Getting rid of Fruit Flies

Fruit fly trap of apple cider vinegar, over ripe fruit in a glass. Cover with plastic wrap and poke small holes in the top. This works well to get rid of the existing ones in your house.

Not sure about keeping them from coming back. May try washin trash can with vinegar and hot water

They may also be young drain flies which are sometimes confused with fruit flies. A lot of the same things that attracts them attracts drain flies,such as rotten fruit. Had the same problem until I did some research and saw an adult drain fly among the smaller ones.

Clean any dirty dishes in your kitchen sink and remove them. Clean the sink well and then pour liquid plumr down each side of the sink per the instructions on the bottle.

I did the same in the bathroom in the hall closest to my kitchen as well because I saw them hang around that area too. Basically if there is a drain nearby, they want in it.

Follow the instructions and you may have to do it a couple of times but it should kill them. Hot water and bleach won't kill drain flies as their exoskelton is designed to resist water and water born chemicals. The Liquid plumr will eat away at that and kill them for sure.

Good info fellas. I can't even explain how nasty it is when i open that trash can and get hit in the face with 400 of those little bastards.

Drain Gel

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My problem isn't near as bad as OP but I swear I swat one every 10 min and a new one is always around the corner.

It's fruit flies in the garage and gnats in the house. My wife sat a drink down for 10 minutes last night, and there were 4 gnats in there. It's slightly ridiculous.

There's probably a water source they are using, leaking pipe etc.

Our garbage disposal was leaking and they got under my sink real bad, I fixed the leak sprayed some bleach and they are gone.

I hate those freaking things

Set off a couple full release foggers in your garage and house when you know no one will be in there for a few hours.

We have had the exact same issue with fruit flies, and now that i read this, maybe even drain flies. We never had any issues before the flood. Our house didn't flood but most around us did. I don't know if the abundance of flies coincides with the flood or if it just coincidence, but my wife set up a glass of apple cider vinegar a few days ago and there were over 100 in there as of last night. It is a disgusting feeling to have an infestation like that. She is a stay at home mom/wife so she keeps up with dishes and household things for the most part. I really need to get to the bottom of it, that's for sure. Definitely helps to see i'm not the only one going through this.

Going through this right now. Going to try the apple cider vinegar and drain gel stuff. Normally I stay away from the laundry room, tonight I looked in there and they are in there as well. I think drain flies are the culprits.