How to clean the drain flies in your home with a natural nontoxic bug trap? First let’s discuss about the most common natural home solution: apple cider vinegar and dish soap to kill fruit flies. There is a small issue with these solutions: they don’t work very well. In addition your restaurant will smell very bad!
Urban legend that doesn’t work most of the times: Drown the Flies with a Candle Trap Setup! This fruit fly trap only requires a candle. When it gets dark, place a candle on a tray or bowl filled with water then set the tray next to the fly-infested area. Next, turn off the light so that the only light source in the room is the candle (close the curtains to block outside sources of light). This homemade trap will kill the gnats in two ways. First, any fruit flies that get close to the candle flame will get theirs wings burnt and fall to their death. Second, some flies may avoid the actual flame and instead go for the reflection in the water. They won’t be able to escape once they land in the water (adding a few squirts of dish soap will make it near-impossible).
But the problem is that, very often, this solution doesn’t work, fruit flies will show up again and you will also have a problem with the bad odor from this “natural” solution. Vinegar is a very potent and powerful liquid – it’s just not ok having that available in the house. Especially if there are kids around. Do you want dead flying insects floating around on their kitchen counter, table, bar, or restaurant?
Eco friendly nontoxic bug trap to get rid of drain flies in your home that works? Try Eon Luxe right now! This product comes prepackaged with 6 glue boards, which lasts about 6 months in the fall/winter, or approximately 3 – 4 months in the spring/summer. (you may have to replace more frequently if you use this in a business setting such as a smoothie or acai shop, a restaurant bar, or ice cream shop, etc…) If you own one of these businesses please contact us for a special discount on the refill pads. Find extra info at Nontoxic bug trap on Amazon.
Fruit flies prevention tip (it’s easier to prevent!) : Fruit flies may not love anything more than fruit, but if they had to pick a second favorite, it would be sugary beverages. Fruit flies will get at the last dregs of a coffee, soda, energy drink, or even water no matter where you hide them. Your trash and recycling bins aren’t safe from their terrible thirst. Before recycling any cans, cups, or bottles, rinse them out thoroughly with water from the sink. Then, dry them. It might feel silly to essentially wash something you’re throwing out, but you’ll be doing the fruit flies a favor if you don’t.
We are a husband and wife duo operating a small business in a small town just 30 minutes south of Boston in Pembroke, Massachusetts. We love hiking – in the above photo, we were at the Montezuma Castle. I love smoothies and Acai bowls, so there’s always a few organic bananas in my fruit bowl. No matter how clean I keep the house, a few fruit flies still find their way in my home buzzing around the bananas and other fruits. They are an annoyance! I tried using apple cidar vinegar and dish soap – and they work great, but the ACV has a very strong smell, and they just don’t look very nice in home…..And the kids have “accidentally” spilled them once or twice. Definitely not fun. Read extra info on Get rid of fruit flies in restaurant.