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How to Eliminate Fruit Flies

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By Fossman
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Whether a dish of apples and bananas or a tempting slab of fruit cake, fruit flies seem an inevitable enemy, no matter how clean you keep your dwelling. Before, the only precaution was storing you goods in inconvenient places. Cakes in cupboards and fruits in the refrigerator, when most fruits aren't good cold. Use a couple of household goods and shoo those flies away.

From Quick Guide: Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1

    Pour apple cider vinegar in a cup about a half an inch high.

  2. Step 2

    Add two drops of dish washing liquid. Don't add too much more than than because you don't want to dilute the vinegar too much.

  3. Step 3

    Mix the ingredients with a spoon (or whatever might be laying around).

  4. Step 4

    Place in the corner of the counter top and watch the fruit flies drawn to the cup.

  5. Step 5

    Repeat the process daily until all flies are gone. It should only take a couple of days.

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on 12/1/2009 Thank you! Yours is a simple, easy solution to a really nasty problem!

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