Drosophila: how to get rid of and what tools to bring them?

Drosophila, or fruit gnat - is one of the most unpleasant neighbors, what you can imagine. Only yesterday they were nowhere to be, and today they are hovering over a vase with fruit. And say goodbye to you are not going to, even if the dish was empty, and another reason to visit with you at home, like, no. Where are these stubborn flies, fruit flies and how to get?

Causes of

Flies without reason got his nickname "fruit." Namely fruits, vegetables and juice attract these insects the most. Moreover rot the fruit fly Drosophila like a lot more fresh food.

You do not leave anything similar on the table and in the trash can? Then look carefully at your houseplants. Of course, fallen leaves, petals in pots is better to leave the flowers at home received extra food from organic preyuschey. But on the surface of moist soil the rotting leaves can also be an invitation for fruit flies. Drosophila can be seen on the blooming flowers, and near the trays under pots where water accumulates and spoiled by excessive watering.

But drafts of these flies can not stand, so as preventive measures is perfect regular airing of the apartment.

You do not ever see fruit flies at home, if you grow the seedlings on the windowsill tomatoes, the same chilling effect on the lice have aromas of eucalyptus and myrtle.

Methods of combating fruit flies

The first thing you need to do to get rid of fruit flies - to remove from the apartment more attractive for them.

• Do not leave on the table and open shelves fresh fruit, let them stored in the refrigerator.
• Regularly take out the garbage from the kitchen bucket.
• Rotting leaves in flower pots, try to remove or at least sprinkle dry land.
• Do not forget to get rid of uneaten food that has accumulated in bowls pets. If he starts podkisat, Drosophila will be right there.

Wash windows and floors at homeAdding to the water a little kerosene or turpentine. A wooden surface frames and door frames can be wiped with oil of laurel.

Be sure to rinse all surfaces and containers, where previously stored vegetables and fruits. The fact that young flies Drosophila begin to lay eggs on the second day of his life, and laying do just next to the main source of his power.

application of chemistry

Which means you can bring these insects? Of chemicals against the fruit fly Drosophila well to the good old "dichlorvos" and its modern counterparts odorless. Remove all food and simply treat the room spray (do not try to poison breathe). After that, the kitchen should be closed for 15-20 minutes. Then you need to ventilate the room: open the window and turn on the hood, if any.

From folk remedies to get rid of lice well help elderberry leaves, tansy and fern. The apartment where the plants are dried Drosophila try not to linger. By the way, tansy be careful - its volatile provoke an indisposition at people suffering from vascular disease of the brain.

Effective wipes are soaked in various formulations homemade. Arrange them in a saucer on the windowsill - and you can quickly get rid of fruit flies. Here are a couple of proven recipes for use in the apartment:

1. 100-150 ml milk, 2 hours. l. sugar and black pepper;
2. 75 ml milk 5 g of formalin and 5 teaspoons baking soda sweetened.

Get rid of the flies that settled in colors, will help solution of potassium permanganate. Also, the soil treated with special insecticide harmless to living plants. These measures are intended not only for the expulsion of adult flies out of the house, but also to the destruction left them laying.

Traps for fruit flies

Mixing honey with saccharin in a ratio of 10: 1 can be obtained viscous mixture to impregnate wipes traps. After drying, they should be a little sprinkle with water and put on the windowsill to catch the pesky midges.

Apple cider vinegar is also included in the menu of fruit flies. Dilute with water and add dishwashing detergent, pour the mixture obtained in a third mayonnaise jars. Inside gnats Drosophila Vagrants, but back after such "treats" are not going to get out.

You do not have to engage in hand-made traps and just buy an ordinary adhesive tape from the flies. It must be secured in several places in the kitchen (at the table over a trash can) and on all the windows in the apartment, where there are flowers.

If you have a home-bred midges Drosophila, do not despair. The neighborhood is unpleasant, but there is no great harm him. And get rid of small pesky flies forever is very easy.