14/08/2024 (Photo: shutterstock.com/SUPAPORNKH).
Fruit flies are uninvited guests in our homes.They especially like the kitchen because that’s where the fruits they love are found.If you don’t want to have a plague of these insects in your apartment, be sure to use some herbs that they can’t stand.Try this reliable TikTok trick..
Summer is the season when we like to eat fruit. We usually put it in a bowl, but fruit flies often appear on grapes, bananas, pears, and apples. They are attracted to fruit juice and fermentation, a taste they love above all else.Don’t let them take over your kitchen – get rid of them in the blink of an eye with home remedies.
How to get rid of fruit flies? TikTok trick
The first thing to remember is that you should immediately wash fruit on which fruit flies have appeared because they could lay eggs there. Only then will we move on to the next phase, that is, to the fight against them..
One of the TikTokers decided to share with her followers a simple trick to drive these uninvited guests out of the kitchen. Just put a sprig of lavender, rosemary or mint in a bowl of fruit. Fruit flies cannot stand the smell of these herbs – they run away in panic.
Internet users raved about this home remedy – there were many likes and positive comments under the video. TikTokers themselves also started writing about their patents, e.g. about cinnamon, which also repels these little flies..
@mrsclarehoops How good is this? A simple bundle of mint, lavender & rosemart keeps the fruit flies away!!!!! #mumhack #diyhomeprojects #diyrepellent #fruitbasket ♬ Im a Believer – harrisonparker.wildb.
Not just herbs.Other ways to get rid of fruit flies
Fruit flies are attracted not only by the smell of herbs.They are also attracted by plain or apple cider vinegar.We definitely have one of them in the kitchen – it is therefore worth using.We can also use crushed fruit or fruit juice.
To get rid of these insects, just pour vinegar, fruit juice or crushed fruit into a bowl or a wide glass and add a few drops of dishwashing liquid. Then secure the bowl with cling film and a rubber band, making small holes with a needle.
The fruit flies will fly to our trap as soon as possible and start drowning in it. Thanks to this home remedy, they will not have time to lay any more eggs.
