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Default Controlling fruit flies

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Kalmia > wrote:

> On Dec 6, 7:05*am, Omelet > wrote:
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> > Yeah, fly traps. *A little grape or apple juice works too. There is
> > still a wine bottle "fly trap" in the corner of the pantry and yes, it
> > helps, but it was not enough...

>
>
> Hmmmm..... maybe I'll put a saucer or wine under my sink near the
> garbage bucket. I hung some old fashioned fly paper on the pipe, but
> it only caught SOME of the pesky things.
>
> Do they prefer red or white? (wine)


Red seems to work best, but the bottle is necessary. I don't think a
platter will work as well as, one, it'd evaporate and two, the slender
bottle neck seems to trap them better.
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