Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 PERFECT! Thanks..... Isn't a diaper too thick and may not let in enough air? I am thinking cheesecloth would be the perfect thing to do. Thanks -- Re: fruit flies Cheese cloth. I find that cloth diapers really do the trick. I use them instead of industrial cheese cloth which has too large an opening. Wal-Mart has a brand of cloth diaper called " Birdseye? " - something like that, anyway. Just cut out a square, keep it in place with a rubberband, and voila! Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Perfect, thanks for the tip, I was geting ready to buy a shotgun for the flies! -- Re: fruit flies Nope. Diaper isn't too thick at all. I've never diapered anything or anyone, so I don't know how many layers one puts on a diapered human. But just peel away one sheet and you'll see that's it's not as dense as you might think. I've used it many, many times. In fact, before I got the Easy Sprouter, I used Mason jars and I'd cover them with that same cheesecloth and put the jar's ring on it to keep it in place. Worked great. I also used that same type of cheesecloth for cheesemaking. The holes were the perfect size and, by the way, that cloth was actualy recommended by cheesemakers. Be well, Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Cheese cloth. I find that cloth diapers really do the trick. I use them instead of industrial cheese cloth which has too large an opening. Wal-Mart has a brand of cloth diaper called " Birdseye? " - something like that, anyway. Just cut out a square, keep it in place with a rubberband, and voila! Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Nope. Diaper isn't too thick at all. I've never diapered anything or anyone, so I don't know how many layers one puts on a diapered human. But just peel away one sheet and you'll see that's it's not as dense as you might think. I've used it many, many times. In fact, before I got the Easy Sprouter, I used Mason jars and I'd cover them with that same cheesecloth and put the jar's ring on it to keep it in place. Worked great. I also used that same type of cheesecloth for cheesemaking. The holes were the perfect size and, by the way, that cloth was actualy recommended by cheesemakers. Be well, Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 Hi > Does anyone know how to keep fruit flies ( or in this case sprout > flies) away? Actually keeping them away, now there is a problem. But getting rid of many of them that come to visit is another story. Fruit flies and vinegar flies love vinegar. Put half a cup of vinegar (uncovered) beside where you keep your sprouts and put a little washing up liquid in the vinegar. The vinegar attracts the flies to itself instead of the sprouts, and the washing up liquid breaks the surface tension of the liquid. So when they come to settle on top of the vinegar they fall through and drown - thus you use a cup and not a glass. You don't want to be looking at a clear glass full of vinegar and little dead flies do you ;-) Regards, Kombucha help and information. http://www.KombuchaTea.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 31, 2003 Report Share Posted July 31, 2003 I love that idea....I am on my way home to try it. Thanks -- Re: fruit flies Hi > Does anyone know how to keep fruit flies ( or in this case sprout > flies) away? Actually keeping them away, now there is a problem. But getting rid of many of them that come to visit is another story. Fruit flies and vinegar flies love vinegar. Put half a cup of vinegar (uncovered) beside where you keep your sprouts and put a little washing up liquid in the vinegar. The vinegar attracts the flies to itself instead of the sprouts, and the washing up liquid breaks the surface tension of the liquid. So when they come to settle on top of the vinegar they fall through and drown - thus you use a cup and not a glass. You don't want to be looking at a clear glass full of vinegar and little dead flies do you ;-) Regards, Kombucha help and information. http://www.KombuchaTea.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Does pillowcase material have a tight enough weave to keep fruit flies from coming in? Tim Hank and Mosher <hankmarymosher@...> wrote: Hello, I've had a couple of people that had major problems with fruit flies....my brother-in - law, my sister, and my cousin......They would consistently use a cloth of some kind to cover the top of their brewing vat...even if it was a suntea jar......I would try to get them to consider using a coffee filter, but they all refused because they felt that was too unnatural/cloth should be just fine..... Needless to say, they all ended up with gross situations and threw it all out, refusing to believe that the coffee filter would have saved thier KT form thier problem.... Go figure, Hank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 I use parchment paper on the roll (usually used for baking).....held on with a big rubber band. Re: Fruit Flies > > Does pillowcase material have a tight enough weave to keep fruit flies from coming in? > Tim > > Hank and Mosher <hankmarymosher@...