Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the fruit fly or vinegar fly, is a small, about 3 mm in length, insect of the family Drosophiliadae from order Diptera. These flies can be observed near spoiled fruits. In nature, they also feed on plant sap and rotting plant debris. The larvae also feed on microorganisms. Drosophila (we call it “wine fly”) follows the smell of wine.

One way or another, everyone has encountered fruit flies. You should forget about vegetables or fruits that are stored outside the refrigerator, pour indoor plants- how they are right there. This time we got it when we put in apple cider vinegar. It's difficult to get rid of. Therefore, we are making a separate article - we are studying who they are and how to get rid of them without using chemicals.

Fruit flies(lat. Drosophilidae) - family of the order Diptera insects ( Diptera), includes more than 2000 species. It has a worldwide distribution. The most famous genus is Drosophila ( Drosophila). Representatives of this genus are also called fruit flies.

The family includes two subfamilies - Drosophilinae And Steganinae- and about
about 70 births. The larvae develop in decaying plant debris, fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms.

The easiest way to get rid of fruit flies within a few days is to completely deprive them of food. But it’s difficult for us to do this - in village house, in the kitchen, there is always something for them. Can be hung sticky tape- it helps, but not much.

Young larvae cannot penetrate deep into the solid medium and die, while eggs laid in a liquid medium may die.

They say that fruit flies can also eat thermal insulation. True, this is unverified information, but rumors. However, I met them several times. Whether this is true or not, I don’t know.

Fruit fly, Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster, many aquarists know. Both adult insects and their larvae are used as food.

Females and males of Drosophila. Reproduction

The Drosophila fly, like all dipterans, has three stages of development: egg, larva, and adult insect.

Morphologically, females and males differ from each other in a number of characteristics. Females are somewhat larger than males, although the size of both can vary greatly depending on feeding conditions, especially the larval period of development. The female's abdomen is somewhat rounded, with a pointed end; in the male it is cylindrical, with a swallowed end. Also, the male can be easily distinguished from the female by the last few segments, which are completely pigmented. The upper chitinous scutes of the chest in insects are called tergites (they, together with the sternites and pleurites, participate in the movement of the wings).

The female has eight well-developed tergites, and the male has six, with the sixth and eighth tergites fused, and the eighth included in the reproductive apparatus. The sternites are the same chitinous plates on the ventral side. The female also has one more of them than the male, and in representatives of each sex the first, second, seventh and eighth sternites are not developed.

Drosophila eggs are somewhat elongated, about 0.5 mm in length. In fresh cultures they are easily noticeable, being deposited on the nutrient medium.

The hatching of the larva from the egg and the beginning of postembryonic development is associated with increased nutrition and growth. Excess food at this stage of an individual's life has great value: to a large extent it determines not only the size of the fly, but also its viability. The first time after hatching, the larvae remain on the surface of the medium. Then they go deep into it and remain there until the moment of pupation.

Pupation begins with the larvae leaving the environment, stopping feeding and crawling briskly for some time. Then they become motionless, significantly shorten in length and acquire the barrel-shaped shape characteristic of a pupa. The pupal period of development is characterized, on the one hand, by the destruction of larval organs and tissues, with the exception of gonads and nervous system, on the other hand, the development of the definitive organs of the adult fly from the imaginal discs. The period of pupal transformation is 4 days.

At the end of the third day, the outlines of the eyes become visible through the cover of the pupa, in which by that time a yellowish pigment is produced. A few hours before hatching, the wings are clearly visible, and by this time the eyes become bright red.

Hatching of the fly and its release from the pupa cover is achieved by pumping liquid, as a result of which the pupa shell ruptures and the fly is released.

Flies usually emerge from their pupa early in the morning. Young, newly hatched flies have a long yellowish body, almost devoid of pigment, and short, not yet straightened wings. After 8 hours, the females are ready for fertilization. Females begin laying eggs from the end of the second day and continue until the end of their lives.

Scheme for getting rid of Drosophila midges

1. Find and destroy the habitat of midges.
2. We set traps for those midges that managed to hide.
3. We carry out measures to prevent the appearance of midges.

