Make your own fruit fly trap: Trick against fruit flies

To get rid of annoying fruit flies, you can easily make a fruit fly trap yourself. With just a few simple steps, you can declare war on the pesky little animals.

How to make your own fruit fly trap

They are small, they love fruit and they are annoying: fruit flies. Especially in warm temperatures, the little animals join our fruits. You can easily find a remedy with a fruit fly trap.

• Fill a small glass with orange juice and leave only a finger-width distance to the rim of the glass.
• Now add a teaspoon of vinegar.

Add a little washing-up liquid and stir the mixture well.

• Finished is the homemade fruit fly trap! The sweet and sour mixture attracts the flies and the washing-up liquid ensures that the animals sink into the liquid.
• Replace the fruit fly trap every few days if necessary.

How to avoid fruit flies

To prevent a build-up of fruit flies in your kitchen in the future, you can use a few tricks.

• Buy your fruit only in small quantities so that it does not have to be stored in the kitchen for too long.
• Wash the fruit thoroughly right after you buy it, because fruit fly eggs usually nest on the surface already.
• Do not leave overripe or rotten fruit lying around, but dispose of it. Store apples separately from other types of fruit, as they accelerate the fermentation process.
• Home-grown fruit such as apples, raspberries, strawberries or cherries can also be stored in the refrigerator.
• There are fruit baskets with very fine fly screens that protect your fruit from fruit flies.