That time again

[Northern Stiller]

So it's come around again fruit flies taking over I use fly paper strips and heads in a jar with cling film over the top pierced with a cocktail stick.

Just wondering what everyone else uses?

Lee

[jacquie]

I put pots of herbs everywhere to keep off pests - basil lavender and peppermint good for fruit flies I use plants but oils work too

[gaza the instructor]

I just twat 'em with a whacker and pour bleach
down the sink where the little buggers breed.

[Easydrinker]

If you have the energy, these are VERY satisfying to use,
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Robert.

[Pinky]

If you have the energy, these are VERY satisfying to use,
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Robert.

Part of my fitness regime.

[gaza the instructor]

Oh yes Jonny Cash style. "burn burn burn the ring of fire".

[Northern Stiller]

Thanks Jacquie I've got to give that a go I have lavender plants in the garden must try them. And thanks guys but I think my Tim Henman days have past

[Mash]

I put pots of herbs everywhere to keep off pests - basil lavender and peppermint good for fruit flies I use plants but oils work too

Jacquie, would hanging up a filter paper with some Lavender oil on it be enough to repell fruit flies in a small brew-shed then?

[jacquie]

It would deter them most strong smelling herbs will - they are the only plants I grow that don't get attacked by pests - but mint citronella rosemary lavender basil and mint are the ones I use indoors to keep out flies. If you mix lemon ginger and lavender oil or just boil up a load of strong herbs and make into a spray, spray around windows and doors and dip ribbons (I'm a girl, filter papers would work) in and hang in windows and doorways should help and make it smell nice too. Although it deters not kills so you might want to be more brutal and zap em, any that are stoopid enough to get past my herb barriers are subject to a death sentence - usually hairspray they stiffen slowly as it dries and glide to the ground

[gaza the instructor]

Hairspray don't use it, but it sounds great. Being cruel
to fruit flies is not nasty and does not detract from your
life span, bit like driving my Jag quickly.
So the more cruel the better, the faster the better.

[jacquie]

hairspray and lighter even more fun but not round the spirit, it might detract from your lifespan in a serious way - see if nursey has any when she's finished helping you recover from her absence

[gaza the instructor]

So no G'n'T's whilst setting light to hairspray!!
My dear old Nanna got hairspray and Raljex mixed
up once, never seen a 90 Y.O. move that fast B4

[Mash]

Deodorant and a lighter works too. Setting light to ribbons nearly shortened my life span years ago.

[gaza the instructor]

You love to live on the ragged edge of things don't
you Mash.
How do you kill them Slugs again??

[Easydrinker]

With little pictures of your Avatar?

Robert.

[Mash]

LMAO. Gaz I have to say to offered that of a silver platter !