Say Goodbye To Fruit Flies: DIY Traps

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Now that it is Summer fruit flies may becoming a problem in your kitchen. Here are a couple of homemade ways to get rid of those little pests.

For this method, you will need a small bowl, apple cider vinegar, dish soap, and water.

Cider Vinegar

01. Pour apple cider vinegar into a small bowl or cup.

Next, add a little dish soap to the bowl.

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Add Water

03 Finish with a squirt of water to make the soap bubbly. Full Tutorial Here

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Jar Method

04 This time you will need a small jar or glass, plastic wrap, elastic, a toothpick, vinegar, & soap. See More

Pour cider vinegar into the jar and then a squirt of dish soap.

Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes with a toothpick. The fruit flies will fly in and get trapped. Visit the blog for 2 more homemade fruit fly trap ideas!

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Say Goodbye To Fruit Flies: DIY Traps

Now that it is Summer fruit flies may becoming a problem in your kitchen. Here are a couple of homemade ways to get rid of those little pests.

For this method, you will need a small bowl, apple cider vinegar, dish soap, and water.

Cider Vinegar

Next, add a little dish soap to the bowl.

Add Water

Jar Method

Pour cider vinegar into the jar and then a squirt of dish soap.

Pour cider vinegar into the jar and then a squirt of dish soap.

Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes with a toothpick. The fruit flies will fly in and get trapped. Visit the blog for 2 more homemade fruit fly trap ideas!

Cover with plastic wrap and poke a few holes with a toothpick. The fruit flies will fly in and get trapped. Visit the blog for 2 more homemade fruit fly trap ideas!

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