleaning rags. All that is needed for development is a moist film of fermenting material. Infestations can originate from over-ripened fruits or vegetables that were previously infested and brought into the home. The adults can also fly in from outside through inadequately screened windows and doors. Fruit flies are primarily nuisance pests. However, they also have the potential to contaminate food with bacteria and other disease-producing organisms. Prevention The best way to avoid problems with fruit flies is to eliminate sources of attraction. Produce which has ripened should be eaten, discarded or refrigerated. Cracked or damaged portions of fruits and vegetables should be cut away and discarded in the event that eggs or larvae are present in the wounded area. A single rotting potato or onion forgotten at the back of a closet, or fruit juice spillage under a refrigerator can breed thousands of fruit flies. So can a recycling bin stored in the basement which is never emptied or cleaned. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Charlie on Aug 1st, 2007, 10:39pm I never replaced the garbage disposer when it crapped out after 47 years. I live alone and don't generate much smelly stuff but put stuff like old food, apple peelings and the like, in a bag it the freezer. No flies. Bleach and ammonia..Windex if nothing else our to help. Charlie |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by BlueMeanie on Aug 1st, 2007, 11:11pm Hang one of those fly traps near the area where most are hanging out. It'll rid the majority while you locate the source. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by sandie99 on Aug 2nd, 2007, 2:58am I feel for you, Pegg. When I lived in uni halls of residence, I had to deal with lots of fruit flies. My flatmates used to leave the trash can lie around for days... and naturally, during warm summer days, we got about zillion fruit flies. Here's what we did as well: we placed water to a container (glass, box, whatever) and bit of fairy or other washing liquid. The fruit flies used to adore that! It didn't stop them from arriving, but it did help out nicely. :) And now, when we have veggie-loving guinea pigs in the house, a fly-eating plant in the kitchen and the garbage can is emptied regularly, I've seen just two fruit flies and no signs of an invasion. :) Sanna |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by jimmers on Aug 2nd, 2007, 11:54am 1/2 glass of red wine vinegar with a couple of drops of dish soap in it. Place them around and viola, flies be gone. Seeya, Martha Jimmers ;;D |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by thomas on Aug 2nd, 2007, 11:55am Mine too, damn it. I hate those little suckers. >:( |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by George_J on Aug 2nd, 2007, 12:14pm Useful little guys in genetic research, though... As long as you're living with them, you might keep an eye out for mutants. If you find one who has one red eye and is staggering around, clutching his tiny head, it could be that he has specific application to our particular problem. Consider carefully before you swat. Best wishes otherwise on your impending Drosophila Doomsday, George |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Paul98 on Aug 2nd, 2007, 12:21pm Check any onions or potatos that are out. -P. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Mosaicwench on Aug 2nd, 2007, 12:35pm on 08/02/07 at 12:14:53, George_J wrote:
You're funny! ;) |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by jimmers on Aug 2nd, 2007, 12:46pm I had fruit flies once when I was younger, but it was because my cherry was rotted ;;D Jimmers |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by LeLimey on Aug 2nd, 2007, 12:53pm Hey Jimmers - do you still get 'em now yoou've growed up into a cabbage?! :P |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by Lobster on Aug 2nd, 2007, 1:16pm The dirt in a planter. Our house was infested last month. We finally traced it down to a palm tree in the sun room. Moved it outside and all is better. |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by vietvet2tours on Aug 2nd, 2007, 5:58pm on 08/02/07 at 12:14:53, George_J wrote:
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by jimmers on Aug 2nd, 2007, 6:08pm Helen! You is in big trouble Sister ;;D It's not cabbage, its a cucumber! If it was jonny, it would be an eggplant! ;;D Jimmers |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by LeLimey on Aug 2nd, 2007, 6:15pm Cucumber my great aunt Fanny! ::) I've read the toilet walls Jimmers and cocktail gherkin is nearer the mark :P As for what you said about Jonny - aren't eggplants big and shiny and purple?? - ummm.. never mind [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by jimmers on Aug 2nd, 2007, 9:59pm OK Helen, I admit it ain't the biggest in the world but I can lick my eyebrows ;) Jimmers |
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Title: Re: My Apartment is infected... Post by LeLimey on Aug 3rd, 2007, 2:56am on 08/02/07 at 21:59:41, jimmers wrote:
Jim my sweet - what you call an eyebrow is commonly referred to these days as a moustache *sigh* - unless of course you really ARE a trog?! :-* |
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