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West Ender · 02-08-2009, 22:19

My kitchen was infested with them at the end of last week. They are less than 1 cm long and have bright orange heads. Fly killer sprays don't kill them.

We no longer have any fruit exposed, it's all in the fridge. The bin where all the peelings and discarded fruit/veg goes, before being put in the compost bin in the garden, is now outside the back door. Nik has spent a lot of time with the Dyson's flexible tube, sucking them up, as this seems the only way to get rid of them. I have a jar filled with water, honey and wine where they congregate, fall in and eventually drown. They are still around, getting into the dishwasher, even had some in the bread bin yesterday. Not as many as on Friday but they still keep appearing.

Has anyone else had this problem? I must say I think it's the composting that originally caused it but they are still breeding somewhere. Any solutions, anyone?

02-08-2009, 22:19	#1
West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 190	Tiny Fruit Flies My kitchen was infested with them at the end of last week. They are less than 1 cm long and have bright orange heads. Fly killer sprays don't kill them. We no longer have any fruit exposed, it's all in the fridge. The bin where all the peelings and discarded fruit/veg goes, before being put in the compost bin in the garden, is now outside the back door. Nik has spent a lot of time with the Dyson's flexible tube, sucking them up, as this seems the only way to get rid of them. I have a jar filled with water, honey and wine where they congregate, fall in and eventually drown. They are still around, getting into the dishwasher, even had some in the bread bin yesterday. Not as many as on Friday but they still keep appearing. Has anyone else had this problem? I must say I think it's the composting that originally caused it but they are still breeding somewhere. Any solutions, anyone? __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.