Goddamn flies.
So for some reason we have a fruit fly problem in our apartment. To the point that after spending 15 minutes killing all of them, in another hour there are 50 or so on the wall of our kitchen, crawling around, mocking me.
Now, I’m sure you’re thinking that I live in a shit hole, with piles of shit everywhere. Like actual human feces. That, my friends, is not the case. Our apartment is relatively clean, and we have cleaned the kitchen so that there is no exposed fruit, or anything that the devilish flies can feast upon.
So, our current feeling is that the flies are living off of food that is in the drain. Which sucks. So we poured a bottle of drano down it. But still…we have flies.
Although, now, I have discovered the best way to kill them: A can of Lysol and a lighter.
If anyone has any fly solutions, please let me know. I’m going insane.
I had a similar problem once when I went away for a week and forgot about a lone banana in the fruit bowl.
Here’s what you need to do:
eliminate any type of food garbage/waste from the apt: that includes pizza boxes, coffee grinds, banana peels…basically, anything organic.
Any future food garbage needs to be stored in a sealed plastic bag and placed in the trash.
For your drain: run one pot/kettle of boiling water, follow with 1 cup of baking soda and chase with enough vinegar to make all the soda fizz itself out. Chase with one more pot of boiling water.
The flies will lose their food source and will disappear in a few days. In the meantime, shoot any you see with the lysol (Lighter is optional).
Any fruit/vegetable that you do purchase, store in the refridgerator (even bananas).
That should do it.
Kerry Litka, Domestic Goddess
PS: If you ever have a maggot infestation, I know how to get rid of those too.
Hey, remember hearing, “Get in the van, get in the van.”? Well, try the same intonation and volume as you read, “Put down the lighter….put down the lighter.”
seriously, have you guys never had any lessons in fire safety?