How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Drain

Fruit flies make up an issue for every household. They appear when fruits are ripe and you have a lot of them on your table. Fruit flies feed with these ripe and rotten fruits and other food leftovers. They also need some housing for living and reproduction. The most suitable option for them is some damp and dark location.

Where do fruit flies come from?

If you look around your kitchen, you will find out that your sink drain is the best place for your fruit flies that fits all their needs. The place is perfect because, apart from darkness and moisture, they can enjoy a lot of food residue there. It is especially true for the drains that are clogged. When the sink is blocked, the conditions for the insects’ enjoyable life and breeding are unique. They start laying eggs. Usually, one fly can lay about 500 eggs. The larvae that hatch from them have plenty of food to grow. The number of fruit flies in your kitchen increases and it looks like a full infestation and disaster.

To prevent this situation, try to maintain your drains continuously to avoid their blocking. Keep them clean and think how to cover them for the night to keep your fruit flies away from their breeding place. Fix the slightest drain issues immediately as soon as they may appear.

1. How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies with White Vinegar

You can take just two steps to get rid of this nasty swarm in the kitchen – make a perfect trap for them and clean the place thoroughly.

For the first step, take a glass or some other container and plastic wrap that is always available in your household. You may use a jar with a lid as well. Then follow the next tips:

• Add a little white vinegar into the container you have chosen and close the glass or jar tightly with the wrap of lid.
• If you use plastic, poke some small holes in it to let the scent spread around the kitchen.
• After that, make a bigger hole in the middle of the cover that would allow flies to get inside.
• Then, you need to pour some dish soap into the container because it will work as the glue to make flies stuck in the mixture.
• Fruit flies will feel the smell and follow it into the container, but they will not be able to get back and die inside.

Using a glass and plastic wrap is very easy though a jar and its lid will also make up a perfect trap as soon as you poke the holes in the lid.

However, this is only the first stage of the problem solution. The other part is tidying up your kitchen. You can do it in the following way:

1. Look for all spilled and dropped residues around and remove them.
2. Keep an eye on your trash bins so that they always stay empty and clean.
3. Watch for the grease and grime on all your kitchenware, cutlery, and appliances because even your dishwasher can become a great source for fruit flies to feed.
4. Check whether your kitchen cabinets are free from food residue and clean them thoroughly if you notice any.
5. Use some cleaning substance for flushing sinks and their drains.
6. Let your sinks remain dry when you do not use them.
7. Check your cleaning sponges, rags, or mops and replace them if you notice that are dirty.
8. Dispose of any food on your countertops that could look attractive for fruit flies.

You can leave your traps on the kitchen surfaces for a few weeks and even renew them if needed.

2. How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Kitchen Sink

You can make a similar trap for your kitchen sink cleaning it thoroughly beforehand. As soon as you notice the swarm of fruit flies around your sink drains, you will understand that they have gathered there to breed, and they will need the rotting residues of vegetables and fruits collected in the drain. So, try to dispose of these nasty pests with the help of apple cider vinegar in the similar way:

• use a bowl or jar and a cup of vinegar;
• supply a bit of dish soap to this mixture;
• locate the jar in the sink and wait.

Insects drawn by the smell will land on the surface of vinegar. Though, they won’t be able to get up because, due to the dish soap’s properties, the vinegar’s surface tension is ruined. So, they drown and your problem will be solved.

3. How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies in Sink Drain

You can be mistaken when you believe that all fruit flies living and breeding in your kitchen drain will be washed away if you simply turn on the faucet. The fact is that most of them can easily withstand the water flood and survive. So, think about using some additional substance to pour it into the drain.

You also need to be aware of the other species of bugs that may dwell in your kitchen drain. They are drain flies, so you will need some other methods to get disposed of them.