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Make a Fruit Fly Repellent With Items from Your Kitchen!

July 25, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

Fruit-fly-control

It’s that time of the year when we are beginning to harvest our fresh fruits and veggies from our gardens.  As exciting as it is to have the delicious fresh fruit in our homes, it can also attract those pesky fruit flies and once they get in our kitchens, they are hard to get rid of!  Make a batch of this natural fruit fly repellent and don’t be bothered by those tiny fruit lovers any more!

Find the recipe here: Fruit Fly Repellent

 

Okay I caved and bought some traps for these little suckers – Fruit Fly Trap

You know that moment when you’ve politely tolerated them… wiped the bench again… taken the rubbish out twice in one day… glared at the fruit bowl… and they still show up like they pay rent?

That was me.

I officially lost my patience and ordered these fruit fly traps in a fit of domestic rage. No research spiral. No overthinking. Just “add to cart” and a muttered “that’s it, you tiny freeloaders.”

And honestly? So far, so good.

Within a day I noticed fewer of them doing their smug little hover over my bananas. By day two, the kitchen felt like mine again. The traps are discreet enough that they don’t scream “there’s a fruit fly situation happening here,” which I appreciate. They just sit there quietly doing their thing while I sip my coffee like a victorious queen.

 

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