The Most Efficient Fruitfly Trap Ever!

pretty fly for a white guy

Posted by aaangi

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fruitflies and i hate each other. i came up with this clever way to capture them. and if you're anything like my mother, you can release them easily too.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Hammer And Nail (Or Equivilant)make sure your nail is small
  • Blueberry Baby Food
  • A Clean Baby Food Jar Or Other Small Container

Steps (4 steps, 2 minutes)

  1. 1

    gather your supplies:

    clean jar and its matching lid
    1 jar of blueberry baby food
    spoon
    hammer and nail

  2. 2

    take a small spoonful of blueberry baby food and put it in the bottom of your clean jar and close the lid.

  3. 3

    take your nail and hammer and poke a single fruitfly-sized hole into the lid.

  4. 4

    leave the trap somewhere discreet in your kitchen or wherever your fruitlies like to hang out.

    check back in a day or so to see what you've caught.

    clean the jar out every second day and repeat.

    :)