Does this item work to keep fruit flies off when placed over the fruit bowl?
450254
I think it would....I have not seen fruit flies in my house since I have bought these...I do not like leaving plates of food exposed for more than 5 min unattended so I love them( mesh food covers) I got 2 of them
450255
I use it to keep flies off of baked goods, so I'm not sure that it will work for fruit flies. I would guess fruit flies could get through the mesh on this item. For fruit flies, I would go with the food umbrella.
450256
I cannot really tell you. I haven't used it in a situation where there have been fruit flies. I think the mesh would keep just about everything else out, but those fruit flies are pretty tiny. Wish I could be of more assistance.
133664
I have opened it to find fruit flies fly out, but I don't know if they went in on the banana peels or found a way in when it was closed.
2031042
It's happened a couple of times in the past 8 months with fruit flies--usually when there was a lot of fruit in it (go figure). I changed the filter and try to empty it every couple of days. Hasn't been a problem lately.
1992978
I believe it would serve well to keep fruit flies out, as long as one doesn't sneak in before the lid is closed!
1958900
Just Keeps the fruit in the middle so it doesn't try to come out or block the water from coming out.
987613
I do not know. I have not had any experience with drain flies. It does work on fruit flies especially if you put it out right away before they have time to multiply "like flies do".
1500400
That might be a good use for the item. The flies were whole once they got zapped. Good luck!
1752480
The best way to deal with the fruit flies... I control them with apple cider vinager and a drop of dawn dish soap. Then I let the worms eat everything in the bin before I add anything else.. I use Heinz cider. Not sure why but I've tried other brands and did not catch any flies. I also use a stemless wine glass. I've been doing this for several years and no mater what u put in your bin. Ur gonna get other visitors. As long as they aren't harmful to the worms they can be controlled.
1325441
I personally didn't try it on smaller flies, but maybe with the right bait. I would not recommend using the enclosed bait for ANYTHING inside a house or confined area. The smell is horrendous. The design is such that it might work to just put a small piece of fruit inside for fruit flies. Of course, you run the risk of actually attracting more of such flies too. Good luck!
921715
Fruit flies are not attracted to light as much as other flying insects. If the trap is close to the fruit it may help.
474892
At the least, it will stun them and sizzle their wings off, so you and dispose of them after. PS - little fruit flies don't escape through the grid, so not sure how a larger insect would.
950629
I am delighted to report that in my experience, it does attract and trap (and subsequently drown) fruit flies. I let it sit out the first night and the next day there must have been fifty fruit flies floating in the stuff. So, only 999,950 left to go!
738072
I believe that the mesh is fine enough to keep fruit flies out. I use it to hold soil in a cold frame and, even in the rain, the soil does not wash out. A grain of soil is smaller than a fruit fly.
974893
It did not catch even one of my kitchen fruit flies either day or night, may be mosquitoes are attracted toward the lights, but in my recent experience fruit flies are not. The other problem is that the plug is located on the back of the unit and not on the bottom of it or both side, in order to catch beetles the unit has to be connected to the surface to be more efficient (the beetles clime over the edges that is connected to the surface), so if you don't have an outlet to have enough space to fit this big unit, therefore you would have to use extension cord therefore you wouldn't be able to completely connect it to the surface. The same problem accurs even if you decide to hang it on a hook. It did not catch even one of my kitchen fruit flies either day or night, may be mosquitoes are attracted toward the lights, but in my recent experience fruit flies are not. The other problem is that the plug is located on the back of the unit and not on the bottom of it or both side, in order to catch beetles the unit has to be connected to the surface to be more efficient (the beetles clime over the edges that is connected to the surface), so if you don't have an outlet to have enough space to fit this big unit, therefore you would have to use extension cord therefore you wouldn't be able... » Read More It did not catch even one of my kitchen fruit flies either day or night, may be mosquitoes are attracted toward the lights, but in my recent experience fruit flies are not. The other problem is that the plug is located on the back of the unit and not on the bottom of it or both side, in order to catch beetles the unit has to be connected to the surface to be more efficient (the beetles clime over the edges that is connected to the surface), so if you don't have an outlet to have enough space to fit this big unit, therefore you would have to use extension cord therefore you wouldn't be able to completely connect it to the surface. The same problem accurs even if you decide to hang it on a hook. « Show Less
2079761
Yes, I did have some problems with fruit flies. So I used the old remedy of placing a small container next to the steel composter. Fill it with water, a little brown vinegar and a drop or two of dish detergent. The flies are attracted to the vinegar and cannot escape the detergent which breaks the water surface. They then drown.
872120
I've never had fruit flies but the lid fits pretty standard just like other step cans. held closed mostly by the weight of the lid. when the lid is closed, the fruit smell should be contained so that would also keep fruit flies out as well.
1752479
I'm having a constant fruit fly problem. I'm about to resort to neem oil, I think they may have laid eggs inside of it. I open it up daily and at least 50 or 60 fly out.