Re: Fruit Flies!!

I add a drop of dish soap to decrease surface tension in the vinegar/water 1/1 solution. Use a small glass you can set behind or on your terrarium. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betsy Kelson" <bkelson@ix.netcom.com> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fruit Flies!!



I think Kitty is right. Fungus gnats love our houses in the winter. I
suggest to customers that they out out traps to monitor the infestation and 
to see if popualtions are going down.
   Sticky traps work well, but so does something sweet like Coke, Apple
Vinegar, Red wine in saucers for drowning.
Let the plants dry out a little longer so that you do not give the gnats 
what they need to breed

betsy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Fruit Flies!!



Fruit flies?  Could they be fungus gnats?  I don't think they live long

but
have repeated generations so it seems so. Clear out all possible sources. 
Check for breeding places like moist potted plants.  Drench w gnatrol.
Sticky lures help but don't go to the source.


Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:44 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Fruit Flies!!


> Help! For the first time in my life, my home is infested with fruit
> flies. Any suggestions as to dealing with them, short of fumigating
> the house? (Not an option, because of the fish and amphibians.) Would
> some kind of sticky lure work?
>
>
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
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