Sunday, September 28, 2008

&%$#(*& Fruit Flies!

I had a bunch of bananas that got too ripe, and there they were - a gazillion fruit flies that seemed to multiply by the second.

I'd heard to put out a saucer or bowl of apple cider vinegar to attract them, so that's what I did:



And they sat around the rim of the container like they were hanging out around the pool at a party. That really worked well. I had created for them an all-inclusive resort. Sandals for fruit flies.

So I went to where all good people go when they are in need of pest control.

Google.

I learned that I should do this:

Make a funnel with a piece of paper and put it into the mouth of a container with apple cider vinegar in it. The theory is that they will fly down through the funnel to get to the oh-so-delicious vinegar, but then not be able to make their way back out. Sounds lame. Except ...



It worked!


I love you, Internet. Thank you, Al Gore.

2 comments:

  1. At the McQ household, we endure the over ripe banana's for banana bread. The more ripe they are, the better the banana bread. I bring this up because you mentioned Al Gore and I was picturing him eating a big hunk of banana bread... all while surfing his internet... paying his electric bill online... with his carbon credits.

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  2. LOLOLOLOL @ "Thank you Al Gore!"

    hehehehe

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