We asked a bug expert about how to stop fruit flies from invading your kitchen, and what to do if they have you surrounded.

Nothing can ruin the joy of having fresh fruit in your home like a swarm of annoying fruit flies. Seriously, they seem to come out of thin air, don’t they? And try and squash one of them? Good ...

While most DIY fruit fly traps are easy to make, this one is truly hard to beat. Simply pour some vinegar (apple cider or white, whatever you have) into a bowl and add a couple drops of dish soap.

Fruit flies are attracted to odors from food decay in trash cans. DIY traps, deodorizing products, and regular cleaning can ...

Pour 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar in the bottom of a jar or bottle. Add a small drop of dish soap. This helps break the surface tension of the apple cider vinegar.

3. Souped-Up Ceramic Fruit Fly Trap with Apple Cider Vinegar and Dish Soap. If one trap is good, two traps are better, if you ask Country Living’s Food and Crafts Director Charlyne Mattox, who ...

Home and household blog Apartment Therapy shares instructions for building an ultra-simple fruit fly trap: Get ready: All it takes is cider vinegar, a jar, dish soap, and plastic wrap.

We consulted a top pest control specialist for recommendations on the best fruit fly traps — from the apple cider vinegar method to electric zappers, and plant-safe sprays. Fruit flies, be gone.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR TRAP. One of the most effective traps you can make for fruit flies is apple cider vinegar, as its sweet aroma is a scent these pests find it impossible to resist.

Foiling fruit flies with vinegar. Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers ... Next, cover the cup with some plastic wrap, and punch a couple of very small holes in it to make a trap. Once again, vinegar to ...

Above: my fruit fly trap. I realize there's no fruit in this photo, but technically the wine used to be grapes.. I have no idea why I get so many fruit flies at home. I don't even keep that much ...