Katacara
Avid Member
Fruit flies are taking over my house!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no idea how to get rid of them and/or keep them from coming back
I like to feed fresh to all my critters (with an option of dry), and change it out regularly (24-48 hours max checking freshness twice a day). I had this problem months back when a piece of pepper escaped my attention during a clean-out day. I was able to get rid of them then by switching to dry gut-load only, and making sure all my fruit and veggies where in sealed plastic bags and/or in the fridge. After a few days they where gone. Sense that time I have become even more OCD with cleaning, and checking on my feeder bins than I was before.
They have now come back with vengeance! They are everywhere this time! I have gone through all my bins of feeders and there is nothing in there that should have caused this, so I have no idea where they came from. For the past week or so I have only been feeding dry but they just will not leave so today I said heck with it and started to offer fresh again.
I have tried the "tape-trap" method, and either the flies out smarted me or I did something wrong because it did not work at all! I could see them walking across the tape, and I swear they where laughing at me! I would like to avoid having hanging fly sticky tapes hanging all over the place, but if that is what it takes than that's what I will do.
Can anyone offer any advice on how to get rid of them and tips to keep them gone? I think they are driving me to crazy town faster than the never-ending chirping of crickets!! Thanks in advance everyone for your help!
I like to feed fresh to all my critters (with an option of dry), and change it out regularly (24-48 hours max checking freshness twice a day). I had this problem months back when a piece of pepper escaped my attention during a clean-out day. I was able to get rid of them then by switching to dry gut-load only, and making sure all my fruit and veggies where in sealed plastic bags and/or in the fridge. After a few days they where gone. Sense that time I have become even more OCD with cleaning, and checking on my feeder bins than I was before.
They have now come back with vengeance! They are everywhere this time! I have gone through all my bins of feeders and there is nothing in there that should have caused this, so I have no idea where they came from. For the past week or so I have only been feeding dry but they just will not leave so today I said heck with it and started to offer fresh again.
I have tried the "tape-trap" method, and either the flies out smarted me or I did something wrong because it did not work at all! I could see them walking across the tape, and I swear they where laughing at me! I would like to avoid having hanging fly sticky tapes hanging all over the place, but if that is what it takes than that's what I will do.
Can anyone offer any advice on how to get rid of them and tips to keep them gone? I think they are driving me to crazy town faster than the never-ending chirping of crickets!! Thanks in advance everyone for your help!