http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/ Just another mama musing about her kids, Attachment Parenting, green living, activism, living with an anxiety disorder, and life in general Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-22747 Carole Craig Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:51:18 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-22747 Nice tips, however for those of us who don't want to KILL other living things, these ideas are a bit drastic. Do you know any ways to discourage flies from adopting your home in the first place (I have a compost pile which may be there breeding ground, but I haven't seen any maggots in it)? Nice tips, however for those of us who don’t want to KILL other living things, these ideas are a bit drastic. Do you know any ways to discourage flies from adopting your home in the first place (I have a compost pile which may be there breeding ground, but I haven’t seen any maggots in it)?

]]> http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15269 Mara Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:37:42 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-15269 We had a horrible problem with fruit flies last summer. The vinegar trick worked for us! Although like a previous poster said, my son was pretty upset when he realized I wasn't just relocating the flies, but drowning them. Re. regular house flies, this doesn't necessarily get rid of them, but if I run a fan on high, it tends to banish them from whatever room I'm in. We had a horrible problem with fruit flies last summer. The vinegar trick worked for us! Although like a previous poster said, my son was pretty upset when he realized I wasn’t just relocating the flies, but drowning them. Re. regular house flies, this doesn’t necessarily get rid of them, but if I run a fan on high, it tends to banish them from whatever room I’m in.

]]> http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15262 Nelson Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:49:25 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-15262 Thanks for tips. Fruit flies drive my wife nuts! Now the raining season (we hope) is going to start in California - would love to get tips on ants (they vacate their flooded homes outside and take refuge in our house every year). Thanks for tips. Fruit flies drive my wife nuts! Now the raining season (we hope) is going to start in California – would love to get tips on ants (they vacate their flooded homes outside and take refuge in our house every year).

]]> http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15257 Kate Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:21:58 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-15257 I love the vinegar and dish soap trick. I never realized how many fruit flies we had until I tried it. My only problem is that my kind-hearted nine year old dumps it every time and then admonishes me for killing another living creature. I always claim self-defense, but he isn't buying it :). I finally had to put the bowl down into a basket with a bunch of dried flowers around it so that he won't see it. I love the vinegar and dish soap trick. I never realized how many fruit flies we had until I tried it. My only problem is that my kind-hearted nine year old dumps it every time and then admonishes me for killing another living creature. I always claim self-defense, but he isn’t buying it :). I finally had to put the bowl down into a basket with a bunch of dried flowers around it so that he won’t see it.

]]> http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15240 Blicky Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:12:01 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-15240 Silly as it sounds, we've had good luck just rinsing all produce as it comes into the house to keep fruit flies away! Silly as it sounds, we’ve had good luck just rinsing all produce as it comes into the house to keep fruit flies away!

]]> http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/comment-page-1/#comment-15237 Lori Ann Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:22:17 +0000 http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/2008/09/29/green-tip-of-the-week-24-getting-rid-of-house-flies-and-fruit-flies-naturally/#comment-15237 Hmm. We had a problem with fruit flies last week, and I tried the vinegar + dishsoap, but only a few fell for it... I used white vinegar, though, the one you didn't mention. I wonder if this matters? Hmm. We had a problem with fruit flies last week, and I tried the vinegar + dishsoap, but only a few fell for it… I used white vinegar, though, the one you didn’t mention. I wonder if this matters?

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