Common habitat: rotten fruits or vegetables (apples, pears, onions, potatoes, etc.), bags of cereals and nuts, not closed jar with jam or compote. Midges can even live in some jar with a chemical substance.

Midge traps

Glass jar
1. Place in glass jar bait (pieces of fruit, juice or compote).
2. Roll a funnel out of paper.
3. At the tip of the funnel, make small hole.
4. Insert the funnel into the neck of the jar, tip down. Tape the joint area with tape.

The midges fly to the smell of the bait, end up in the jar, and it’s difficult to get out because the bottom hole of the funnel is small and difficult to find.

Plastic cup
1. Take a small plastic disposable cup (you can use one for yogurt, etc.).
2. Place bait for midges in a glass: pieces of fruit (apple, peach, nectarine, banana), juice, compote, used tea bag, etc.
3. Place cling film on top of the glass.
4. We make small holes in the film with a thick needle (the size of the hole should be such that the midge can climb in, but not too big, otherwise it will crawl out back).
5. Place the glass where midges often live.

The midges follow the smell, get into the glass, but can’t get out because the holes are small. When the number of midges reaches about 15 pieces, you need to throw the glass in the trash. Repeat the procedure until all the midges are eliminated.

IN plastic bag put a few apple cores for a day, preferably sour ones. Midges love sour and spoiled things. They will climb into the bag and begin to live there and feed. When they are in a bag, you need to carefully and quickly tie the bag. And throw it away.

Prevention of Drosophila

You need to wash the trash can, carry out general cleaning in the kitchen. Remove all leftover food. If you have pets, clean out their bowls regularly, and if they leave food behind, clean out the refrigerator. Don't leave dirty dishes behind. Check bags of vegetables regularly and throw away any that are rotten.

You need to find their “home” - usually it is soggy potatoes, “brooding” or rotten vegetables and fruits. If fruit flies have nothing to eat and nowhere to reproduce, they will gradually disappear on their own, and there is no need to breed them with all sorts of dichlorvos and raptors. You need to remove all food, take out the trash, and do not water indoor plants (if any).

Check under the sink - food debris may remain there and become a breeding ground. They can start in a pumpkin that lies on the closet, or in an onion. Often divorced flower pots indoor plants. Sometimes they fly into ground coffee. They are diluted in a teapot if you do not throw away the tea leaves.

We take these tips from the comments under the article on the site - many of the tips are original and very interesting! So:

If the midge starts in flower pots, then you need to stick an ordinary match, head down, disappear.

Most often, flies appear due to rotten potatoes, onions - all spoiled root crops are a breeding ground for flies. Main - remove source. Gradually they will disappear. Be patient.

I do a total cleanse once a week. ultraviolet light, and it’s been working for me for a year ultrasonic trap, this is how we are saved.

I solved the problem with flies simply: 1) I collected crawling and flying ones with a hand-held kitchen vacuum cleaner (fortunately they don’t fly fast). 2) at night in the place where they accumulate (for me it’s a jar of kombucha) I turned it on mosquito lamp. The effect is amazing - almost no flies in the morning!

Vacuum cleaner excellent catch, even on the fly!

A jar of flies can be placed in the freezer for a few minutes. They'll die. Verified.

I poured it into the cake lid beer, so that the bottom was barely covered, a lot of people gathered and almost everyone drowned.

I found that they really like it spoiled bananas. In the kitchen I put a crushed, rotten banana in a bag. Problem solved.

Adhesive fly tape, spread with red wine. And here they are right there.

My husband accidentally left leftovers on the table. apple compote in a jar, during the night they were filled with darkness, at first I covered them with a plastic lid and then I thought for a long time about how to kill them, I can’t open them, throwing the jar away in this form is also not a good idea, I decided to put in the microwave and turned it on for a minute! The end came to them all instantly! The glass jar needs to be placed in the microwave, covered with a plastic lid, don’t be afraid, it won’t explode, 40 seconds at a power of 600 - 700 is enough.

