Top 10 Tips for Getting Rid of Fruit Flies

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Obviously, the first negative effect of fruit flies is to cause unsanitary food and living space. They perch everywhere, especially in areas where food, fruit, ... read more...

  1. This is one of the most effective and simple ways to kill fruit flies in the toilet. You just need to use insect spray to quickly get rid of them from home. You use insecticide and mix it with a little water, then use a pressure sprayer or ULV sprayer to spray all over the house, wet places of the house such as bathrooms, toilets, and wet holes.


    Kill the weeds, kill the root. Fruit flies live and lay eggs in your home's sewers and drains. By pouring insecticidal chemicals into the pipes where the fruit flies live, the eggs and larvae of the fruit flies will be destroyed. Thus, fruit flies cannot survive to adulthood and fly out. This method helps to kill quickly, neatly and without much effort, but you must be very careful when using specialized spray equipment and choosing the right disinfectant.

    Use insecticide
    Use insecticide
    Use insecticide
    Use insecticide

  2. You may rely on this tip to destroy fruit flies because they are easily attracted to mixed odors. You get a bowl ready and combine one of the aforementioned lures with vinegar and dishwashing liquid (either dish soap or laundry detergent). After that, you cover the bowl with plastic and make a few holes for the flies to fly through. Place traps in areas where water won't splash.


    Flies will be drawn into the trap by the fragrance of the bait. All of their escape routes will be blocked by Nilon shutting the bowl, and they will eventually perish from eating soap in the trap. Just toss the bottle once there are no more fruit flies visible in it. Fruit flies take about 8-10 days to mature from hatching from eggs, so continue to use elimination methods even if you see the flies are gone. This will certainly mean that their future generations will also be eliminated.

    Vinegar and dishwashing liquid
    Vinegar and dishwashing liquid
    Vinegar and dishwashing liquid
    Vinegar and dishwashing liquid
  3. Due to their pleasant perfume, essential oils are excellent for human health, but fruit flies and other insects find them to be exceedingly repulsive. To help efficiently destroy this fruit fly, you can use an essential oil diffuser or light an essential oil lamp in areas where fruit flies frequently congregate (the kitchen, the bathroom, etc.). You can use essential oils like cajeput, lemongrass, orange, and cinnamon, among others, to be able to eradicate them as effectively as possible.


    The essence of flies and mosquitoes is in essential oils. You just simply mix 10 drops of essential oil in some warm water, pour it into a spray bottle, and mist it around anywhere flies are a problem. The scent of essential oils will make the flies not want to come anymore. Oranges and lemons also contain aromatic essential oils like lemongrass, so after using oranges and lemons, don't rush to throw them away, dry them and put them in places where there are flies, flies will also smell oranges and lemons and avoid them. Hopefully, with these simple ways, you can get rid of the tiny fruit flies but "chase them forever" in the house easily.

    Use natural essential oils
    Use natural essential oils
    Use natural essential oils
    Use natural essential oils
  4. Flies live in swarms, so every time you see them, you will find them gathering in black clusters in extremely unhygienic. They often live in places with a lot of waste, where livestock and poultry live. The way of life of flies during the day will go to find food, and at night they will mate. The reproductive capacity of flies is quite high and the growth rate is fast. The fact that they often fly around and land on people, objects in the house or food will make you uncomfortable.


    Vodka is a type of aromatherapy with a warm, pungent aroma, which makes flies and many other insects very hate it. So, apply the above to make a solution to repel flies at home. You need to prepare 1 cup of vodka, 1 teaspoon of lemon eucalyptus oil, and 2 teaspoons of aloe vera juice. Mix the ingredients together and pour into a spray bottle and spray on areas with a lot of flies in the house. They will automatically stay away. When the house has a lot of flies, you can apply this indoor fly repellent trick, guaranteed to be very effective.

    Use vodka
    Use vodka
    Use vodka
    Use vodka
  5. If fruit flies are constantly swarming around your home, you will undoubtedly feel very uncomfortable. Because flies are extremely sensitive to the aromas of herbs and dislike them, the solution is to use mint leaves. You can also ward off those bothersome insects with the aid of some herbs having pleasant herbs with a strong aroma, such as wormwood, basil, and chamomile. This is a quick-acting method for treating a lot of insects.


    To make this plant easier to smell, place the dried mint leaves in thin bags and hang them around the house where flies frequently congregate. You should hang more things at the entryway and the windows. Besides, you can also take fresh mint chopped and put it in cups of water and place it on the table, on the window or anywhere there are flies. To repel this fly most effectively when the house has many flies, you should combine mint with basil or wormwood for the best effect.

