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I can't beleive how many fruit fly threads are popping up. It's not enough to kill the ones you see by limiting their souce of food. You have to keep them from breeding. Here's the big secret- they like to lay their eggs in the slime that developes on the insides of the pipes in your house. How to get rid of them:
1. Get one of those new drain/pipe maintenance foams like Pipesnake, or just use a chemical clog remover to remove the slime. Do EVERY drain in your house, including laundry room floor, garage floor, etc.
2. Get rubber or plastic drain covers or plugs. Something easliy removeable, but with enough weight to make a seal. Put one over every drain. This keeps the bugs that are out, out, and prevents the new hatchlings from leaving. These things have a very short life span, so you should only need to do this for a week or two onsce the breeding cycle is broken.
3. Once a week or so, mix 2:1 water:bleach and pour down your drains. This helps reduce the slime.
This works, and was the routine at every restaurant and bar I have managed. Of course you have to be clean and not give them any food- rinse out soda/beer cans and bottles as soon as you finish them, clean your counter tops well, etc.
Bottom line, if you deny them food and breeding grounds, they will go away.
Good luck!
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