Tip: pour part water into a glass jar, part apple cider vinegar or juice and a little dishwashing detergents and put this jar where you have the most flies, and in a few hours you will have almost no flies, they are attracted to this trap. Apple cider vinegar attracts flies and they fly into this jar; dishwashing detergent prevents them from getting out. This fluid needs to be renewed once a week.

Getting rid of fruit flies is very easy. Buy fly or mosquito repellents, which are intended for raptor. Install the plates to window glass and the problem is solved! The sun heats up the plate and releases a deadly poison for flies.

I accidentally discovered a means to combat flies: I started cleaning horseradish roots for a horseradish appetizer, leave the horseradish peeling in open package- all the flies instantly disappeared. Several days have passed and they have not returned.

Fruit fly traps

There are also ready-made products on sale to get rid of fruit flies, and they are effective. If you put homemade vinegar, put traps right next to it., otherwise the flies will scatter throughout the house.

The Raptor glue trap with bait liquid will provide effective protection from fruit fly. The principle of operation of the trap is simple. The liquid contains a special substance that attracts flies. Following the smell, insects end up on the sticky surface on the inside of the trap without the ability to get out of it again. At the same time, the trap remains clean and attractive in appearance. A feeling of comfort and cleanliness in your kitchen is guaranteed!

Directions for use: Open the box. Take out a can of liquid. Unscrew the cap of the can. Take out the cardboard tape with the sticky layer. With a sharp movement, remove the protective paper from the adhesive layer.

Fold the trap into a “house” with the sticky side with the pattern applied inside, connecting the lock with the inscription “insert into grooves” in the direction of the arrows. Place the trap on the neck of the can. Make sure the perforation on the trap fits snugly around the neck of the can. Place the trap in places where insects develop - in kitchens near fruit and in pantries - storage cabinets food products- potatoes, onions, etc. Do not place in drafts. The trap retains its ability to attract flies for up to 30 days. Consumption rate - 1 trap per room 10-12 m2.

And one more trap: Aeroxon trap for fruit flies. It is designed in approximately the same way, only here in the package there are 2 pieces at once. The flies begin to fly in very quickly - excellent cleaning of the room!

The Aeroxon glue trap is designed to kill tiny flies flying over rotting fruit. Fruit flies are found in kitchen, utility and warehouses where fruits and vegetables are stored. The flies are lured with a special bait onto the adhesive surface of the trap and are firmly glued to it. The trap can be placed in close proximity to food products; it is completely safe.

Sometimes, having noticed several midges in our home, we do not pay attention to them, believing that they will soon leave it themselves. This often happens, but it can also happen that these uninvited “guests” not only do not leave, but there are more and more of them. This leads to the need to fight them.

Today you can find many products on sale that will help remove midges from your home, with instructions on how to do this. People have been familiar with insects for a long time, so there are also a lot of folk remedies that allow you to effectively fight them.

How dangerous are “winged guests”?

Despite their apparent harmlessness, these small insects can cause harm:

All the inconveniences that midges can cause in the house are especially dangerous and unpleasant when there is a child in it. The baby can play with them, put them in his mouth, and become infected.

The presence of such neighbors in the apartment is also unaesthetic and unhygienic. They leave their waste products in the form of small black dots that can be seen on furniture, windows, mirrors, i.e. absolutely everywhere.

The opinion that these unpleasant “guests” can only visit a home that is not kept clean is erroneous. The reasons for their appearance and how to remove midges depend on where exactly they found refuge.

Getting rid of midges in the kitchen

Many people are surprised at how these insects can appear practically out of thin air - windows and doors are closed, and the kitchen area can be flooded with them in a few hours. As a rule, they appear in the kitchen fruit flies(drosophila).

When you bring fruits and berries into your home, you usually bring with you their larvae, which the adult lays on them while the fruit is ripening. When the remaining fruit begins to deteriorate and rot, the larvae develop into adult insects. This explains their sudden appearance, and even in large quantities.

Drosophila can also take root in the bathroom - they love moisture, and there is plenty of it in this room. In addition, they can appear from sewer pipes, especially if the latter are in a condition requiring repair or replacement.

