How to eradicate the fruit flies in your bar with a eco friendly nontoxic bug trap? 1st let’s talk about the most common natural home solution: apple cider vinegar and dish soap to kill fruit flies. There is a big problem with these solutions: they don’t work very good. In addition your bar will smell very bad!
Urban legend that doesn’t work very often: Does apple cider vinegar and dish soap work to get rid of fruit flies? Does dumping bleach down your sink get rid of drain flies? Do these methods work? The short answer is yes and no. One of the most common “natural” way to kill fruit flies is to pour a small amount of vinegar and dish soap in a little bowl, cover it with plastic and poke little holes in it. The flies go in, and don’t know how to get back out. The sweet aroma of vinegar draws them toward the dish, and once they touch the liquid, the dish soap drowns them. Problem solved.
But the issue is that, very often, this solution doesn’t work, fruit flies will show up again and you will also have a problem with the bad smell from this “natural” solution. Vinegar is a very potent and pungent liquid – it’s just not fun having that available in the house. Especially if there are kids around. Do you want dead flying insects floating around on their kitchen counter, table, bar, or restaurant?
Chemical-free fruit fly trap to get rid of drain flies in your bar that works? Try Eon Luxe today! UV light attracts fruit flies, mosquitoes, drain moths. When the flying pests see ultraviolet light, they are naturally lured in the direction of the source of UV rays. Eon Luxe Solutions Ultraviolet light lures the flies over a 320 square foot area and works best in a closed, dark room. Eon Luxe Solutions Pest Vortex uses vacuum action to collect tiny flying insects and pull them into the removable retention cage. Once collected, pests are prevented from escaping by the whisper-quiet fan with continuous operation then landing them onto the no-escape glue pad. Find extra info on Nontoxic bug trap.
Fruit flies prevention tip (it’s easier to prevent!) : Fruit flies may not love anything more than fruit, but if they had to pick a second favorite, it would be sugary beverages. Fruit flies will get at the last dregs of a coffee, soda, energy drink, or even water no matter where you hide them. Your trash and recycling bins aren’t safe from their terrible thirst. Before recycling any cans, cups, or bottles, rinse them out thoroughly with water from the sink. Then, dry them. It might feel silly to essentially wash something you’re throwing out, but you’ll be doing the fruit flies a favor if you don’t.
We are a husband and wife duo operating a small business in a small town just 30 minutes south of Boston in Pembroke, Massachusetts. We love hiking – in the above photo, we were at the Montezuma Castle. I love smoothies and Acai bowls, so there’s always a few organic bananas in my fruit bowl. No matter how clean I keep the house, a few fruit flies still find their way in my home buzzing around the bananas and other fruits. They are an annoyance! I tried using apple cidar vinegar and dish soap – and they work great, but the ACV has a very strong smell, and they just don’t look very nice in home…..And the kids have “accidentally” spilled them once or twice. Definitely not fun. See additional details at Get rid of drain flies.
