DIY Fruit Fly Trap

Over the years, I have used this handy dandy DIY fruit fly trap to eliminate thousands of fruit flies. It’s simple to make with only a few ingredients and supplies right at home.

Fruit Fly Trap

Ugh. Those pesky fruit flies. They are just waiting for you to set out the fresh produce you spent half of your paycheck on. Who wants to eat a banana when a colony of fruit flies has been hanging out all day? They multiply overnight, and they are difficult to get rid of. Sometimes, you have to put all your food into the refrigerator and wait for cold weather to take care of them.

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Supplies You’ll Need

• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Dish Soap
• Tape
• A Sheet of Paper
• An empty water Bottle

How to Make a Homemade Fruit Fly Trap

• Pour some apple cider vinegar into the bottom of your glass. You only need about one inch of vinegar
• Add a couple of drops of dish soap and stir so the soap is distributed throughout
• Roll your paper into a funnel, and use the tape to help secure it
• Cut the roll down to make it only a few inches tall
• Place the funnel with the narrow tip down into the neck of the water bottle
• Seal the outside with tape.
• The flies will travel down to the vinegar and won’t be able to figure out how to travel back up the cone to escape.

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DIY Fruit Fly Trap

How to make a simple fruit fly trap

Yield: 1 trap

Author: Melissa Haines

Materials

• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Dish SoapTape
• A Sheet of Paper
• An empty water bottle or empty cup

Instructions

• Pour some apple cider vinegar into the bottom of your glass. You only need about one inch of vinegar
• Add a couple of drops of dish soap and stir so the soap is distributed throughout
• Roll your paper into a funnel, and use the tape to help secure it
• Cut the roll down to make it only a few inches tall
• Place the funnel with the narrow tip down into the neck of the water bottle
• Seal the outside with tape.
• The flies will travel down to the vinegar and won't be able to figure out how to travel back up the cone to escape.

~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com – DIY home and garden, recipes, fun foods, party ideas, crafts, and fun things to do with your whole family!