Is it possible and how to get rid of midges in the kitchen if they are infested? Can. Previously, aggressive agents such as dichlorvos were used for this, but today this is not necessary.

If you decide to use by industrial means, you can find ones that don't sound harsh unpleasant odor, do not have negative impact on children and animals. Nevertheless, many housewives prefer to deal with the problem folk remedies.

Fill a 0.5 liter jar with any rotten fruits, covering the inlet with regular film. Do a few things in it small holes, through which fruit flies will fall into this trap. Having flocked to their favorite smell, they will end up in the container, but will not be able to get back out.

When the “trap” has fulfilled its role, pour boiling water into the jar, and then pour all its contents into the toilet. Instead of a jar, you can use a plastic bottle using the same principle.

If there are not very many insects in the apartment, you can use a vacuum cleaner and treat all surfaces with it. You need to clean the dust collection bag as far as possible from your home so that the “guests” do not return again.

Camphor will also help get rid of midges. Finely chop the substance, heat the frying pan and place it on it. When steam starts to release, take the frying pan in your hands and walk around the house with it. These insects cannot tolerate the odor emitted. At the same time, it is absolutely harmless to humans.

Pour into a glass a liquid that midges like - compote, apple cider vinegar, jelly, wine. Place the vessel in the place where the insects have chosen, not forgetting to add liquid soap or any liquid detergent. It will reduce the tension of the surface of the environment, so the annoying “neighbors” will not be able to take off after tasting the delicacy. Place the contents of the glass into the toilet and rinse it.

You can “invite” insects to taste sweet syrup or compote in the sink, but in this case it is important to have time to wash them off with water.

After taking these measures, thoroughly wipe down all kitchen surfaces, making sure that nowhere in open access there are no fruits and their remains, liquids and other substances that attract insects.

The fight against uninvited “guests” will be ineffective if you do not treat all places where they accumulate with a rag and detergent.

Clearing the bathroom of uninvited guests

Here, too, you can often find winged “guests”. They are attracted by the smell of moisture and rot, and often end up here, initially living in the flowers that grow in the apartment.

A common reason for their appearance is blockages in the sewer system. Various edible and inedible substances can accumulate and rot there, which become provocateurs of the problem.

Getting rid of the unpleasant “tenants” of the bathtub should begin with cleaning the sewer. For this you can use special chemicals. It is advisable to pour them into the drain hole boiling water - it disinfects perfectly.

If the blockages are serious, and no matter what you try to remove the midges, there is no result, you can and even need to contact a specialist who can disassemble the system and clean it. From small quantity You can get rid of the winged ones using ordinary adhesive tape - over time, they will all flock to it and remain with us forever.

You can also use the method of pouring syrup into the bath and quickly washing off the insects with a shower. Their habitat is often places where moisture accumulates. After treating the bathroom, be sure to wipe the floor under the bathtub and sink dry and in the future make sure that it always remains dry.

You need to fight midges not only by reducing humidity, but also by removing all contaminants. The bathroom should have perfect cleanliness. Please pay attention special attention when cleaning the toilet, sink, trash can, and pet trays, if they are located in this room.

If neither you nor your household are allergic to chlorine, treat all bathroom surfaces with a product containing this substance - insects cannot tolerate it, so they will disappear very quickly.

How to clear them from indoor plants?

If you notice even one midge flying out of the pot, take immediate action. Before purchasing chemicals that can also harm the plant, try traditional methods.

Treat the soil with a very weak solution of potassium permanganate. Remember that you will have to treat all the flowers in the house, and not just the one near which the midges swarm.

A good way to get rid of unpleasant “neighbors” are matches. They need to be inserted into the soil with the sulfur facing down, changing every two days. Experienced flower growers It is recommended to use steamed garlic. The vegetable must be treated with boiling water and inserted into the soil.

The simplest method of controlling fruit flies is sticky tape. They can be hung in any room where flying birds usually gather. annoying insects: in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the greenhouse and even in the beer store. There definitely won’t be any difficulties buying them: tapes are available in almost any hardware store.

