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4 days ago i bought a bunch of apples and bananas to my apartment.
2 days ago i slapped 20+ fruit flies out of existence in my washroom.
i left the house and came back and more showed up all over my place, near the sink, in the washroom. i poured out cereal and found 2 of them. i go use the soap bar and they're fornicating. they seem to like the mirror too
today i'm going to war. i've put a bunch of jam and an apple core in a cup and put cellophane over it, then poked a bunch of holes. hopefully they go in and die slowly and painfully. tomorrow i'm going to buy fly traps. if that doesn't work, i might consider a flamethrower. there's like 100 of them.
i hate flies so much...
 
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flamethrower would be excessive dude they're just flies
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how about a lighter and axe spray?
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Insect Extermination 101
Fun fact about Fruit flies:
They are total Boozers. Well, they like the smell of it. They know where there is alcohol there is yeast, which is the prefered snack for there larvae.
Pro Tip:
Pour some hard alcohol (Vodka, Rum, Gin... anythin around 20 - 40% will do) in a wide glass. Preferably a red wine glass.
Let it sit by the flies for a day.
Laugh about flies drowning in booz.
Next time:
How to build ypur very own Fly-Shot with an rubber glove and some salt.
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5/5, where are you located?
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get some spiders and ants into your apartment. They're fruit fly's natural enemies.
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On June 24 2014 16:39 Blisse wrote:
tomorrow i'm going to buy fly traps. if that doesn't work, i might consider a flamethrower. there's like 100 of them.
Hellbats and hellions can't attack air.
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Know that Jesus walks with you in your blessed war against these minions of Satan young one.
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On June 24 2014 19:13 B.I.G. wrote:
Know that Jesus walks with you in your blessed war against these minions of Satan young one.
amen
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In australia we have this awesome solution to flies.
Spiders. Lots of spiders.
edit: bah should have read the post. trumped.
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Yar I had this problem last night too. Trying to sleep and one fly kept divebombing my ears every 5 minutes.
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If you google you will quickly find the apple cider vinegar solution, which works pretty well.
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A friend of mine used to use his vacuum cleaner to fight them. I swear that guy had the fastest fruit flies I've ever seen by the end of summer.
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On June 24 2014 21:50 r.Evo wrote:
A friend of mine used to use his vacuum cleaner to fight them. I swear that guy had the fastest fruit flies I've ever seen by the end of summer.
The idea that a fruit fly would permanently increase its speed in response to the threat of a vacuum cleaner is just so amusing to me 
Anyway I was just about to suggest a vacuum cleaner. That is what I did when I had a fruit fly infestation in my room. The problem with traps is that they're localized in one area; fruit flies can get anywhere and may never come into proximity of the trap. Vacuum cleaners are fast, they're thorough, and they're effective.
Just take a vacuum cleaner, take off all the attachments so that its just a narrow tube, and then go through all the corners and crevices in your room (or wherever you have the problem). The good thing about fruit flies is that they're kind of slow, so if you see one running away you can still follow the fly and suck him back in  .
I used a fairly powerful central vacuum, I'm not sure how one of those small portable ones would work. But I figure it would be powerful enough; I mean its just a fruit fly after all!
edit: Side benefit is you have a nice clean room after that too.
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Nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.
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I hate flies too, bro.
I yell at flies while casting games on stream. I feel your pain.
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On June 26 2014 07:33 Psychonian wrote:omfg real charliemurphy?
This is 2 questions.
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update: i drink 3/4 of my honest tea bottle then put a slice of bread in it, then made a funnel out of post-its. it seems to have caught most of them, i spent 3 hours last night watching it and urging them to go into it. i've put the lid back on the bottle, when i get home i'm going to shake the bottle a bit to fuck with them.
i'm working in the bay area for the summer, don't have all my usual tools here
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Yeah that's a pain in this ass... They're back at my house too... i got like 50 in the kitchen. My cats aren't fast enough.
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update 3:
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/q3ABYdV.jpg)
using micronesia's apple cider vinegar suggestion
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I did the same thing. Had none.
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On June 30 2014 17:22 FFW_Rude wrote:
I did the same thing. Had none.
Make sure you put a drop of soap in them. The soap breaks the water tension so they fall in. I also varied my lighting a bunch because some insisted on staying on the mirror. Thankfully they're all gone now though I AM FREEEEEEE
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On July 01 2014 16:15 Blisse wrote:Make sure you put a drop of soap in them. The soap breaks the water tension so they fall in. I also varied my lighting a bunch because some insisted on staying on the mirror. Thankfully they're all gone now though I AM FREEEEEEE
It's solid soap ? or liquid soap ?
And it's just apple cider vinegar and soap ? Or did you add something else ?
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On July 01 2014 17:27 FFW_Rude wrote:Show nested quote +On July 01 2014 16:15 Blisse wrote:On June 30 2014 17:22 FFW_Rude wrote:
I did the same thing. Had none. Make sure you put a drop of soap in them. The soap breaks the water tension so they fall in. I also varied my lighting a bunch because some insisted on staying on the mirror. Thankfully they're all gone now though I AM FREEEEEEE It's solid soap ? or liquid soap ? And it's just apple cider vinegar and soap ? Or did you add something else ?
liquid dishwashing soap, very small drop of it, just that and apple cider vinegar
it can be even more effective if you make a funnel or cellophane trap of some sort so they can't leave the cup so easily, but just having it open like in that picture was pretty good, i had one in the washroom and one in the kitchen sink and they attracted a bunch over the weekend
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Ok thx Blisse
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Update. This method doesn't work for me so i tried ... stuff.
Orange juice, a drop of liquid soap didn't do the trick. My wife added a spoon of honey. There's 6kills so far. I guess this thing will frag even more.
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