On Sunday, November 2, 2014 1:31:43 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:35:22 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"Oregonian Haruspex" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>> On 2014-10-31 07:13:54 +0000, Julie Bove said:
> >>>
> >>>> I just returned from the kitchen where I whipped up a batch of white
> >>>> bread dough for a sandwich. And it was a good thing that I did! For
> >>>> there in my bread keeper were at least a dozen fruit flies! Where did
> >>>> they come from? I don't know. Although I have seen the occasional one
> >>>> flying around over the summer, I hadn't seen any recently. This is the
> >>>> bread keeper that I bought:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> >>>> Although I agree with some of the reviewers that it is a bit of a
> >>>> clunky
> >>>> and unwieldy design, I have had no problems with it until now. The
> >>>> bread
> >>>> I bake has no preservatives in it but the ventilation holes seem to
> >>>> work
> >>>> to prevent the bread from going moldy. It takes me 6-7 days to eat one
> >>>> loaf and I have not seen any mold on it at all. Neither has it gotten
> >>>> dried out.
> >>>>
> >>>> But obviously the little fruit flies got in through the holes. When I
> >>>> spied them, I immediately snatched the whole thing up and took it
> >>>> outside, attempting to close the ventilation holes but at least one
> >>>> flew
> >>>> out while I was in the garage. And even with the holes closed, it
> >>>> isn't
> >>>> a super tight seal. So...
> >>>>
> >>>> What do keep your bread in? A full loaf will technically fit into a
> >>>> bread bag but the bags are not long enough to allow me to close them.
> >>>> I
> >>>> do have some 2 gallon bread type bags. The Baggies brand. I don't
> >>>> even
> >>>> remember buying the things so I haven't a clue where they came from and
> >>>> it would appear that they are no longer being made. I do have some 2
> >>>> gallon zippered bags. I could use those but I would prefer something
> >>>> that isn't disposable as I intend to make bread weekly or more often.
> >>>> Yes, I know that bags can be washed but that's kind of a PITA.
> >>>>
> >>>> Grrrr... I just did not need this. But at least I discovered it now
> >>>> and
> >>>> not when I was fixing to make toast of it. I guess I will have white
> >>>> toast tomorrow because I don't need two full loaves of bread. The one
> >>>> that I tossed was about half eaten.
> >>>
> >>> They (and their larvae) can live in your drain so get into the habit of
> >>> pouring some boiling water down the drain hole every once in a while.
> >>> That'll learn 'em.
> >>
> >>I do. I had a severe problem with drain flies once before. But boiling
> >>water didn't help.
> >
> > Try some bleach. Or get a can of Raid and spray it into the drain.
>
> I'm allergic to bleach and haven't seen any raid that is for fruit flies. I
> don't think either thing will kill the eggs though.
Raid WILL kill fruit flies...where did you get the idea that it wouldn't?
Allergic to bleach? Yes, I wouldn't doubt it. The list gets longer every day...pretty soon a plastic bubble for you...unless of course you're allergic to 'plastic'.
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