Can anyone tell me if these bags keep fruit flies out?
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I haven't had a problem with fruit flies. However, I use them for potatoes and onions which I think do no tend to attract these critters.
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No. I am surprised that it traps even one fruit fly...I was very disappointed in the product.
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Anisa, I have never had a problem with MOTH, but I can tell you these bags close very tightly. I am very happy with them. Evelyn
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No John, they are very troublesome. I think our machine just stopped working and we got rid of it. The bag fits, it didn't expand and fill up. It seriouslt may have been our cleaner and there is not a thing wrong with the bags. like I said, they fit well
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Not airtight! It has a filter and holes in the lid. When it's warm, we definitely have fruit flies if we don't empty it often.
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They are open, you just pop them over the dish. Very useful and fantastic against fruit flies.
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Fruit flies will be around at certain times of year - unavoidable. To discourage - you could keep some small pots of sweet basil, packets of cloves or crushed mint and a cloth scented with eucalyptus or lavender oil around your kitchen to keep the fruit flies at bay. Clean and close your kitchen sink and garbage disposal drains, and don't leave damp cloths or sponges around as they breed in all of these places.
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I would use the filters or it will probably attract fruit flies/bugs, I have not had an issue with this at all. The filters are pretty durable so they will probably last you a long time. I haven't had to change mine out yet and there is no change in their condition as far as I can tell. I can't really answer your second question, but my guess is you will only need to change them if they start to break down or become moldy. If this happened and you didn't change them it might make your kitchen smell or attract bugs unless you throughly clean the container after each use.
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Yes, it will catch fruit flies. I'll have some on the tape the next day when I didn't even know I had any.
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Yes you'll get them. I just moved my Greencycler to a little table in my garage because of fruit flies.
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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.
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These aren't reusable, but I would not want to bother with cleaning and refilling. They really trap a lot of fruit flies very quickly. Once it fills up or the fly activity goes down you toss it.
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If it is rinsed every time it is dumped it won't draw flies. And the lid fits well enough that fruit flies can't get in the bucket. We have fruit flies but not in the compost bucket. An easy fruit fly trap is cut the top off a water bottle, turn the top over and into the lower part, tape it together, add a little vinegar or wine. Fruit flies go in and don't get out.
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Idk. I've been having trouble with mine. The bags aren't holding a seal. They must have holes and I only used them once.
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We don't really get bugs where I keep mine, so I can't really say that the absence of bugs means its bug proof. It sounds like the real question is whether the bag closes 100%. The answer to that is that while it closes pretty securely, pretty much any little opening could be enough to let something in, depending on what that something is. There is a little space where the zipper meets the top...but it's tiny - and it's covered with fabric so that the zipper "tucks" up underneath it. So if you're concerned about larger bugs, this is probably a safe bet. If you're concerned about little bugs, such as those the size of fruit flies, etc, I wouldn't say it's 100% bug proof. Hope this helps! We don't really get bugs where I keep mine, so I can't really say that the absence of bugs means its bug proof. It sounds like the real question is whether the bag closes 100%. The answer to that is that while it closes pretty securely, pretty much any little opening could be enough to let something in, depending on what that something is. There is a little space where the zipper meets the top...but it's tiny - and it's covered with fabric so that the zipper "tucks" up underneath it. So if you're concerned about larger bugs, this is probably a safe bet. If you're concerned about... » Read More We don't really get bugs where I keep mine, so I can't really say that the absence of bugs means its bug proof. It sounds like the real question is whether the bag closes 100%. The answer to that is that while it closes pretty securely, pretty much any little opening could be enough to let something in, depending on what that something is. There is a little space where the zipper meets the top...but it's tiny - and it's covered with fabric so that the zipper "tucks" up underneath it. So if you're concerned about larger bugs, this is probably a safe bet. If you're concerned about little bugs, such as those the size of fruit flies, etc, I wouldn't say it's 100% bug proof. Hope this helps! « Show Less
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Try putting your hand in and straightening or turn inside out and straighten. I don't know where the person attracting fruit flies is keeping the fruit. I hope my frig never gets that hot. I absolutely love the banana bag. I have never had spoiled fruit. Try putting the bag with bananas IN the frig and you won't get fruit flies.
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We've been using it for three months and have had no issues with fruit flies or gnats. We empty it about twice a week.