How do i get rid of fruit flies naturally without chemicals?
Answers:
Basil
One of the best home remedies for fruit flies is to simply put a pot of basil on a window sill or table. This will help reduce the number of fruit flies in the area.
Soap
Dry soap acts as a fruit fly repellent. Sprinkle it into garbage cans and any other problem areas.
Chili And Vinegar
This one of the home remedies for fruit flies that you can apply directly to your fruit trees. In a pot, mix 2 ounces of beer, 1 1/2 quarts of water, 4 chopped jalapenos, and 2 cloves of garlic.
Cover this mixture and bring it to a boil for 5 minutes. Then let it sit in the pot for 24 hours. Then add 1/2 cup vinegar to the mixture.
Strain the mixture well and pour it into a sprayer. Apply the mixture to the leaves of your fruit trees, try to avoid spraying the blossoms.
Lavendar Oil
Another one of the more effective home remedies for fruit flies is to set a sponge in a saucer and soak it with lavender oil. Place this near fresh produce or wherever you need to in the room to repel fruit flies.
Other answers:
Spray them with vinegar water
Spray them with vinegar water
I had this problem last year, first of all throw anything out that may be causing them. Then buy some fly strips, it will catch them.
I set out a little dish on the counter with vinigar in it. Then they drown in it.
hang clear plastic bags full of water somewhere so they are above but close to the fruit , when they see their big reflection on the bags they get scared and fly away, that is what they do in FRUIT STORES in Mexico I have seen it work.
Good Luck !
they require moisture and food source, so they typically breed in drains. You can pour that natural Orange cleaner stuff down the drains, that seems to help. You also want to put your plants outside, and your food in the refrigerator. (like onions, etc...) Other than that, you will probably only be able to control them, not rid of them. Even the chemicals won't get rid of them. Just walk through your house, and look for the food and water sources, and shut 'em down. Good Luck!
set out a glass of wine. they can't resist it. do it overnight before you go to bed then in the morning they will all be floating around in the glass.