Re: Re: Fruit Fly Bombardment

[Guest guest]

>>>yup that would work...they may not go up in it, they just get washed out.

they dont go into the pot, they would drown. one time i used a little craft

cork and stuck it up there, it worked good, but sometimes dropped out. the

plastic wrap is good, hopefully they will leave it alone. i am fighting them

now, but they seem to be under control. they are on the produce you bring

home, then they hatch at the house...i hate the little monsters<<<

Gail

Since they would not be able to go past the stopper, I suppose you could

probably use a q-tip to clean the spout out each time then too, if you find that

easier. I will try both ways myself and see which one works for me.I'm starting

with a sandwich bag so I have less seams.

I had not thought of veggie purchases being the carriers of the eggs. (I'll

admit that sometimes I can be sooo thick!) All the more reason to wash veggies

really good and do it as soon as you get in the door with your groceries, I

guess. As much as I hate bugs of ANY kind in my house, I would rather have fruit

flies than the ants that I had two years ago. I was completely mortified. They

were coming in my front door by the millions! I was killing them by frantically

putting sheets of paper on the floor and just pressing over and over for days,

then wiping up the floor. YUK. They came in waves! Since then I have discovered

Diatomaceous Earth and so I know exactly what I will do if I have anything like

that again. I have no idea where they came from in such great number and why

they were coming in my front door, which accesses my living room. I could maybe

see if that accessed my kitchen and they smelled food, but my kitchen was the

last place they headed to and I had fought them back pretty completely before

many reached there. I never had ants nearly like that. People said they are bad

in this new area I live in and boy did I get scared when so many told me that.

But they haven't been back, so I sure am happy about that.

[Guest guest]

>>>yup that would work...they may not go up in it, they just get washed out.

they dont go into the pot, they would drown. one time i used a little craft

cork and stuck it up there, it worked good, but sometimes dropped out. the

plastic wrap is good, hopefully they will leave it alone. i am fighting them

now, but they seem to be under control. they are on the produce you bring

home, then they hatch at the house...i hate the little monsters<<<

Gail

Since they would not be able to go past the stopper, I suppose you could

probably use a q-tip to clean the spout out each time then too, if you find that

easier. I will try both ways myself and see which one works for me.I'm starting

with a sandwich bag so I have less seams.

I had not thought of veggie purchases being the carriers of the eggs. (I'll

admit that sometimes I can be sooo thick!) All the more reason to wash veggies

really good and do it as soon as you get in the door with your groceries, I

guess. As much as I hate bugs of ANY kind in my house, I would rather have fruit

flies than the ants that I had two years ago. I was completely mortified. They

were coming in my front door by the millions! I was killing them by frantically

putting sheets of paper on the floor and just pressing over and over for days,

then wiping up the floor. YUK. They came in waves! Since then I have discovered

Diatomaceous Earth and so I know exactly what I will do if I have anything like

that again. I have no idea where they came from in such great number and why

they were coming in my front door, which accesses my living room. I could maybe

see if that accessed my kitchen and they smelled food, but my kitchen was the

last place they headed to and I had fought them back pretty completely before

many reached there. I never had ants nearly like that. People said they are bad

in this new area I live in and boy did I get scared when so many told me that.

But they haven't been back, so I sure am happy about that.

[Guest guest]

IIIIIII Think I'll just throw my scraps out daily. It might be alot less trouble

for me. That just sounds too scary to me.

________________________________

If she doesn't have room to compost outside, she can vermicompost in a plastic

bin red wiggler worms indoors--but flies are still a problem.

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Re: Re: Fruit Fly Bombardment

>

>

> Another thing worth sharing along these lines is this:

>

> I bought a stainless steel compost bucket with a lid from one of the mail

> order places a few years ago. I put all my plant based food scraps in it.

It

> stays in the cabinet under the sink; out of sight. This diverts a lot of

> waste from the garbage, and keeps the pesky critters from breeding in the

> trash can. I eat a lot for fruits and vegetables, so I need to empty it

into

> the compost bin outside almost daily. I give it a rinse outside to wash

any

> eggs or fruit fly maggots. If you do this too, you have to be careful not

to

> forget to empty it. It seems that no matter what you do you cannot prevent

> fruit flies from trying to breed; and thinking of it, they're a lot like

me

> in this respect. ...So, if you neglect the bucket, you'll have a problem.

