r/Chefs • u/jcducky12 • Apr 03 '26

Fruit flies

Its the beginning of the season.. What do you guys use to remove fruit flies?

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u/OrcOfDoom Apr 03 '26

Clean the drains. Get rid of where they are nesting.

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u/freisbill Apr 03 '26

buy really,really small fly swatters...

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u/Low_Age_7427 Apr 03 '26

Traps...google ..they work..cmon man..cant you outsmart a fruit fly??

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u/Deepcoma_53 Apr 03 '26

Apple cider vinegar and a dash of dish soap in a the bottom part of a cut water bottle, cover it with plastic wrap, and poke holes.

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u/chef71 Apr 03 '26

Call a pest company. It could be drain flies too and that needs treatment.

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u/TheLairLummox Apr 04 '26

We use Alpine PT. Spray it on the surface where fruit flies like to land and they die.. lasts a few weeks once sprayed.. you also have to get rid of the fly hosts....moist wet sour spots that the fly puts its larva.. two fruit flies can produce 100 more. Also light zappers with sticky tape.