A good remedy is fumigators with plates that are treated with toxic substances. The device must be turned on electrical network. Wine flies die from the poison released.

If regular cleaning and sticky tapes don't help, you need to move on to more effective methods– use of special insecticidal preparations. They are sold in spray form. The most popular are “Raptor”, “Raid”, “Combat”, “Dichlorvos”, “Hexachloran”. They include different components, destroying insects. The product must be sprayed in the house. It is recommended to close all windows and doors and wait a few hours. First you need to remove all the people and put away the food. At the end, after treatment, ventilate the room. Instructions for use are written on aerosol containers, so you should always read them.

In the apartment and at the dacha, you can also use special traps, which can be purchased at a hardware store. Raptor is very popular. The principle of its operation is as follows: insects flock to the aroma that exudes from a container with liquid and stick to inside house-shaped traps. To use such a trap, you must first assemble it yourself:

1. 1. Remove the cap from the can.
2. 2. Place the trap on top of the container with the sticky surface inward.

Drosophila also reproduce in flowers, or more precisely, in the soil for them. This is an ideal environment for flies. To find larvae in the soil, you need to dig up the soil with a small spatula or toothpick. If small worms are found, then it is necessary to use insecticides to protect the plants. "Aktellik", "Fitoverm" will do. In more advanced cases, when the larvae have infested the pot, it is necessary to transplant the flower into a new container, completely replacing the soil.

If fruit flies live in the bathroom or kitchen sink, you can remove them using boiling water. They need to treat the space regularly. It is recommended to use such products as Domestos, Mister Muscle, and Mole.

Traditional methods of removing flies

Folk remedies are also used at home. They also help fight fruit flies. Basically, these agents have a repellent effect. You can use the following options:

1. 1. Plants with a strong aroma. Elderberry, geranium, tansy, wormwood, and fern are suitable. Flower leaves need to be spread around the room. Then the midges themselves will quickly leave the room. The same goes for myrtle and eucalyptus trees. Their aroma is unpleasant to insects.
2. 2. Essential oils. Suitable eucalyptus, geranium. You can arrange aromatherapy in the room.
3. 3. Tomato seedlings. Its aroma is unpleasant for midges. It is enough to place containers with seedlings on the windowsills.
4. 4. Bay oil. They're supposed to rub door jambs And window frames.
5. 5. Kerosene and turpentine. It is enough to add 5 tbsp. l. one of these products in 3 liters of water. This solution is used to wash floors and windows.

There are predator plants that feed small insects, including fruit flies. They exude a pleasant aroma, and fruit flies fly to this bait. The plants are completely safe for humans and pets. They are easy to maintain and small in size.

You can also prepare your own poison against midges. There are several popular recipes:

1. 1. Dissolve 40 g of sugar in half a cup of milk and add the same amount of black pepper powder. Moisten a piece in this mixture toilet paper or a napkin and place on a plate.
2. 2. Mix 3 tbsp. l. milk with 0.5 tsp formalin. Then add 5 tsp. baking soda. Place the mixture on saucers and leave pieces of black bread nearby.
3. 3. Mix 10 g of honey with 1 g of sugar. Soak napkins in this solution and sprinkle with water. Leave them on the windowsill.

You can also use traps that you can easily prepare yourself. You need to do the following:

1. 1. Take a container. A glass jar will do.
2. 2. Prepare paper, tape and bait (fruit, juice).
3. 3. Make a funnel out of a piece of paper. You need to leave a hole at the top of the cone.
4. 4. Place bait in the jar.
5. 5. Place the funnel in the bait jar with the hole facing down. Secure the edges to the neck of the container with tape.

The midges will fly towards the aroma of juice or fruit, end up in the jar, and never get back out. All that remains is to periodically throw out the contents of the jar along with the dead insects.

Instead of a glass jar, you can use disposable glasses. Then they are thrown away along with the contents. They can be covered cling film and make small holes in it with a needle. There is another version of the trap. You need to put a banana peel, fruit or other bait in a plastic bag. Midges will flock to the aroma of rotten food. After a while, the package will need to be thrown away.

