DIY Easy Fruit Fly Trap
I don’t know about you, but I HATE the fruit fly. No matter how many time I clean my fruit and veg when we get home from the market, I always seem to have several of these flies buzzing around.
What would you say if I told you that you could eliminate your fruit fly problem with a small bowl, plastic cling wrap and some apple cider vinegar? When I found out this little trick worked, I’ll tell you what I said! WHOOHOOO!!!
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DIY Easy Fruit Fly Trap
- small bowl
- 2-3 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar (balsamic vinegar and wine work well too, but who wants to waste wine on flies 😉 hehe)
- plastic cling wrap
- Fruit flies seem to be more active at night, so you will want to set your trap out at night.
- Place apple cider vinegar in a small bowl and cover with plastic cling wrap. Using a toothpick poke a couple small holes.
- Place in your kitchen (or wherever you are having the fruit fly issue)
Those little bugger won’t be able to resist the smell and will crawl into those small holes, but won’t be able to find their way out.
DIY Easy Fruit Fly Trap
Materials
- small bowl
- 2-3 Tablespoons of apple cider vinegar balsamic vinegar and wine work well too, but who wants to waste wine on flies ; hehe)
- plastic cling wrap
Instructions
- Fruit flies seem to be more active at night, so you will want to set your trap out at night.
- Place apple cider vinegar in a small bowl and cover with plastic cling wrap. Using a toothpick poke a couple small holes.
- Place in your kitchen (or wherever you are having the fruit fly issue)
Post updated September 2020
This works wonderful! Ive been using this for years! When making these traps it is helpful to put a tiny drop of dish soap in it. It aids in making the fruit fly unable to walk on the vinegar. 🙂
Brilliant! Doing this right away! Love it! Thanks Corey! What would I do without your site?
YAY! Thanks Nikki!
Totally doing this tonight! I hate those little buggers! Every summer we get them and the are so annoying. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Ok I have mine ready in a antique cup already set and ready to catch those annoying things.!
Corey, I can’t wait to try this. I love that you use certified organic cider vinegar to kill fruit flies! (I know, I know, it’s just what you have on hand for your own consumption, but still …)