Midges in the kitchen: video instruction

  • Dec 22, 2020
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  • 1 The causes of fruit flies
  • 2 Getting rid of gnats
    • 2.1 Folk recipes
    • 2.2 Mechanical and commercial products
  • 3 Preventive measures
  • 4 Conclusion

Drosophila - small midges that can start in the kitchen and significantly spoil the life of any housewife. What causes them to appear and how to get rid of insects in a short time? Look for answers to these questions in the article.

Do you have gnats in your kitchen? It's time to find out how to get rid of them

The causes of fruit flies

Literally, the word “fruit flies” can be translated into Russian as “dew lovers”, which, in fact, are midges. These little creatures are of considerable value to genetic scientists who put their experiments on them, but this does not mean the need for the presence of these insects in your apartment.

Before you take out midges in the kitchen, you need to understand where they came from. The main sources of infection include:

  • Rotting fruits and vegetables. However, you will not understand where the fruit flies come from if the apartment is kept clean, but this is not about garbage, but about the smallest pieces of apples, tomatoes, grapes, and so on. These crumbs may be anywhere under furniture, and you simply may not notice them, but kitchen gnats can lay eggs there and start multiplying at a tremendous rate.
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Rotten fruit like a fruit fly magnet

  • Domestic rodents. Keep a pet rat, hamster or rabbit in your house and don't clean their cage every day? It is possible that soon you will need to learn how to deal with gnats in the kitchen and throughout the apartment. They can start in sawdust and food debris in a pet's cage and quickly spread throughout the apartment.

Food debris hidden in the rodent's sawdust can provoke the appearance of midges

  • Sink drain. Another favorite place for fruit flies. If you do not regularly clean the drain, then a putrefactive plaque will gradually form in it, which is very favorable for the reproduction of midges.

Clogged sink drain - a favorable environment for gnats

  • Purchased products. Improper storage of certain foods, including potatoes, onions, carrots, or fruits, can lead to fruit flies among them. You can bring them with your own hands in a bag to your home.
  • Ventilation. Your house is perfectly clean, but gnats in the kitchen still appeared? They may have entered you through the ventilation from your neighbors. Also, fruit flies can get to you from the basement through holes that can remain at the pipes of the sewer, water supply and heating, which is important, for example, forkitchens in Khrushchev.
  • Home plants. Are you fond of cultivating a mini-flower garden in your home and do not neglect the frequent watering of plants? Do not be surprised that you have a midge in the kitchen, because it just loves moisture.

Frequent watering of plants provokes the appearance of fruit flies

Getting rid of gnats

So what to do if midges are in the kitchen? In this section, we will take a closer look at ways to deal with them using improvised means and purchased traps.

Folk recipes

Remember one simple thing - before you destroy the midges in the kitchen, it is very important to put the apartment in perfect order. Throw away trash, clean out the pet's cage, or remove any sources of moisture. After that, you can use one of the proposed methods.

Illustration Remedy for midges
Sweet syrup. One of the cheapest and most affordable ways to get midges out of the kitchen. Pour it into the sink closer to the drain hole, wait until all the fruit flies flock to the sweet smell and quickly drain them into the sewer.
Water and citric acid. Another way to kill midges in the kitchen is to invite them to drink. All fruit flies love moisture and by mixing water with citric acid, you will show them the path along which they will gather at the source.
But water creates a film on the surface, thanks to which insects do not drown, and in order to destroy it, add a little liquid soap to the water.
Trap for midges. To make it, you need a small jar, apple cider vinegar, and a simple paper funnel. Pour the vinegar solution into the jar, plug the neck with a funnel. Flies will fly to smell, but they will not be able to get out of the trap.

You will only have to change the solution every couple of days, while simultaneously getting rid of dead midges. Instead of vinegar, you can use compote, sour juice, or another sweet drink.

Fruit slices. Another remedy for midges in the kitchen can be built from an ordinary plastic glass and a fruit that is starting to rot. Cover the top of the glass with cling film and punch a few small holes in it. Drosophila can easily get inside the trap, but they cannot get out anymore.

These are very effective ways to remove midges in the kitchen, be sure to try at least one of them. Another option is to use camphor alcohol. It is simply poured into a hot frying pan and, evaporating, kills insects. But you are unlikely to like this, because the room after such a procedure needs to be aired for a long time.

Mechanical and commercial products

If you do not trust the proposed methods, or just want to find an integrated approach to getting rid of midges, pay attention to the additional options proposed.

  • Vacuum cleaner. You will need to thoroughly vacuum all areas where these insects accumulate. If you have a good reaction, then flies can be caught on the fly. It is necessary to clean the filled container from the vacuum cleaner outside the apartment.

You can try to catch midges with a vacuum cleaner on the fly.

  • Incense. Drosophila do not like pungent odors, so an aroma lamp or aroma sticks can be successfully used against them. The most effective are the smell of patchouli, ylang-ylang, verbena or cloves.

Moses will scare off the smell of verburn, ylang-ylang, cloves or patchouli

  • Duct tape. You can purchase special adhesive tape for midges in the store (its price is low and available to everyone). The scent of the tape attracts fruit flies, they flock and simply stick to it.

Sticky tape (pictured) is one of the most effective remedies against fruit flies

Preventive measures

So that the question of how to remove midges in the kitchen no longer bothers you, you must adhere to several rules. The suggested instruction will help.

  • Keep track of the frequency. Be sure to keep the bin full and remember to empty it regularly. It is better to put small cleanings not in a bucket, but in a small bag that must be tied tightly.
  • Wash the dishes. Drosophila can easily form in dirty dishes left overnight. So it's best to wash the dishes immediately after eating.
  • Store food in the refrigerator. It is better to store vegetables and fruits in the refrigerator, there the midges will not start.
  • Clear the table. Remove crumbs or other food debris regularly.

As you can see, there is nothing difficult in preventive measures against fruit flies. Keep your kitchen clean and the risk of fruit flies will be minimal.

Perfect kitchen cleanliness significantly reduces the risk of gnats

Conclusion

We looked at the most effective ways to combat midges in the kitchen and told you about preventive measures. Follow these recommendations and you will not have problems with midges in the kitchen.

Be sure to watch the proposed video, it contains detailed instructions on how to combat fruit flies.

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