But first of all, it is necessary to eliminate the very reason for the appearance of fruit flies, to minimize the access of insects to moisture, which is the optimal environment for them. With regular ventilation of the room, fruit flies will disappear over time, as they do not tolerate cold and fresh air well.

Fruit midges are annoying tiny creatures, whose presence in the house itself irritates all its inhabitants. When these little creatures, not limited to annoying flickering, begin to actively spoil food, and in addition also try to bite, the patience of the residents comes to an end, and they urgently begin to look for means to combat the annoying aliens.

Where do house flies come from and how to get rid of them?

The small black flies that so annoy housewives are extraordinary insects. The unique ability of these malicious flying creatures to appear as if out of nowhere gives them a certain mystical aura. However, the secret of the occurrence of midge swarms is in hermetically sealed closed apartments, has nothing to do with magic. Drosophila flies, of course, do not have the phenomenal gift of seeping through walls. In fact, midges end up in tightly sealed rooms along with food brought from outside, and the larvae and eggs of fruit flies can hide not only in vegetables and fruits, but also in mushrooms, cereals and garden flowers.

Each fly individual does not live long. Appearing into the world at dawn, it dies in the evening of the same day, but if there is food supply for it in the apartment, namely a supply of spoiled vegetables and fruits, the wine fly manages to lay a huge number of eggs on them within a day. Thus, the number of midges begins to increase in geometric progression However, in fairness, it should be noted that in winter, fruit flies do not reproduce so actively, but if you do not fight them, even in cold weather they can fill the entire house in a few days.

In addition to rotten fruits, midges love indoor flowers, or rather, the moist soil in which they grow. In addition, the reproduction of midges that have entered the house is facilitated by stagnant water in the aquarium, dampness prevailing in plumbing rooms, dirt in pet cages, leaking sewer pipes, dishes unwashed for several days and garbage forgotten in the kitchen.

Therefore, if you have fruit or flower flies in your home, before you start poisoning uninvited guests, try to liquidate their “tavern” first. To do this, first of all, remove all food from the table and wash dirty dishes, then inspect the refrigerator and conduct an audit kitchen cabinets. If you find any rotten fruits or moldy cereals there, immediately take them to the trash bin, and at the same time take with you the garbage that was left in the bucket.

When you have finished cleaning up the kitchen, to eliminate dampness, ventilate the apartment, clean the aquarium, loosen the soil in the flowerpots and drain the water from their trays.

At the end of the cleaning, vacuum the floors throughout the house and at the same time check if there is an apple core lying around in some secluded place.

The three most effective ways to deal with annoying midges

1 way. Industrial insecticides

In the event that the general cleaning did not give the expected result, and harmful flies continue to scurry around the apartment, you, of course, can poison them with some kind of insecticidal aerosol, but the same dichlorvos, for example, is only allowed to be used in the toilet and living rooms, it is unacceptable to use such a toxic pesticide in the kitchen.

In areas where food is stored or prepared, it is better to use factory-made adhesive tapes to combat midges. Unfold and hang under kitchen ceiling a couple of Velcro strips, and the very next day you will see that the number of small “saboteurs” secretly sneaking into your house has decreased significantly.

A fumigator can also become in a great way solving the problem of fly infestation. Fill this device with a special plate that acts on flies, or attach a reservoir with anti-fly liquid to it, turn on the unit all night, and in the morning you will not find a single fruit fly in your house.

Method 2. Homemade traps

Fruit flyers can be fought not only with chemicals, but also with safer, but no less effective folk remedies, which include the homemade traps described below.

Drunk trap. Flies love beer and dessert wine. Place it on kitchen table an open, unwashed beer or liquor bottle. After a couple of hours, a large number of fruit flies will gather in it, flocking to an unexpected feast, all you have to do is plug the cap of the vessel full of midges and take it to the trash heap.

apple trap. No less sweet alcoholic drinks, fruit flies love apples. Taking advantage of this weakness, you can build a very effective trap, in which natural apple cider vinegar will play the role of bait. To make such a trap, take a half-liter jar and fill it a quarter full warm water, pour a spoonful of natural apple cider vinegar into the water, the smell of which has a mesmerizing effect on midges, and add a couple of drops of shampoo or dishwashing liquid. Attracted by the aroma of your favorite fruit, the midge will fall into the water, and the “sticky” soap film formed on the surface of the liquid will not allow it to fly back up.