> Trust me when I say it's not a pretty sight.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

IIIIIII Think I'll just throw my scraps out daily. It might be alot less trouble

for me. That just sounds too scary to me.

________________________________

If she doesn't have room to compost outside, she can vermicompost in a plastic

bin red wiggler worms indoors--but flies are still a problem.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Re: Re: Fruit Fly Bombardment

>

>

> Another thing worth sharing along these lines is this:

>

> I bought a stainless steel compost bucket with a lid from one of the mail

> order places a few years ago. I put all my plant based food scraps in it.

It

> stays in the cabinet under the sink; out of sight. This diverts a lot of

> waste from the garbage, and keeps the pesky critters from breeding in the

> trash can. I eat a lot for fruits and vegetables, so I need to empty it

into

> the compost bin outside almost daily. I give it a rinse outside to wash

any

> eggs or fruit fly maggots. If you do this too, you have to be careful not

to

> forget to empty it. It seems that no matter what you do you cannot prevent

> fruit flies from trying to breed; and thinking of it, they're a lot like

me

> in this respect. ...So, if you neglect the bucket, you'll have a problem.

> Trust me when I say it's not a pretty sight.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

they do rinse right out if they get up in there..i used to work in the

produce dept of big grocery chain, so i learned a lot about

bugs...mmmmm....yummy

windex and 409 kills ants too, and makes clean-up a breeze.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> >>>yup that would work...they may not go up in it, they just get washed

> out.

> they dont go into the pot, they would drown. one time i used a little craft

> cork and stuck it up there, it worked good, but sometimes dropped out. the

> plastic wrap is good, hopefully they will leave it alone. i am fighting

> them

> now, but they seem to be under control. they are on the produce you bring

> home, then they hatch at the house...i hate the little monsters<<<

>

> Gail

>

> Since they would not be able to go past the stopper, I suppose you could

> probably use a q-tip to clean the spout out each time then too, if you find

> that

> easier. I will try both ways myself and see which one works for me.I'm

> starting

> with a sandwich bag so I have less seams.

>

> I had not thought of veggie purchases being the carriers of the eggs. (I'll

>

> admit that sometimes I can be sooo thick!) All the more reason to wash

> veggies

> really good and do it as soon as you get in the door with your groceries, I

>

> guess. As much as I hate bugs of ANY kind in my house, I would rather have

> fruit

> flies than the ants that I had two years ago. I was completely mortified.

> They

> were coming in my front door by the millions! I was killing them by

> frantically

> putting sheets of paper on the floor and just pressing over and over for

> days,

> then wiping up the floor. YUK. They came in waves! Since then I have

> discovered

> Diatomaceous Earth and so I know exactly what I will do if I have anything

> like

> that again. I have no idea where they came from in such great number and

> why

> they were coming in my front door, which accesses my living room. I could

> maybe

> see if that accessed my kitchen and they smelled food, but my kitchen was

> the

> last place they headed to and I had fought them back pretty completely

> before

> many reached there. I never had ants nearly like that. People said they are

> bad

> in this new area I live in and boy did I get scared when so many told me

> that.

> But they haven't been back, so I sure am happy about that.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

they do rinse right out if they get up in there..i used to work in the

produce dept of big grocery chain, so i learned a lot about

bugs...mmmmm....yummy

windex and 409 kills ants too, and makes clean-up a breeze.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> >>>yup that would work...they may not go up in it, they just get washed

> out.

> they dont go into the pot, they would drown. one time i used a little craft

> cork and stuck it up there, it worked good, but sometimes dropped out. the

> plastic wrap is good, hopefully they will leave it alone. i am fighting

> them

> now, but they seem to be under control. they are on the produce you bring

> home, then they hatch at the house...i hate the little monsters<<<

>

> Gail

>

> Since they would not be able to go past the stopper, I suppose you could

> probably use a q-tip to clean the spout out each time then too, if you find

> that

> easier. I will try both ways myself and see which one works for me.I'm

> starting

> with a sandwich bag so I have less seams.

