Oh my fucking gay hell!!!

theQuetzalcoatl

Active Member
Used to get them all the time at the old place. If I missed one drain with the bleach they came back right away. I haven't had any yet with the new vermicomposter, but it's still winter here. I'm sure I"ll be fighting them all summer.
 

cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
And if anyone tells you that fruit flies don't sting, bite, whatever? Punch them in the face. You have my permission. They do something that hurts. I get several "bites" a day. I don't know if it's toxic shit or whatever but it feels like a mosquito bite. I've read that they don't have mouth parts that can actually bite you. Whatever they're doing I want it to stop. Fucking little bastards.
My money is on ovipositors. Fruit flies lay their eggs in ... fruit. ~giggling, ducking behind couch cushion fort~ cn

<edit> Serves me right for coming to the thread so late.
 

shrxhky420

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Hey Carne
your in box is full...
I'm glad I was able to help... I'm sure it looked like the 4th of July when you found them.
If you still have the 5650 use it to knock the rest of them down but make sure you use a dust mask/resperator this time... LOL still laughing about that.
stay high
SH420
 

guy incognito

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When I had them it's because I didn't do a thorough cleaning. Bleaching the drain, spraying poison, setting traps, emptying trash, and cleaning everything will do absolutely no good if you have a blueberry behind your fridge. A single berry can sustain a large swarm for...ever. Once I finally removed all the sources it still took a while until they were all actually gone.

Oh yeah, empty soda or beer containers will attract them like no one's business.
 

*BUDS

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The wings of a fly are capable of beating at up to 220 times per second. Flies fly via straight sequences of movement interspersed by rapid turns called saccades. During these turns, a fly is able to rotate 90 degrees in fewer than 50 milliseconds.
Cover up all fruit(females lay eggs) ,put in a container. Only the males are being caught in traps ,this is why the cycle is hard to stop.
 

Carne Seca

Well-Known Member
Hey Carne
your in box is full...
I'm glad I was able to help... I'm sure it looked like the 4th of July when you found them.
If you still have the 5650 use it to knock the rest of them down but make sure you use a dust mask/resperator this time... LOL still laughing about that.
stay high
SH420
My lungs are still scorched from that shit. It's potent. :(
 

Don Gin and Ton

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I'm about to go stark raving MAD! Has anyone ever had to deal with an infestation of fruit flies? During the summer we had some fruit that was a little ripe (making jam) and had to throw them out due to fruit flies. Now I can't get rid of them. I've tried everything under the sun. Flytraps, flying insect spray (don't try this, it just pisses them off), I even bought fruit fly traps that are designed JUST for fruit flies. They just laughed at them. I searched high and low on the internet and tried every method recommended from experts to village idiots. To no avail. I am stumped. I have poured bleach down all the drains, boiling water, sulfuric acid, yellow cake uranium (just makes your sink glow at night plus I don't have to shave anymore. The hair just falls off). I shampooed and vacuumed all the rugs. I've cleaned this house from top to bottom. THEY'RE STILL HERE.

Has anyone on here ever successfully eradicated fruit flies in their lifetime? Please tell me how. I'm at my wit's end.

My next step is burning the house down and dancing naked around the conflagration. Help?

Hot shot no pest strips. if you have no pets in the house get a few of those and dot them around. they are pretty toxic, but will do the job. once they're gone get rid of the strips asap. if you do have them in all of your house plants i'd get them all together in a confined closet and use the trips in there, seal the door with tape or something.

also this stuff in the soil of the pots will help: http://diatomx.co.uk/epages/eshop439661.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop439661/Categories/DiatomPest

good luck carne
 
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