[Noisebridge-discuss] Killing Fruit Flies

Eric W. Rasmussen ewr at majortek.com
Fri Jul 6 21:37:36 UTC 2012


Ok. I went and bought some vinegar and put them in jars (3). Am I 
correct in understanding that the entrance needs to be narrow?

Also, I liberated Gerald the Mouse from the space. He is now roaming 
free on Mission St.

On 07/06/2012 01:51 PM, Ever Falling wrote:
> the soap is there to trap the flies and suffocate them as opposed to 
> outright killing them like bleach might. soapy water in a spray bottle 
> is also recommended for pests like hornets and other bugs.
>
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Frantisek Apfelbeck 
> <algoldor at yahoo.com <mailto:algoldor at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     I have used the bleach instead of the dish soap and not a single
>     fruit fly diged in, maybe dish soap would be OK. Mixture of
>     overriped fruits and vinegar with a small entrance pathway worked
>     great for me
>
>     http://www.theidearoom.net/2009/09/fruit-fly-trap.html
>
>     The counting improvement would be great!
>
>     Sincerely,
>     Frantisek Algoldor Apfelbeck
>
>     biotechnologist&kvasir and hacker
>
>
>     http://www.frantisekapfelbeck.org
>
>
>     "There is no way to peace, peace is the way." Ghandi
>
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>     *From:* Brandon Edens <brandonedens at gmail.com
>     <mailto:brandonedens at gmail.com>>
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>     *Sent:* Saturday, July 7, 2012 4:03 AM
>     *Subject:* [Noisebridge-discuss] Killing Fruit Flies
>
>     Hi Folks,
>
>     The strategy for killing fruit flies as outlined on this webpage
>     works miracles and is uncomplicated:
>     http://frugalliving.about.com/od/doityourself/qt/Rid_Fruit_Flies.htm
>
>     I recommend hooking up an Internet connected webcam so we can keep
>     track of the body count.
>     Brandon
>
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