3 way. Repellents

If you don't have time to build traps, try scaring away unwanted guests with some kind of unpleasant smell. As such “horror stories” you can use:

• camphor, the smell of which all flies and mosquitoes really dislike. Throw a pinch of this substance into a heated dry frying pan and, as soon as its crystals begin to emit a characteristic wormwood aroma, immediately remove the vessel from the stove and walk with it throughout the apartment. Having smelled the smell of camphor, the flies will be forced to retreat.
• garlic- garden midges are afraid of the smell of this plant, so they can repel flies that have chosen flowerpots with indoor plants. Cut a few cloves of garlic into slices, place them on the surface of the substrate in flower pots, and the midges will soon leave their homes.
• cloves, the rich aroma of which plunges midges into panic. Place a dessert spoon of clove buds in a small ladle, fill them with a glass of water, and place an impromptu aroma lamp on the stove. When the liquid in the ladle begins to boil, a thick spicy spirit will spread throughout the apartment, which will disperse the “stray” guests.

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Oh, how I suffer from them: (They nest in my coffee machine, where the coffee cake is. I spray fumitox at night, it lasts for several days, then again
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Wine midges or fruit flies are known to everyone because of their prevalence. They got their name because they are attracted to the smell of wine that comes from rotting fruit. In the house, they can most often be seen in the kitchen, since all food products are concentrated there. Having settled in an apartment, the small, ubiquitous wine flies are a significant nuisance to the residents. In a short period of time, their numbers become such that they are found: on house plants, curtains, in the trash can, on any product not removed in time, in jars of honey or jam, they strive to get into your morning coffee and, apparently, consider themselves full-fledged masters in your kitchen. Because of this, many are concerned with the question - where do they come from and how to get rid of wine midges in the house?

Wine midge

Description of the insect

Drosophila are also called fruit flies. These insects have long settled near humans, for the reason that humans are an inexhaustible source food for them. Midges eat spoiled fruits, flower nectar, plant debris and juice of domestic plants. All this in large quantities eat close to people.

Externally, fruit flies are very small midges. They do not live long and breed very actively, developing in a warm environment from an egg to an adult insect in just ten days. One female has the ability to lay up to 400 eggs. Therefore, wine flies in short terms can populate the entire territory in which they settled. Midge eggs are laid in spoiled berries and fruits. The hatched larvae penetrate deep into the product and pupate there. Already on the second day after hatching, the female is already able to lay eggs.

Important! These insects do not cause any particular harm to humans - they do not bite, do not suck blood, and certainly are not carriers of diseases. The main harm from them is annoying flickering in the apartment and absorption of food. Theoretically, eating foods contaminated with fly larvae can only result in intestinal upset.

Causes of Drosophila

In order to effectively fight wine midges, you must first understand where they came from and find the sources of their reproduction.

They enter a person’s home in various ways:

• with fruits that we bring into the house, on the peel of which wine flies have laid eggs. They give preference to soft fruits, the peel of which they can easily bite through;
• They fly through open doors and windows, attracted by the smell of rotting fruits, sometimes they are even attracted by the pungent smell of fruit freshener.

Recommendation! Often we have no idea where midges appear on fruits recently purchased at the store. The fact is that the larvae are noticeable only at an early stage of formation, when the midge has just laid eggs. white color. Then they take on the color of the fruit, which is why we cannot see them when purchasing. Vegetables and fruits that cannot be stored in the refrigerator should be thoroughly rinsed with water or even doused with boiling water, because there is a possibility that the fruit fly has already laid eggs on them. As soon as the rotting process begins, adult insects will emerge from the eggs.