> wrote: > Hello, > > I've had a couple of people that had major problems with fruit > flies....my brother-in - law, my sister, and my cousin......They would > consistently use a cloth of some kind to cover the top of their brewing > vat...even if it was a suntea jar......I would try to get them to > consider using a coffee filter, but they all refused because they felt > that was too unnatural/cloth should be just fine..... > Needless to say, they all ended up with gross situations and threw it > all out, refusing to believe that the coffee filter would have saved > thier KT form thier problem.... > > Go figure, > > Hank > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I've tried many different ways to get rid of fruit flies - traps, fly strips, saucer of kombucha to drown them in.... the thing I've found works best - the vacuum cleaner. I use the wand/hose and suck them up. I wanna patent it. Virginia in Milwaukee Sr. Gloriamarie Amalfitano wrote: > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I've tried many different ways to get rid of fruit flies - traps, fly strips, saucer of kombucha to drown them in.... the thing I've found works best - the vacuum cleaner. I use the wand/hose and suck them up. I wanna patent it. Virginia in Milwaukee Sr. Gloriamarie Amalfitano wrote: > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 They naturally seek out the stuff. I can't remember if I read it in 's book or on the Happy Herbalist site, but someone said their wife uses a vaccuum to suck them up. Another remedy is putting vinegar or cider, something like KT, into a long necked bottle nearby. That way they go in and can't get back out. Some have posted that they add soap to it and then they really can't get out. jan > > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? > -- > - > May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! > > Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC > http://knitternun.blogspot.com > SanDiegoFiberFolk > KnitternunMeditation/ > MereBenedictines/ > > LET US BEGIN TO SEE BEYOND race, beyond culture, beyond gender, beyond > sexual orientation, beyond religion, beyond, beyond all these > externals and see each other as God's beloved. When we relate to > others as God relates to us, our sense of being God's beloved deepens > even more. > > From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson > and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 They naturally seek out the stuff. I can't remember if I read it in 's book or on the Happy Herbalist site, but someone said their wife uses a vaccuum to suck them up. Another remedy is putting vinegar or cider, something like KT, into a long necked bottle nearby. That way they go in and can't get back out. Some have posted that they add soap to it and then they really can't get out. jan > > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? > -- > - > May the Holy Spirit dance in our hearts! > > Sister Gloriamarie Amalfitano, S/FC > http://knitternun.blogspot.com > SanDiegoFiberFolk > KnitternunMeditation/ > MereBenedictines/ > > LET US BEGIN TO SEE BEYOND race, beyond culture, beyond gender, beyond > sexual orientation, beyond religion, beyond, beyond all these > externals and see each other as God's beloved. When we relate to > others as God relates to us, our sense of being God's beloved deepens > even more. > > From page 25 of The Way of Transforming Discipleship by Trevor Hudson > and D. . Copyright © 2005 by Upper Room Books. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 In message <bab5fbcb0708011053s3a7bbfc4x393664ee62175c19@...> you wrote: > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? Dear Gloriamarie, Fruit flies are very common around Kombucha (as they are also around fruit and compost bins). They are always out for a fruity morsel! Fruitflies (drosophila) are not unhygienic in the same sense as is the common housefly. Personally, I just ignore them, but make sure they do not get into the brew, as they tend to lay eggs on top of the scoby which provides good nourishment for the larvae of the fruit fly. I always keep especially the scoby, very well away from these flies.... cover them up or hide them away in a glass with KT to which there is no access for the pesky opportunists. The liquid presents no problem, as they will drown if they fall into it. The same holds true for the Kombucha I drink out of my glass. So, it is prudent to cover the glass with a little plate or coaster in order to avoid the extra protein ;-) Don't worry, as long as the little flies just sit on top of your brew cover, it is a compliment to the wonderful aroma of your KT which makes them come and take longing sniffs at drosophila paradise denied. kombuchaly, Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ " Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. " (Comte LeClerc De Buffon 1707-1788) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 In message <bab5fbcb0708011053s3a7bbfc4x393664ee62175c19@...