So mixed this up with some lemonade when I got home from my mom’s house tonight as a sort of “Arnold Palmer” type drink. I was really enjoying it, but then I glanced over to my cup after leaving it unattended for like ten minutes?
We happen to have a bit of a fruit fly infestation right now – apple cider vinegar is kind of doing the trick to kill them but not nearly quick enough. Any suggestions for how to get rid of the pests would be HIGHLY appreciated, though.
Anyway – I looked over at my drink and there were about ten dead fruit flies in it that had somehow managed to make their way over to it in the ten minutes I was busy in the other room. So, had to dump out an otherwise good drink and that was really disappointing. Didn’t bother to pour myself another; the sight of so many of the gross motherfuckers ruined any inclination for a drink I might have had otherwise.
Eww, fruit flies are so gross. :( I deal with them by just clean out out anything and everything they could possibly be attracted to, hide all the rest, then kill them off as I see them. Worked for me, but we only had a few pieces of fruit that they were nomming at the time… It’s a different story if they are coming out of your sink drain or something similar.
Also, a lot of the time they go into our garbage somehow, even through the closed cabinet doors, so I would also make sure to change that frequently.
We put something they like, old fruit or juice, in a bowl and cover that with plastic wrap. Poke tiny holes in it. Works well but not fast enough!!