>> "Also on a tip from a friend of putting a couple small containers with an inch of cider vinigar with a drop of dish soap in it eradicated the fruit fly / knat problem I had"



So are they attracted to this, then drown in it because of the dish detergent?. Could you explain a little more about this please, because this is pretty interesting.

I know sticky fly traps work well, but this home remedy has also peaked my interest.

thanks, ~Doug



Yep, thats exactly it. Vinegar works but cider vinegar is twice as effective. The single drop of dish soap breaks the surface tension so they drown. I use green (like the color )2 liter soda bottle bottoms and deli cups from the shows.

In fact we buy box bulk crickets for tree frogs and keep them in a fish tank until we need them. They attract the flies too so I put a tall container in the tank with the mix. Wouldn't you know that a slew of the dumb butt crickets drowned themselves in it.

I solved that problem by using a little deli cup that one of the baby snakes came home in, with the lid on. It has the air holes on the sides that the crickets can't fit through and the knats have no problem getting through. Works great.

I do use the fly tapes hanging in an loop under the energy saver bulb thats on a timer in the reptile room. It claims its share but the cider vinegar dish soap trick works better. Together, i hardly every see a fly now.

You really have to try it! Incidentally though I'd like to take credit, it was a tip that a breader friend in Florida suggested. So thanks Kevin!

Mike.

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