<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>You can try kombucha. I have had a over riped fruit mixed with vinegar as a bite in a trap standing next to my kombucha culture and most of the flies went for the kombucha. So I added some of the kombucha liquid to the bite and many flies changed their preferences to the bite after that.<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>So if I understand correctly the flies do not "notice" the dish soap in the bite till too late, right? I used bleach for the bite because I did not have any soap and the flies were completely avoiding the bite with the bleach in it but they loved the ones where the bleach was not added (fruit + vineagre).</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Best of luck,</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Sincerely,<br></span></div><div> </div><div>Frantisek
Algoldor Apfelbeck<br><br></div><div>biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker</div><br><br><div>http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org</div><div><br><br></div><div>"There is no way to peace, peace is the way." Ghandi<br><br> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Eric W. Rasmussen <ewr@majortek.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, July 7, 2012 4:35 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Killing Fruit Flies<br> </font> </div> <br>
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There were some over ripe oranges on the testing station that I cut
up and threw into the jars of vinegar. Overall, the fly problem is
much, much better.<br>
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As far as the mice go, I saw one navigating the kitchen counter and
two more scurrying down below on the floor. So now we have to deal
with the mice.<br>
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Is there a humane way of ridding the space of mice? The way I
handled Gerald was (saw him in the trash bin and carried it out to
the sidewalk).<br>
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Maybe we need a new "mice" thread.<br>
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Thanks for all of your help and advice with the flies.<br>
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On 07/06/2012 11:24 PM, Brandon Edens wrote:
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<div>They love the cider. Have faith.</div>
<div class="yiv1304148321gmail_quote">On Jul 6, 2012 5:38 PM, "Eric W.
Rasmussen" <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:ewr@majortek.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:ewr@majortek.com">ewr@majortek.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div> Do I just throw the
fruit into the vinegar?<br>
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BTW: The fly traps are starting to work on their own.<br>
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On 07/06/2012 04:40 PM, James Sundquist wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">My understanding is that mice can
easily navigate their way back to any home within a couple
miles of their current location so expect it to
immediately return. For killing flies, you want both
vinegar and over-ripe fruit. The fruit is the main thing
that attracts the flies so it is still worth grabbing a
rotten piece from the market downstairs. Good luck!<br>
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