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Title: Fruit flies
Post by: thermidorthelobster on September 23, 2007, 16:57:10

Each year we get a plague of fruit flies in the house;  I'm pretty sure it's because of a batch of fly-infested compost.

Any tips on getting rid of the little sods?  We swat them, we use fly paper, I spray insecticide on the leaves of the house plants, water the plants with insecticide so it gets into the soil, and I've even bought a carnivorous plant...  but short of getting a chameleon, any idea how to stop it happening again next year?

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on September 23, 2007, 17:09:25

Spiders!

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: spyke_boi on September 23, 2007, 18:44:00

Handheld tennis racket fly swatter

(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CKHEWP1ML.jpg)

Its soooo much fun!!!!!!!

just DONT touch the grid and press the button... it kinda hurts

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: spinkster on September 23, 2007, 19:21:11

these (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAPONA-SUNFLOWER-fly-killer-stickers-TWO-TWIN-PACKS_W0QQitemZ130153670956QQihZ003QQcategoryZ72361QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) work well

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: SWEETY on September 23, 2007, 20:20:01

If you have a few house plants cover the soil with pea gravel, this will stop them living & breading in your house. We had the same prob with soil flies useing the pots of my indoor bonsai as home :twisted:

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: thermidorthelobster on September 23, 2007, 20:22:38

All good suggestions, thanks everybody.

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: Jamin on September 23, 2007, 20:35:00

Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle"

Spiders!

Nah..... Praying mantis!

(http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/53/37/22203753.jpg)

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: Team Landzuki on September 23, 2007, 21:15:31

Those tennis racket swatters work really well on wasps we had smoke coming off them this weekend.  Its not nice having wasp buzzing around when in a tent.

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: BrumLee on September 23, 2007, 21:16:46

Agree with Jamin. Had to order fruit flies by mail for my Mantis. Fascinating watching them catch their prey and eating it. Grow quite quick and very friendly (for an insect)  :wink:

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: hobbit on September 24, 2007, 10:17:20

We had  a spate of midges in the house now and again, very annoying when they wander across your vision when reading on the monitor

Tried the fly killer and i think they thought it was a de-oderant for them, no effect at all

Got that fed up with it, stuck a bright lamp on for 10 mins and then hoovered them into the vacuum cleaner with the extension, while they hovered round the light :twisted:

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: Hobnailkelly on September 24, 2007, 18:07:23

Time flies like an arrow ...


Fruit Flies like a banana ...










As for getting rid of them   ??????

Title: Fruit flies
Post by: Bunnie on September 24, 2007, 19:02:23

so i need to get some of these mantis thingymys for the beer?

cos they seem to like our cellar and the cider pump?!