Now before I tell you how we finally got rid of our visitors , I would like to say that there were many "solutions' on the web and I am sure most of them must have worked for folks..(if not, the world would surely be over run by fruit flies !)..but they just did not work on my country flies. However the most unusual remedy was from a gal who said to take your own plastic bags from home and take any fruit or veggies you are going to buy into the restroom and wash and re-bag them . (Does she really do this ? Has she never seen the DO NOT TAKE MERCHANDISE INTO RESTROOMS ? I would never take food into a germ filled public restroom !!! Was she trying to pull someones leg !? Wish I had bookmarked her web post. )
Okay, yes our problem was solved. I put out some apple pieces on the counter to use as bait. Got out my vacumn cleaner and put on the hose attachment. The apple bait drew all of them to one spot and then I would cut on the cleaner and sneak up on them and .......Swoosh...they would go up the hose ! Bye-Bye ! About every hour I would check the lure area. And yeah, this did work !! (You just need to be sure and not get too close to the apples or they get sucked up too !)
The fruit flies are gone now and my walls are clean and I thank God that He gives of senses of humor. But if you ever have fruit fly problems, just come to us, WE know how to deal with it !
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