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Farmer Macleigh
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
Tennessee
USA
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 Posted - Jun 09 2006 : 10:51:23 AM
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Does anyone have a solution to getting rid of fruit flies? <groan> I'd prefer to not refrigerate my fruits, but they are making the kitchen most unpleasant to be in!
Any ideas, wise women?
Cari
Hope sustains the farmer. -- Old Proverb |
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2006 : 5:06:06 PM
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Do a search for fruitflies on this forum as this topic comes up from time to time. Under "Garden Gate" there is "FruitFly FYI" and under "Cleaning Up" look for "fruit flies in my home"
I guess with the warm weather, fruit flies are becoming a problem. I feel bad about killing them (they are just adorable looking flies), but I'm rather protective of my fruit. -Cat |
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AnnieT
True Blue Farmgirl
287 Posts
Annie
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Jun 09 2006 : 7:24:15 PM
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| Some flies are cuter than others. Tephritid flies (fruit flies) are pretty cute. Blowflies and carrion flies, not so cute. Flowerflies are the cutest ever! I'm a fly girl though so I'm biased. :) -Cat |
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Farmer Macleigh
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
Tennessee
USA
39 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 12:53:48 PM
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Thanks for the idea. I'll check out the postings ... oh, if our kitchens had to have little flying ones in them, why couldn't they be butterflies? :-)
Hope sustains the farmer. -- Old Proverb |
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CityCat
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Catherine
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
198 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2006 : 10:28:46 PM
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I'll take flies any day of the week! Butterflies and the scales on their wings, just BAD! If you have too my butterflies or moths and they are around all the time, you have to be very careful about NOT inhaling their scales. It's really, REALLY bad for your lungs. For the average person, this isn't a problem, but for people who handle moths and butterflies on a daily basis, it's a very definite hazard.
Then again, I'm very biased. I got my entomology start in a fly lab. I was indoctrinated into believing that butterflies are (now, say this in the most condescending voice possible) "charismatic macro-fauna" and just not worth the time of day. I'm not saying there aren't butterflies and moths that I like (monarch, hummingbird moths, glass wing butterflies and morpho butterflies spring to mind), but for the most part, they don't peak my fancy. I'm constantly at odds with a very good friend of mine who got her start studying butterflies and moths and who ultimately did a graduate degree studying moths. We constantly argue over what insect group is the best. It's a lot of fun.  -Cat |
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Destiny~
True Blue Farmgirl
195 Posts
Dar
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TX
USA
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Posted - Jul 31 2006 : 05:46:50 AM
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There's another thread about this on the Kitchen topic.
"Let us, together, sow seeds for a better harvest-a harvest for hope."
Jane Goodall, Harvest for Hope |
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maerwert
Farmgirl in Training
12 Posts
Mary
Mulino
OR
USA
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Posted - Jan 10 2010 : 5:07:39 PM
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Place a small dish with about 1/2 cup cider vinegar and a few drops of dishwashing liquid in it on your counter. I will soon fill up with the pesky devils. I change it every other day or so depending on the infestation level.
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 04:45:54 AM
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| I put a bit of plain vinegar in a small clear bowl, then cover very tightly with seran wrap, poke holes in it. Sometimes, i put some white wine instead with a piece of banana. Works like a charm. |
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
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sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
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