As a rule, these insects conduct their life activities in the following places:

• in the kitchen among food and plant remains;
• in the trash can;
• in the bathroom when storing wet rags, damp stale things there and when the water supply is clogged;
• near cages with pets, aquariums with fish, if they are not cared for daily;
• in pots with indoor flowers, especially if you water them heavily;
• in vases with long standing flowers.

How to get rid of wine midge

You need to start fighting midges as soon as you find them in your home to avoid them further reproduction. To do this you need:

1. find sources of reproduction and get rid of them;
2. clean the kitchen of all spoiled food and plant debris;
3. check the condition of rags for washing floors and dishes;
4. check if the water supply is clogged and remove the clog if there is one;
5. fill the drain special means or add baking soda and then quench it with vinegar to eliminate food residues that fruit flies love so much;
6. if there are not a lot of midges, you can simply collect them with a vacuum cleaner;
7. Having gotten rid of spoiled food supplies, thoroughly wipe the shelves in the cabinets soap solution, and then vinegar;
8. in the case when midges are infested in house plants, it is necessary to reduce watering and water the soil with a weak solution of potassium permanganate, or with insecticides specially produced for the soil (Grom, Fitoverm, Karbofos), if this does not help, then the contaminated soil must be completely change;
9. Garlic, lavender, and citrus fruits will help drive insects out of the house; their pungent smell repels insects;
10. It is possible to smoke fruit flies; to do this, pour the crushed camphor into a frying pan and place it on the stove; when steam appears, carry the dishes through all rooms. This procedure is safe for humans and pets.
11. Predatory plants that digest insects caught in their traps will help in the fight against midges. They are easy to care for, they are harmless to humans, but they cope effectively with fruit flies and other insects. In addition, it is quite interesting to observe the process of the plant hunting and capturing prey;
12. if it is cold enough outside, then you can simply cool the room thoroughly by opening the windows and all kitchen cabinets; fruit flies are sensitive to temperature and will die from hypothermia;
13. use homemade traps.

Homemade wine fly traps

One of effective ways The fight against midges is to use homemade traps, which can be prepared in the following ways:

• Pour juice, compote or put pieces of fruit into a glass jar, make a paper funnel with a small hole at the end and insert it into the jar, carefully sealing the joints with tape. Attracted by the smell, midges easily penetrate the jar, but they will not be able to crawl out.
• Place slices of aromatic fruit in a bag that does not have holes on the walls or bottom and leave it overnight. The next morning, quickly close it with flies and throw it away.
• You can also catch fruit flies by placing saucers with syrup or juice, a mixture of sugar and yeast, in places where they accumulate. Insects will gather above the saucers and drown in the bait.
• Take plastic cup and put a piece of fruit in it. Cover the glass with cling film and make small holes in it. The midges will penetrate, but they will no longer be able to get out and they may be thrown out along with the trap.
• You can use sticky fly tape by hanging it and placing it near places where insects gather.

Get rid of fruit gnats not very difficult. And for this it is not at all necessary to use toxic substances - the most simple methods, described in the article, turn out to be the most effective. Once fruit flies leave your home, do not forget about preventative measures.

Prevention against the appearance of wine midges

To prevent fruit flies from appearing in your home, it is important:

• Do not leave fruits and berries on the table for a long time in the heat;
• Get rid of dampness and dirt;
• Maintain cleanliness, throw away spoiled food on time, pay special attention to stocks of onions and potatoes;
• Throw out garbage often, especially during the hot season;
• Wash the trash can;
• Regularly care for animal cages and fish aquariums;
• Do not leave pet food out for a long time, add a little of it so that it is eaten immediately;
• Pay attention to systematic cleaning of ventilation shafts and water drains;
• It is important to constantly wash the sink and clean the drains and siphon using chemicals;
• Do not leave dirty dishes for a long time;
• Do not overwater indoor plants or use tea leaves or coffee grounds for watering;
• Do not allow water to stagnate in trays under flower pots;
• Change the water in a vase of flowers in a timely manner and promptly throw away rotting or withering bouquets;
• Maintain cleanliness in the room, regularly do general cleaning, carefully review everything and inspect every corner.

By fulfilling these conditions, you can protect your home from the invasion of wine midges.