help! theyre everywhere!

newmama16newmama16
edited October 2011 in Health
Ever since i started my daughter in formula there has been fruit flies everywhere! Ive been told tht they really like formula so thts probably why they came to begin with. We've tried a couple different homemade traps, regular fly traps, sprays, I'm running out of ideas and i need to get rid of them. Does ne1 hav ne ideas??

*jus a lil side note cus i askd for help on another site n i got nasty comments bak saying tht i need to clean my hous n im dirty. Obviously im not a dirt bag, we're all adults, im jus lookin for some help. If u wanna tlk s#!t dnt even bother leavin a comment. Thank u*

Comments

  • 1stWoodsBaby1stWoodsBaby
    Try vinegar water in small bowls. For some reason that helps to get rid of them. When I bartended we had to use vinegar water because the sweet liquors attracted fruit flies.
  • pinkbaby0930pinkbaby0930
    People r so rude. Sorry they were mean on the other site. Have u tried soap water? If not try that. And I didn't know formula attracts fruit flies. Good to know.
  • alilbouldingalilboulding
    Yep try cider vinegar in a small bowl. I read that you should add a drop of dish detergent, but I've seen it work for my mom without
  • allyssasmommyallyssasmommy
    The soap and water I know works :) %%-
  • MáthairMáthair
    Fruit flies seem to be really bad this year. We have been getting alot of them too, I was confused because we are clean people. Turns out the fresh flowers hubby was getting me was attracting them. I did a small bowl of apple cider vinaigar with two drops of dish soap in it and bag in Ziploc bags any diapers that are not brought out right away, even if they are in a diaper pail.

    Good luck!
  • OurlittlenuggetOurlittlenugget
    I use a container with lemon wedges - just leave the lid open a crack so they can get in, then the lid gets closed and they're TRAPPED!
  • newmama16newmama16
    I tried vinegar and soap; u cut off the top of a 2 liter n tape it upside dwn, there supposed 2 b able to go in but not out...apparently we hav smart flies cus they wouldnt even go in to begin w, they would jus chill outside. Then my mom tried soap and vinegar in a bowl, tht didnt catch ne. Im gunna try the leom wedges and corn (i found out this morning they REALLY like corn!) N let ya'll kno how tht goes. I hope it works! [-O< Thanks everyone for ur advice! @1stwoodsbaby @pinkbaby0930 @alilboulding @darknesofnight4u @conreeaght @ourlittlenugget
  • blessedbe_x3blessedbe_x3
    Really they're Attracted to formula? ? Ice had them so bad the last couple wks n I can't get rid of them either!! I keep telling hubby I feel like a dirt bag. No matter how much I clean I can't get rid of them... its so annoying!
  • newmama16newmama16
    Ya i looked it up to see wat theyre attracted to so i could get it out my house n one was formula. Mine likes corn lol
  • LovinmyunbornLovinmyunborn
    Same problem but no formula or fruit nothing ughhhh but I looked this up
    http://m.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Fruit-Flies
  • AllyAndEmeryAllyAndEmery
    Water, dish soap, and 2 big table spoons of sugar, mixed in a small dishes. Put a few around were they gather the most leave it for a day or 2 and it works wonders!
  • newmama16newmama16
    edited October 2011
    I tried tht ( @cntwaitfrmylilsweets ) and i hung some fly traps above each one... we'll see. Lol
  • firsttymemomfirsttymemom
    we have them BAD in our pantry the past couple weeks.. never knew they could be attracted to formula.. interesting, my mom cleaned our pantry out and found that they REALLY liked marshmellows tho!
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