What do you use to keep mold from forming in your fruit fly medium? Especially people who make their own medium.



I decided to try out distilled vinager, but that just smells nasty. So I decided to reorder Methyl Paraben (since what I have now is 5 years old) and use that again. Or is there a way to not use either and still be mold free in homemade recipes?



How do you keep the smell from the medium down in homemade recipes? Bananas have a distinct smell so I won't be using that again. I am also having difficulty getting fruit flies out because the medium got too soft and would move when the container tilted and you can't knock anything out of the excelsior. Any suggestions?

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• How do you prevent mold from forming in your fruit fly medium? - Mothi, Mon Aug 25 20:23:33 2003
• RE: How do you prevent mold from forming in your fruit fly medium? - audiotaylor, Mon Aug 25 22:05:06 2003
• RE: How do you prevent mold from forming in your fruit fly medium? - tpopovich, Tue Aug 26 19:45:31 2003