How To Stop Fruit Flies From Infesting Your Kitchen
Fruit flies are irritating pests that can be difficult to get rid of once they infest your kitchen. The best way to stop fruit flies from infesting your kitchen is to take away their food sources. This can be done by storing fresh produce in sealed containers and keeping your kitchen clean. Clean dirty dishes or put them in the dishwasher as soon as possible and make sure to replace dish towels regularly. Fruit flies dislike certain scents such as basil, peppermint, eucalyptus, lavender and clove. A fruit fly trap can be made by putting apple cider vinegar and a couple of drops of dish shop into a jar or bowl. The flies are attracted to the smell of vinegar and will attempt to land on its surface. However, the soap breaks the surface tension of the vinegar, meaning the flies will fall in and drown.
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New research offers hope against the damaging fruit fly, estimated to cost growers hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
