How To Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Fruit flies are a problem really. It starts irritation when they beat you as soon as you come near to your fruit bowl.
It creates enormous problems especially when all the windows and doors are kept shut and they have no way to go outside. Here are few tips that may help you to get rid of fruit flies.
The first thing is not to store any thing that has become spoilt because fruit flies lay their eggs on moist and humid organic material. Fruit flies have a life cycle of 10 days. If you suffer from the problems of fruit flies the first and foremost thing is to remove the cause of fruit flies.
Throw away the rotten fruits and foods. Keep your utensils clean. Wash your fruit basket with soaps and if possible with medicated soap. Take a cotton ball, dip it into antiseptic lotion and wipe the table upon which you keep fruits and other foods.
Maintaining cleanliness at home is one of the most important methods to remove fruit flies from home. Clean your kitchen floor everyday. Wipe floors everyday with floor cleaner especially if you are the inhabitants of humid area.
The problem of fruit flies is comparatively less in dry region. Keep the window open at daytime and let the direct sunlight enter into your house. Keep vacuuming your house at least once in a weak.
Do not throw trash or rotten foods in an open bin. Always use covered bin for this purpose. Do not throw any food item in waste paper basket. Always throw it in designated area.
Cover your fruit basket with cloth. Raisin dates and prunes are the favorite attractants of fruit flies. So it is better to keep them in refrigerator. Over ripen fruits also invites flies. So discard them as early as possible.
Keep your kitchen clean. Remove all crumbs and leftover food items from kitchen top, cabinet and floor. Keep the sink clean. Clean the refrigerator once in a weak and give importance on the seals of the refrigerator door.
Do not store dirty and wet cloth inside your house. Send them to laundry or clean and dry them at once because dirty and humid thing is the breeding ground of flies.
