Tips for catching fruit flies With the summer months upon us so is the reminder that a pest loves fresh produce almost as much as us. Fruit flies are a significant nuisance pest and have a powerful sense of smell. The spend their whole life in search of rotting fruit and once they find a source they can quickly become an issue. With many fruit fly traps available in the professional market here are some tips for making your traps more effective.
3 Tips for Catching More Fruit Flies
- Use a glue board under your fruit fly traps. Fruit flies tend not to land directly on their intended food source but often land close by and walk around to investigate, providing an opportunity to increase your catch.
- Place your fruit fly trap in the middle of an exposed glue board - this will allow you to pick up as many flies as possible as they seek their food source. This will dramatically increase your catch.
- Locate and remove the food source as soon as possible to get control over these nuisance flies. Remember that food sources can come from many places including drains, appliances and garbage. A thorough cleaning may be required to remove all food sources.