Fly infestations can be irritating, but there are many effective natural and commercial traps you can use to deter them, as well as habits like removing food sources.

Be sure to clean up food scraps from the counters and sink. If you've cleaned up potential sources and you're still seeing fruit flies, you could make a fruit fly trap to reduce the population ...

Keeping your home clean is one of the most effective ways to keep fruit flies at bay. Garbage, recycling bins, drains, and garbage disposals that contain fruit juice or soda residue can attract ...

These pesky flies can even arrive on fresh fruit and produce, so you can get them no matter how clean your home is! On top of being very annoying, fruit flies are not hygienic to have buzzing ...

From flying insects like fruit flies and bees, to creepy crawlers such as ants and spiders, there are a whole range of pests ...

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Store any newly purchased or grown fruits or vegetables in the fridge, where it’s too cold for fruit flies to survive, until at least an hour before you plan to eat them. Next, clean all ...

She works with fruit flies in her research. Rears them, dissects them, studies them. She shares three ways to get rid of them. Don't lure them in with your tasty fruit Especially the overripe kind.

To prevent or eliminate fruit flies, first, get rid of what's attracting them, Potter says. Throw away or at least refrigerate ripe or rotting produce and clean surfaces. "A single rotting potato ...

Fruit flies buzzing around your kitchen can be a frustrating sight, but not all small flying insects in your home are what they seem. Many homeowners mistake drain flies for their fruit-loving ...