    Repel flies at home with mint leaves
    Repel flies at home with mint leaves
    Repel flies at home with mint leaves
    Repel flies at home with mint leaves
  6. Camphor is one of the simplest and least labor-intensive methods for killing fruit flies inside. Camphor can help you effectively and permanently keep flies out of your home by repelling several common insects. Place camphor in areas where the smell is diffused, where there are lots of flies, or in hot areas so that it spreads a potent smell, effectively repels flies and prevents insects from approaching. You can also dissolve camphor in a bowl of warm, hot water and place it in areas where there are lots of flies to effectively repel flies.


    Use camphor (mothballs) to keep fruit flies out of your home. The process is really easy; you simply place a mothball in a water bottle and poke a few holes in it so that the smell can escape. Since insects and flies frequently dislike this fragrance, they will typically flee. Flies will be deterred and kept away by the camphor seeds' potent, distinctive aroma. As a result, applying camphor to deter flies at home is thought to be helpful. However, avoiding using this anti-fly technique on pregnant women as camphor might have negative effects on the mother and the unborn child's future development.

    Use camphor
    Use camphor
    Use camphor
    Use camphor
  7. There are many ways to trap and kill fruit flies. You can use tape or spray to trap flies, but it's not the best solution. Many users of aerosol cans fear that the chemical can affect food and health. So stick 20-30 cloves on an apple. Then place the apple in the center of the table. You will be surprised by the results it brings. Why is this effective in repelling flies? It's simple: Cloves are one of the most effective fly repellents. When cloves are inserted into the apple, the juice from the apple releases the scent of cloves, which fruit flies hate.


    In addition to repelling flies, the pleasant scent of cloves will spread throughout your home. You can also use cloves in another way to repel flies. Place a small bunch of cloves in a cotton bag, or use a tissue or cloth, wrap around the bunch of cloves and tie with an elastic or rubber band. Put cloves in canvas bags and hang them on the windows or corners of the house. The scent of cloves will prevent fruit flies from entering your home very well.

    Use cloves
    Use cloves
    Use cloves
    Use cloves
  8. Fruit flies prefer dirty so dry surfaces where they cannot easily spread. When you clean the home, especially the kitchen where food is kept, remove any sugar traces, crumbs, or ripe fruit that can attract fruit flies. It's a solution like cleaning fruit baskets, cabinets, and countertops thoroughly with soap and water or a dedicated kitchen cleaner. In order to stop fruit flies from growing and multiplying, keep the sink free of food scraps and dirty dishes.


    Fruit flies adore looking for ripe, decaying fruit so they can consume the nectar. Fruit flies will be drawn to overripe fruit in the home, including ripe bananas, berries, peaches, and peeled plums. When buying fruits and vegetables at the grocery store, don't choose overripe ones and store ripe fruit in the refrigerator. Flies can also be attracted to beer, wine, and juice. Therefore, in order to prevent fruit flies from accumulating, it is necessary to remove the old bottles and clean them up immediately after drinking.

    Clean the house and kitchen
    Clean the house and kitchen
    Clean the house and kitchen
    Clean the house and kitchen
  9. Some people think that flies will fly away when they see an enlarged image of themselves in a bag of water and will go away. But most hypothesis people think that flies being scared of light refraction is the most typical explanation. When light is moving at an angle between two transparent materials, the phenomenon known as light breaking causes the light to change direction. In orbit, a water-filled plastic bag would act as a converging lens that bends light. That is why flies, notably fruit flies, will be perplexed and flee as a result.


    Refraction of light has the potential to confound insects, particularly flies. Each fly's eye is composed of 3,000 to 6,000 tiny eyes due to its unique eye structure. These eyes allow flies to see in all directions at once, so the refraction of light has a strong impact on their vision. No matter how effective it is, there are still many people and restaurants that apply this simple method of repelling flies.

    Use a water bag
    Use a water bag
    Use a water bag
    Use a water bag
  10. Many families have used a mixture of soap and honey, this is an effective home fly treatment used by many families with many flies. Because honey has a special scent that attracts flies and soap will make them stick and can't get out. The steps to make this fly repellent are very simple: Mix soap with water in a large bowl, Then mix with a little honey.


    This is a very good way to kill flies in the house that you can take advantage of. Besides, you can use chili powder with soap to repel flies very effectively. Mix together soup, chili powder, and a little honey and put it in a spray bottle. Then, spray this solution in places where flies often hang out. The chili powder has a pungent smell and the honey will keep flies away from your house. It should be noted that chili powder can be dangerous to small children and pets.

    Mix with honey
    Mix with honey
    Mix with honey
    Mix with honey




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