{#Sponsored: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Heinz Vinegar. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and as a thank you for participating}
Hey friends! I’m here to talk to you about an embarrassing problem. WE HAVE FRUIT FLIES! What did you think I was going to say? 🙂
We get them every summer since we moved into this house. Despite having tried anything and everything to get rid of them we’ve had no success. After almost an entire summer of storing our fruit in the fridge instead of the bowl, and having to disinfect the counters after every single use to make sure those pesky critters don’t come after the microscopic crumb left behind, I’d just about had it! Don’t even get me started on the trash can.
We realized that they are attracted to sweet scents. After some internet research my husband had a light-bulb moment: Apple Cider Vinegar!
Do you have this problem?
Here’s how to eliminate fruit flies once and for all:
Materials:
Cup {plastic or ceramic is fine}
Plastic Wrap
Rubber band
1/4-1/2 cup of Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar
Toothpick
Directions:
Pour the Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar in the cup. Add a piece of plastic wrap over the top, wrapping it taught, securing the plastic wrap with the rubber band. Poke small holes on top of the plastic with a toothpick {or another sharp object}. It’s very important to make sure that the holes are large enough for the fruit flies to get in, but not so large that they fly right out!
In our case the fruit flies started to hover over the cup immediately. Within about an hour there were a few inside, and by the next day we noticed less fruit flies in the kitchen. By week’s end, they were completely gone!
In the couple of weeks since, we haven’t seen any more fruit flies at all. I am now able to place the fruit back in the fruit bowl, and the trash can is nice and fresh again!
Eliminating fruit flies is just one of the many uses for for Heinz Apple Cider Vinegar. I’ve always used vinegar for general cleaning; did you know you can replace your traditional window cleaner with vinegar? It works beautifully!
Another great option is Heinz Unfiltered All Natural Apple Cider Vinegar.
Get Shiny Hair With A Vinegar Rinse
As part of your hair cleansing routine, just mix 1 part vinegar with one part cool water. Add it to your hair after washing and conditioning. Leave it on for a few minutes and rinse it off. It makes my hair much easier to manage when wet, adds volume and shine. The salad smell goes away once your hair is dry…promise!
You’ll find remedies, household cleaning uses, lots of recipes and much more on the Heinz Vinegar website. There is also a fun and brand new Heinz Vinegar Pinterest board for even more inspiration!
I’m so happy to found another great use for vinegar! How can you use vinegar in your home?
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Jessica @ Mom 4 Real says
I soooo needed this tip right now! I don’t know where these little annoyances came from, but they are driving me nuts!
Barbara @ Chase the Star says
Hope this helps you Jess!
Jen @ Four Marrs & One Venus says
Perfect Tip… thank you sweet lady!!
Barbara @ Chase the Star says
Thanks Jen!
Ashley @ Simply Designing says
What an awesome trick!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Angelina-JoJo and Eloise says
Awesome tip and thank you so much for sharing it with us.. Can’t wait to try it out 🙂
xoxo
Barbara @ Chase the Star says
Thanks Angelina! It really has worked so well for us!
Robyn B says
I have used this trick – works like a charm. I had a couple extra small mason jars…I poked holes in the the top with a nail and hammer. Now if I see a fruit fly, I just put a bit of apple cider vinegar in them, add a drop of dish soap (breaks the tension and they drown faster), and set them out. Problem gone! Yippee!
Camille says
Robyn, you’re right, using the dish soap coats their wings and they can’t fly – therefore drowning. Also makes for easier disposal when you need to get rid of the little darlings. We have this issue every summer.
Crystal says
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!!
Melissa Whitcher says
Thanks for the great tip! We also have fruit flies. I’m going to have to try this out. 🙂
Barbara @ Chase the Star says
Good luck Melissa! It worked amazingly well for us!
Pop Art Minis - Joni says
Great Tip! Apple Cider Vinegar the wonder solution for everything!
Barbara @ Chase the Star says
It sure is Joni! It’s awesome!
Tess says
Thanks for the tip
Jessica Christian says
WOALAH!
This is by far the most heroic post I have ever come across! Because it just saved my life!! Hate fruit flies so much.
Great tip, no doubt.
love,
Jessica
Naomi @piecesofgrace says
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Did I say Thank you!! Going to do this right now.
Tammy says
I have had a terrible time with fruit flies this summer. Thanks for the tip, I am going to give it a try.
Tammy @ thecoloreddoor.blogspot.com
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