fruit flies

[someonesgirl]

Ive constantly got those really annoying fruit flies flapping about my kitchen and lounge........ive got a basil plant in the kitchen, could they be coming from there? Where do they come from? how can i get rid of them (without binning my basil cos its very nice in my pasta dishes) and why do they insist on flying into my eyes? and why cant they fly in a straight line??!

Stoooopid flies......

[radiogaga]

hiya ive the same problem, we've always got the fruit bowl full as we love fruit, i posted a similar question here as the fruit flys were everyware and i was going batty trying to swat them. so the advice was to always throw fruit / veg out thats past its best as thats what they feed on, oh and if youve a bottle of red wine open in your kitchen that'll attract them to. so cover red wine, we put fruit and veg in fridge now, and have maybe one or two floating about. although ive no idea where they come from. good luck!!

[Katy May]

Probably coming from basil plant. Often find that when I've bought 'living herbs' after a few days we're infested with stupid, pointless flies. When I put plant outside they go away. Did for a while wonder if it was their revenge for the genetic experiments I had to do on them in biology class at school (yes, really - had to breed fruit flies with different colour eyes or some such thing) - but like you, have noticed their utter lack of any intelligence and decided that it probably wasn't personal.

Radiogaga's right about the red wine too. Maybe that's why they can't fly in a straight line?

[someonesgirl]

hahaahah....well they wont be drinking wine in my kitchen.....im 7 months preggers so i havent drunk for around 9 months anyway!! The Basil may have to go then! i'll buy a new one i think!