"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 11/3/2014 7:52 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> I tried those traps and they did not work for me at all. What did work
>> was the mushy banana in the zip top bag. Leave the bag open, let them
>> fly in, close the bag and squish them. You need to replace this at
>> least every day to get rid of any eggs they may have laid.
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> Pour some cider vinegar in a jar. Cover with plastic wrap. Poke a hole
> in the plastic. The flies fly in, but cannot get out.
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> Depending on the infestation, put a few around the area.

Nope. Did not work at all. I did try that several times. They might get
in but then they could fly back out or they just walked around the sides and
few if any actually landed in the liquid. Also tried the same with added
dish soap.

I did see one fruit fly in there trying to get into the bread container.
The only bread I have is that, a package of Tillamook cheese bagels and the
last bit of white bread. From what I have read it is the yeast they are
after. Perhaps I got rid of most of them when I took that infested loaf
outside.

I have also gotten some little traps shaped like apples that work really
well. The problem is that they take a red liquid and people who live here
or maybe it is the cats, keep knocking them over and spilling the liquid.
And it stains!