The big can of "DOOM" (bug spray) that was left under our kitchen sink seems to have no effect on them and pouring bleach down the drains wasn't helping either, so in a desperate attempt to rid my house of these pests I turned to the internet. One site listed several possible fruit fly traps and, good scientist that I am, I decided to test the efficacy of two of them:
1) A peeled banana and wine (to quote the website "...peeled fruit and wine or balsamic vinegar. Think about what you'd like to have for dinner...") were placed in a bowl and tightly covered with plastic wrap. Small holes were poked in the wrap with a fork.
2) A bowl of beer (again, to quote "you'd be surprised how many fruit flies you can catch with beer.")
After just a few days we have a clear winner, and my fruit fly problem is improving.
-kjd
Beginning the experiment with beer (front) and banana and wine (back).
Three days later.
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And it's a good thing . . . what a waste of a perfectly good beer! (ha!) Aren't persistent pests one of the most aggravating things ever? Now if you can only trap enough of the litter buggers to end your daily attack!
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