Got Fruit Flies? Watch this DIY Video!

Hey there, it's Dirt Farmer Jay from DirtFarmerJay.com. You have those pesky fruit flies that keep hanging around, they get into coffee grounds, fruit that's on the counter, you just can't get rid of them? Stick with me, I'll give you a great tip that'll get you in control. Hey, Dirt Farmer Jay here on how to get rid of those pesky fruit flies. You know what, it's really simple and inexpensive and you can use common items you already probably have around your household. Let's get to work and give you the tools you need to get in control. Well what we have here is just some very simple supplies. A little bit of sugar, one of these plastic cups, you'll need a piece of saran wrap or plastic wrap, some apple cider vinegar, a pen that's actually going to be used to puncture the plastic in a moment, and then a rubber band that's used to secure the plastic around the cup. This is really easy, all you need to do is take the cup, put a little bit of apple cider vinegar in it, I'm saying maybe a quarter cup. Secret ingredient is adding a little bit of sugar, probably about a tablespoon, swirl that around. Now why are we using this to catch fruit flies? Well fruit flies are genetically programmed to find fruit or anything that smells like or is a derivative of maturing or rotting fruit and their ability to find this is from a long distance so they'll root it out wherever it is. So if you put together some apple cider vinegar, add some sugar to it, you have a bait that's almost undeniable and they'll come find it. Now what you're going to do with the cup then is simply take a piece of plastic wrap which is always my favorite stuff to get spread apart, you probably have the same challenge. You're simply going to put this over the cup, stretch it down so you have pretty taunt covering. Let's see if I can improve that little area, there we go. So we're going to do this, take a rubber band, put it around the outside just to give it some tension and connection. Then you can just take a standard pen and punch some little holes. Oh I put you know eight, nine, ten, something like this. What these holes do is allow the odor of the vinegar and sugar diffuse out of the top there and for our fruit fly friends, try to say that fast, I'm Once you put this in the pantry or on the counter, put it back in a corner, keep it safe and you will draw the fruit flies in. Does it work? Yeah, let me show you. Here's one that's been in operation maybe three or four days and you can see the fruit flies climbing in there, little holes and what happens is the fruit flies get in, they have a difficulty getting back out through the little holes and eventually they dry, fly around and touch the surface of the vinegar sugar water are entrapped by it and will drown. So you can see these are capturing really quickly, much preferable than having them in a cloud around fruit or around your pantry. If you found this tip to be helpful, please like it, pass it on to your friends, visit our channel. Until the next time, this is Dirt Farmer Jay from DirtFarmerJay.com