2 ONS. 1 OFF. | Things you should know.

Whether you’ve got a small handful of fruit flies invading your kitchen or a lot, you probably are well aware of the fact that they are next to impossible to kill with your bare hands. I’ve been experimenting over the past few weeks with a few methods for catching them with great success. If you follow the steps below, and you actually have a few fruit flies actively flying around your kitchen, I guarantee this will catch them overnight.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 1 soup bowl
• saran wrap
• 1 banana peel
• some juice or wine (optional)
• toothpick or fork for poking small holes

Now that we have the ingredients, let’s begin shall we?

Step 1: Place the bowl on your counter.

Step 2: Put the banana peel into the bowl.

Step 3: Pour a small amount (just enough to cover the bottom) of juice or wine into the bowl.

Step 4: Cover the bowl tightly with saran wrap. It is important that you stretch it out over the top and sides to ensure a tight seal.

Step 5: Poke a between 10 and 15 holes randomly throughout the saran wrap. Be sure to not make them too big, or too small. The idea here is that the fruit flies will be able to get in, but not out. This is the idea behind a trap. :)

Step 6: Wait.

I’ve suggested this to a few friends who have also had incredible success with it, so give it a try!

Update: I’ve also found that a central vacuum cleaner (sans the end accessories) works equally well and it’s a lot more fun. Spend 5-minutes sucking up as many fruit flies as you can. It’s fun, try it!