> you wrote: > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? Dear Gloriamarie, Fruit flies are very common around Kombucha (as they are also around fruit and compost bins). They are always out for a fruity morsel! Fruitflies (drosophila) are not unhygienic in the same sense as is the common housefly. Personally, I just ignore them, but make sure they do not get into the brew, as they tend to lay eggs on top of the scoby which provides good nourishment for the larvae of the fruit fly. I always keep especially the scoby, very well away from these flies.... cover them up or hide them away in a glass with KT to which there is no access for the pesky opportunists. The liquid presents no problem, as they will drown if they fall into it. The same holds true for the Kombucha I drink out of my glass. So, it is prudent to cover the glass with a little plate or coaster in order to avoid the extra protein ;-) Don't worry, as long as the little flies just sit on top of your brew cover, it is a compliment to the wonderful aroma of your KT which makes them come and take longing sniffs at drosophila paradise denied. kombuchaly, Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ " Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius. " (Comte LeClerc De Buffon 1707-1788) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 In message <f8qqht+4dj3eGroups> you wrote: > They naturally seek out the stuff. I can't remember if I read it in > 's book or on the Happy Herbalist site, but someone said their > wife uses a vaccuum to suck them up. Another remedy is putting > vinegar or cider, something like KT, into a long necked bottle > nearby. That way they go in and can't get back out. Some have > posted that they add soap to it and then they really can't get out. > Hehehe, so funny Jan! I love the way you wrote that. True LOL! Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ Eternity is a long time to be wrong. Especially about Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 In message <f8qqht+4dj3eGroups> you wrote: > They naturally seek out the stuff. I can't remember if I read it in > 's book or on the Happy Herbalist site, but someone said their > wife uses a vaccuum to suck them up. Another remedy is putting > vinegar or cider, something like KT, into a long necked bottle > nearby. That way they go in and can't get back out. Some have > posted that they add soap to it and then they really can't get out. > Hehehe, so funny Jan! I love the way you wrote that. True LOL! Margret:-) -- +------------------ Minstrel@... --------------------+ <)))<>< http://www.therpc.f9.co.uk <)))<>< http://www.AnswersInGenesis.com +----------------- http://www.Gotquestions.org ------------------+ Eternity is a long time to be wrong. Especially about Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 > > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? They seem to come out of nowhere when you start your brew. I never saw a fruit fly in my house until my first brew. They don't seem to be able to get through the filter on top (I use a double layer of paper towels and rubber band. They also seem to diminish after a day or two. I put a bowl of vinegar (or sour KT) covered with saran wrap with a few pencil tip holes in the top and put it next to the brew. It seems to act as a " fly motel " . They get in but can't get out. Philip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 > > I noticed today a number of fruit flies resting on top of the paper > towel I placed over the brewing kombucha. It is held in place with a > rubber band, so I don't think they can get in. My question: did I do > something wrong and fruit flies are attracted to it or are they just > to be expected? If the latter, how do I get rid of them? They seem to come out of nowhere when you start your brew. I never saw a fruit fly in my house until my first brew. They don't seem to be able to get through the filter on top (I use a double layer of paper towels and rubber band. They also seem to diminish after a day or two. I put a bowl of vinegar (or sour KT) covered with saran wrap with a few pencil tip holes in the top and put it next to the brew. It seems to act as a " fly motel " . They get in but can't get out. Philip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 > Don't worry, as long as the little flies just sit on top of your brew cover, > it is a compliment to the wonderful aroma of your KT which makes them > come and take longing sniffs at drosophila paradise denied. Then I thank the fruit flies for their reassurance that I've done it right!! Thank you all for your answers to my questions. Sister