Babels love vegetables. So if you're living with a Babel, you probably have a fruit fly problem. This is especially true if you live with Zack Babel, who also likes to ferment. Fermenting involves a lot of fruit and veggies sitting around at room temperature with a cheese cloth (or, one of my favorite tricks, nylon) covering the container's opening. The fruit flies, which are surprisingly more food-driven and much smaller than a Babel, can find their way through these barriers, spoiling a month's-long fermentation experiment or Kombucha. Follow these instructions for an excellent line of defense from these little tricksters. - Holly
Ingredients
(pictured right)
Dawn (brand) dish soap
Apple Cider vinegar
Water
Directions
- In a small dish, with steep sides (I use a small Pyrex container like these), add apple cider vinegar until dish is 1/4 full.
- Add water (tap water is fine) until dish is 1/2 full.
- Add 5-10 drops of Dawn dish soap.
- Gently mix ingredients together to combine, but not produce bubbles.
- Set dish near the source of fruit fly activity.
You should see results within the hour. Pictured below are the results I had with my trap in less than two hours near my compost bin. Replace the mixture daily until fruit flies have vanished.
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