Fruit flies

 

Mainly, I think, because I have a lot of havested fruit and vegetables
in my kitchen - plums, apples, tomatoes, etc - I seem to get more and
more little fruit flies each year.

I wondered what environmentally friendly methods urglers use to keep
levels of these small flies under control at this time of year.

Janet G

 



   They hang round  damp or decomposing stuff more than fresh, ime. I
stash kitchen compost in a bin with a rubber seal round the lid. Veg
live either in the fridge or the pantry, out of reach to flies. The only
fruit they can reach is what's in the bowl on the table and that changes
so frequently they don't seeem to go for it.

   Having said all that, for the last week the kitchen has been plagued
withhouseflies and daddy longlegs. I don't mind the DDL's because they
stay on the window out of my way but  I hate flies around food and work
surfaces and won't use insecticide sprays in a food prep area. So, every
morning starts with a rolled up newspaper and some aerobics.

   Janet.

 

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:02:42 +0100, David \(in Normandy\) wrote


I agree, we have several of these fly swotters and they are easily available
and only about 69p or 89p AFAIR. Perhaps you don't spend your holidays in the
right shops<g>. It's very satisfying to use them - I obviously have a
bloodthirsty soul, and like Janet really hate flies in the kitchen.





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 Yes, I've seen them for sale here (Lakeland do them too) but this is
the first time we've had a fly problem so I'm unprepared :-)  Anyway,
the newspaper makes a satisfying splat noise.

   Janet.

  

 



I just hate flies!

Alan