Gloriamarie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 > Don't worry, as long as the little flies just sit on top of your brew cover, > it is a compliment to the wonderful aroma of your KT which makes them > come and take longing sniffs at drosophila paradise denied. Then I thank the fruit flies for their reassurance that I've done it right!! Thank you all for your answers to my questions. Sister Gloriamarie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Jan - fruit flies seem to love Kombucha. I have found that a coffee filter tightly banded around the top of my brewing jar keeps them entirely 'out.' Also, every August (for some reason, I am in Michigan), I begin keeping all fruit and food in the refrigerator, as much as possible. Bananas or fruit left on a counter overnight are trouble this time of the year for us. I do not know where they come from - I suspect tiny eggs on the produce, and washing is a good idea. I have had good success getting rid of fruit flies by doing all this, plus keeping everything dry and clean (sink and counters, no dirty or wet dishes left out, etc.). A few years back I found a solution on line that I keep out when they get too heavy - basically drop a bit of dishwashing detergent and a spoonful of vinigar into a bowl, add warm water and mix up. Stir in a spoonful or 2 of sugar. Leave out and in the morning you should notice a dozen or more dead flies. I keep mine right in the kitchen sink overnight and it seems to do the trick when the above measures have failed. I keep the Kombucha jar always in a cabinet, behind a door, which keeps it away from the fruit flies. And lastly, I actually bought a venus fly trap! And I keep it in the kitchen window by the sink - it does indeed catch them. : ) --- " Jan P. " <jpos123@...> wrote: > All of the sudden I am having lots of fruit flies. > I have been waving around my battery operated > swatter and zapping so many. Where are they coming > from? Do they get thru screening? Or was I smart > not buying bananas all this time, up until now that > is? Should I wash off bananas when I bring them > home (that's what I am thinking?) Maybe I am just > getting them now because my kt is finally brewed? > > I put some kt and a lil dish soap in a liter water > bottle, but so far they just want the real deal. Is > there some other way I should be doing it (maybe I > should just do a search lol)? > > jan > > > http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html > > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Gibson home (248) 853-0190 • mobil (248) 495-6567 2536 Brilliance Rochester Hills, MI 48309 --•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•-- http://www.Portfolios.com/Gibson Member SCBWI ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Building a website is a piece of cake. Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness./webhosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Hi Jan - fruit flies seem to love Kombucha. I have found that a coffee filter tightly banded around the top of my brewing jar keeps them entirely 'out.' Also, every August (for some reason, I am in Michigan), I begin keeping all fruit and food in the refrigerator, as much as possible. Bananas or fruit left on a counter overnight are trouble this time of the year for us. I do not know where they come from - I suspect tiny eggs on the produce, and washing is a good idea. I have had good success getting rid of fruit flies by doing all this, plus keeping everything dry and clean (sink and counters, no dirty or wet dishes left out, etc.). A few years back I found a solution on line that I keep out when they get too heavy - basically drop a bit of dishwashing detergent and a spoonful of vinigar into a bowl, add warm water and mix up. Stir in a spoonful or 2 of sugar. Leave out and in the morning you should notice a dozen or more dead flies. I keep mine right in the kitchen sink overnight and it seems to do the trick when the above measures have failed. I keep the Kombucha jar always in a cabinet, behind a door, which keeps it away from the fruit flies. And lastly, I actually bought a venus fly trap! And I keep it in the kitchen window by the sink - it does indeed catch them. : ) --- " Jan P. " <jpos123@...> wrote: > All of the sudden I am having lots of fruit flies. > I have been waving around my battery operated > swatter and zapping so many. Where are they coming > from? Do they get thru screening? Or was I smart > not buying bananas all this time, up until now that > is? Should I wash off bananas when I bring them > home (that's what I am thinking?) Maybe I am just > getting them now because my kt is finally brewed? > > I put some kt and a lil dish soap in a liter water > bottle, but so far they just want the real deal. Is > there some other way I should be doing it (maybe I > should just do a search lol)? > > jan > > > http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html > > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Gibson home (248) 853-0190 • mobil (248) 495-6567 2536 Brilliance Rochester Hills, MI 48309 --•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•--•-- http://www.Portfolios.com/Gibson Member SCBWI ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Building a website is a piece of cake. Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness./webhosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 This is a constant problem for brewers Several solutions I have used Fly Tape- catches some but not all Bug Zapper- battery hand held LOL- only gets a few Jars of KT with a drop of dish soap- again catches some but not all Spiders- they love the little buggers so I let them put their webs in out of the way places and sweep up the dead carcasses from under the web. This worked the best until the following solution was implemented. Old Wine bottle with some strong KT vinegar in the bottom- 1 drop of dish soap and leave it set on the counter- Bingo !!!! This one worked- I have no idea why but I no longer have any fruit flies- after being literally infested with them for well over a year Many thanks to whoever suggested this one- I believe it was either Marge or Margret but no matter whoever you are I am deeply grateful. zoe > All of the sudden I am having lots of fruit flies. I have been > waving around my battery operated swatter and zapping so many. > Where are they coming from? Do they get thru screening? Or was I > smart not buying bananas all this time, up until now that is? > Should I wash off bananas when I bring them home (that's what I am > thinking?) Maybe I am just getting them now because my kt is finally brewed? > > I put some kt and a lil dish soap in a liter water bottle, but so > far they just want the real deal. Is there some other way I should > be doing it (maybe I should just do a search lol)? > > jan > http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 This is a constant problem for brewers Several solutions I have used Fly Tape- catches some but not all Bug Zapper- battery hand held LOL- only gets a few Jars of KT with a drop of dish soap- again catches some but not all Spiders- they love the little buggers so I let them put their webs in out of the way places and sweep up the dead carcasses from under the web. This worked the best until the following solution was implemented. Old Wine bottle with some strong KT vinegar in the bottom- 1 drop of dish soap and leave it set on the counter- Bingo !!!! This one worked- I have no idea why but I no longer have any fruit flies- after being literally infested with them for well over a year Many thanks to whoever suggested this one- I believe it was either Marge or Margret but no matter whoever you are I am deeply grateful. zoe > All of the sudden I am having lots of fruit flies. I have been > waving around my battery operated swatter and zapping so many. > Where are they coming from? Do they get thru screening? Or was I > smart not buying bananas all this time, up until now that is? > Should I wash off bananas when I bring them home (that's what I am > thinking?) Maybe I am just getting them now because my kt is finally brewed? > > I put some kt and a lil dish soap in a liter water bottle, but so > far they just want the real deal. Is there some other way I should > be doing it (maybe I should just do a search lol)? > > jan > http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi Jan. If you want to be a happy, healthy human being practicing so much killing isn't good for you. If you want to be a great killer then swat away. Practice makes perfect. : -) I'm afraid fruit files are just part of the course. They are sentient beings and will find a way to get what makes them happy, that is the smell of sweet, alcoholic, fruity liquids. Just let them be or rig up some kind of trap with a paper funnel then let them go outside once a day. Failing that Sundews, pitcher plants and venus fly traps are natural ways of letting the flies kharma work in your favour. Jim ======================================== Message Received: Sep 25 2007, 01:30 AM From: " Jan P. " " kombucha " Cc: Subject: fruit flies All of the sudden I am having lots of fruit flies. I have been waving around my battery operated swatter and zapping so many. Where are they coming from? Do they get thru screening? Or was I smart not buying bananas all this time, up until now that is? Should I wash off bananas when I bring them home (that's what I am thinking?) Maybe I am just getting them now because my kt is finally brewed? I put some kt and a lil dish soap in a liter water bottle, but so far they just want the real deal. Is there some other way I should be doing it (maybe I should just do a search lol)? jan http://www.godssimpleplan.org/gsps-english.html --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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