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OT: Fruit flies/gnats control? nospambob 07-06-2006
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Posted by on July 6, 2006, 12:05 pm
Other than flypaper sticky tape are other options available? Little
critters flying in the kitchen and a bunch more in the aluminum cans
recycle bag are bugging me to the limit! Pun intended. Would still
prefer to get rid of whatever they are.

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Posted by badgolferman on July 6, 2006, 12:18 pm
nospambob@vcoms.net, 7/6/2006, 12:05:08 PM,

> Other than flypaper sticky tape are other options available? Little
> critters flying in the kitchen and a bunch more in the aluminum cans
> recycle bag are bugging me to the limit! Pun intended. Would still
> prefer to get rid of whatever they are.

Remove what is attracting them. Put the recyclables outside and close
the kitchen window or put up screens.

Posted by Larry Bud on July 6, 2006, 3:09 pm

badgolferman wrote:
> nospambob@vcoms.net, 7/6/2006, 12:05:08 PM,
>
> > Other than flypaper sticky tape are other options available? Little
> > critters flying in the kitchen and a bunch more in the aluminum cans
> > recycle bag are bugging me to the limit! Pun intended. Would still
> > prefer to get rid of whatever they are.
>
> Remove what is attracting them. Put the recyclables outside and close
> the kitchen window or put up screens.

Years ago I suddenly had a fruit fly problem... turned out they were
thriving on the rotting limes in old Corona bottles. Got rid of them,
and the flies disappeared.


Posted by Andy Asberry on July 6, 2006, 12:58 pm
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:05:08 -0400, nospambob@vcoms.net wrote:

>Other than flypaper sticky tape are other options available? Little
>critters flying in the kitchen and a bunch more in the aluminum cans
>recycle bag are bugging me to the limit! Pun intended. Would still
>prefer to get rid of whatever they are.

If you have house plants, put a thin layer of regular play sand on the
soil. Compliments of the Garden Guy on HGTV. Ours were gone in week.

--Andy Asberry recommends NewsGuy--

Posted by JimL on July 6, 2006, 1:49 pm
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:05:08 -0400, nospambob@vcoms.net wrote:

>Other than flypaper sticky tape are other options available? Little
>critters flying in the kitchen and a bunch more in the aluminum cans
>recycle bag are bugging me to the limit! Pun intended. Would still
>prefer to get rid of whatever they are.

We had a horrible infestation this spring.

We bring them in with our bananas(as eggs), so we had to start
covering the bananas with bags. The only thing we've found to kill
them is a fly swatter.

I placed a cut up banana in the sink and when they found it, I
sprayed them 'flying insect' killer.

It didn't kill a one.

So I just got out the Raid and used that. About 10 percent sucumbed
to the raid, the others got healthier.

Next, I tried MALATHION spray. Again, most flew away.

Finally, I got the fly swatter out and went after them one by one.




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