The fruit fly fight.

We've all battled these bastards. The fruit fly. 

I could NOT get them to go away & they seemed to be multiplying. 

So, I asked my amazing friends on Facebook for some tips. I implemented what I could -- for some reason, I don't have simple things onhand like bleach? Weird. 

I cleaned the crap out of the house! With the little fellas, you never can tell what type of things are hidden where. So, scrubbing & searching & NO fruit/food/anything out of the fridge. Which didn't matter much because they were so thick, they even penetrated the fridge! GAG! 

I tried the vinegar -- alone, with dish soap, with rotting fruit: caught a few but didn't really help a ton. 

I tried wine -- this one was fun because I was able to drink the leftovers. Ha! The wine caught NONE! Maybe I needed a different type? 

I tried peppermint oil (again, no bleach so I used what I had) in the drains & plugged them up! This made the house smell amaaaazing. I love peppermint oil (especially when I'm not using it for mice, lol). So, this might become a regular habit. :) 

I hesitate saying this because they've been taunting me. BUT, I think they're finally gone!  Now, which of these brilliant ideas finally did the job? I have no idea. LOL I'm just glad those suckers are GONE!! 

Here's a list of the brilliant tips I received from my awesome friends, sharing just in case you need help with these monsters, too.  ;) 

"did you clean the garbage disposal (if you have one)? They love to breed down there. Put a stopper in there except when you're using the sink to run water."

"Rachel,  the remedy is cider vinger in a little glass with a splash of oil on top. Fruit fly death trap."

"Oh we have them Amelia has put these little containers of beer with plastic wrap around them held with rubber band poked holes in the plastic is catching them."

"Use yeast! Apparently it's the fermentation of the rotting fruit or whatever that feeds the young fruit flies. Yeast with a little sugar to activate. We've been going about this all wrong"

There were a TON more but FB hid the post from me. I'll edit as soon as I regain access. :) 

Edited to add: I found a rotten chunk of orange in the workout room! So, I guess none of these really worked?? Simply time fossilizing the fruit seemed to do the trick? LOL I do feel better having done the peppermint oil in the drain & plugging it up though! And, the house still smells awesome! ;)