🍎Vinegar Traps: Bye-Bye Fruit Flies!🪤

Tired of fruit flies invading your kitchen? A simple apple cider vinegar trap can eliminate them in hours! Fill a small bowl or jar with ½ cup of apple cider vinegar (the fermented smell attracts them) and add a few drops of dish soap. The soap breaks the liquid's surface tension, causing flies to sink instead of escape. Cover the container with plastic wrap, poke small holes, and watch as the flies dive in. Within 24 hours, your kitchen will be fly-free—no toxic sprays needed!

For extra potency, mix vinegar with a splash of beer or wine. Fruit flies adore fermenting sugars, and this combo lures them even faster. Place traps near fruit bowls, trash cans, or sinks—anywhere flies congregate. Pro tip: Use a narrow-necked bottle (like a soda or beer bottle) as your trap; flies can enter but struggle to exit. Refresh the solution every 2-3 days until the infestation ends.

Prevent future infestations by storing ripe fruit in the fridge and taking out the trash regularly. Wipe counters to remove sticky residues, and fix leaky faucets—fruit flies breed in damp, sugary spots. For drains (a common breeding ground), pour boiling water mixed with vinegar and baking soda weekly to kill eggs. A small fan near fruit bowls also helps—flies hate breezes!

Upgrade your trap game with fun variations:

• Funnel Trap: Roll paper into a cone, place it in a vinegar-filled jar (narrow end down). Flies can’t navigate back out.

• Sticky Card Trap: Coat index cards with honey or corn syrup, then hang near problem areas.

• Red Wine Trap: Leave leftover wine in a bottle overnight—flies will flock inside.

Share your success with #VinegarVictory! These cheap, non-toxic solutions work better than store-bought sprays—and they’re safe around pets and kids. 🍷✌️ #FruitFlyHacks #DIYpestcontrol #KitchenTips

Bonus: For severe infestations, combine traps with a vacuum cleaner to suck up swarms on sight!