>

> I had not thought of veggie purchases being the carriers of the eggs. (I'll

>

> admit that sometimes I can be sooo thick!) All the more reason to wash

> veggies

> really good and do it as soon as you get in the door with your groceries, I

>

> guess. As much as I hate bugs of ANY kind in my house, I would rather have

> fruit

> flies than the ants that I had two years ago. I was completely mortified.

> They

> were coming in my front door by the millions! I was killing them by

> frantically

> putting sheets of paper on the floor and just pressing over and over for

> days,

> then wiping up the floor. YUK. They came in waves! Since then I have

> discovered

> Diatomaceous Earth and so I know exactly what I will do if I have anything

> like

> that again. I have no idea where they came from in such great number and

> why

> they were coming in my front door, which accesses my living room. I could

> maybe

> see if that accessed my kitchen and they smelled food, but my kitchen was

> the

> last place they headed to and I had fought them back pretty completely

> before

> many reached there. I never had ants nearly like that. People said they are

> bad

> in this new area I live in and boy did I get scared when so many told me

> that.

> But they haven't been back, so I sure am happy about that.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's funny! What a great job that was. It has sure helped me! It pays to

get around and ask around. We all learn from each other. I didn't know about

windex and 409 so those are even easier than the powdered mess DE would make. I

suppose it's the chemicals in the cleaners that would do them in. I've heard

that a solution of lemon dish washing liquid and baking soda sprayed where they

come in creates a barrier line that they will not cross. They don't like lemon,

I was told. But a dishwashing liquid does not really have lemon in it. It's

probably just the chemicals in the cleaner that create the barrier.

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To: original_kombucha

Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 9:58:29 PM

Subject: Re: Re: Fruit Fly Bombardment

they do rinse right out if they get up in there..i used to work in the

produce dept of big grocery chain, so i learned a lot about

bugs...mmmmm....yummy

windex and 409 kills ants too, and makes clean-up a breeze.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> >>>yup that would work...they may not go up in it, they just get washed

> out.

> they dont go into the pot, they would drown. one time i used a little craft

> cork and stuck it up there, it worked good, but sometimes dropped out. the

> plastic wrap is good, hopefully they will leave it alone. i am fighting

> them

> now, but they seem to be under control. they are on the produce you bring

> home, then they hatch at the house...i hate the little monsters<<<

>

> Gail

>

> Since they would not be able to go past the stopper, I suppose you could

> probably use a q-tip to clean the spout out each time then too, if you find

> that

> easier. I will try both ways myself and see which one works for me.I'm

> starting

> with a sandwich bag so I have less seams.

>

> I had not thought of veggie purchases being the carriers of the eggs. (I'll

>

> admit that sometimes I can be sooo thick!) All the more reason to wash

> veggies

> really good and do it as soon as you get in the door with your groceries, I

>

> guess. As much as I hate bugs of ANY kind in my house, I would rather have

> fruit

> flies than the ants that I had two years ago. I was completely mortified.

> They

> were coming in my front door by the millions! I was killing them by

> frantically

> putting sheets of paper on the floor and just pressing over and over for

> days,

> then wiping up the floor. YUK. They came in waves! Since then I have

> discovered

> Diatomaceous Earth and so I know exactly what I will do if I have anything

> like

> that again. I have no idea where they came from in such great number and

> why

> they were coming in my front door, which accesses my living room. I could

> maybe

> see if that accessed my kitchen and they smelled food, but my kitchen was

> the

> last place they headed to and I had fought them back pretty completely

> before

> many reached there. I never had ants nearly like that. People said they are

> bad

> in this new area I live in and boy did I get scared when so many told me

> that.

> But they haven't been back, so I sure am happy about that.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm good, back in Canada, engaged etc etc

I ordered a Kombucha starter from BodyEcology and thought I'd read up on how to

look after it here.

Jojo

> how ya been?? Fancy seeing you here! I LOVE MY KOMBUCHA!!

> Namaste',

> e Savage

> Beacon of Light Healing

> http://www.shophandmade.com/Store/Chakramama

> Re: Re: Fruit Fly Bombardment

>

> Brilliant Kris!! As you have always been on every E-list I've encountered

> you on. Nice to s-eeeeeee you again.

> JojoDawg

>

> www.facebook.com/CanineHealthBasics

>

> [Please, trim your bottom tale in future-thanks!]

>

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