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ny21  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Sep 20 2006, 6:26 pm
I have tiny little fruit flys - where do they come from?

could it be ..... when I opened my bag of oranges?
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mommy24




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 21 2006, 2:33 am
ugh, those are so annoying. last summer my building was filled with them, because they traveled (or something through the kitchen pipes to each apt.)
THey can come from infested fruit, or sometimes they stay by the drain in the sink.

to get rid of the ones that come from the infested fruit, just get rid of that fruit and make sure everything else is really clean and put away, they should be gone soon after.

To get rid of the ones from the drain do a google search you should see some sort of solution of throwing vinegar, baking soda, and maybe salt/sugar (I can't remember the last thing) down the drain.

good luck.
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mother48




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 21 2006, 5:37 am
they're seasonal.

s/o told me to pour bleech down the drains.
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elkayed




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 21 2006, 8:13 am
I had them for a short time...My DH put a certain type of bug bomb out and over the course of 2 hours a smell came out and killed them all...now I make sure there is never any food in the drain and I haven't seen them since!
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realeez




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 21 2006, 8:14 am
they breed in the drain - they need water to breed. dump draino (or the natural equivalent Wink ) down the drain and it really works!
don't leave out fruits & veggies - that gets them coming too!
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  ny21




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Sep 21 2006, 8:16 am
I am going to try baking soda and vinegar!
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