Flies and gnats
Fruit flies, drain flies and fungus gnats look alike and breed in different places. Find the source and the rest is easy.
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- Why do I have fruit flies when my kitchen is spotless? Because fruit flies need very little to breed: a film in a drain, a bin seal, a sticky bottle in the recycling,…
- Fruit flies or drain flies: how do I tell? Watch where they land. Fruit flies hover round food and bins, drain flies sit flat on bathroom walls, and fungus gnats hang…
- How do I get rid of fungus gnats in my houseplants? Fungus gnats breed in damp compost and do not bite. Let the top of the compost dry, catch adults on yellow sticky…
- My vinegar fruit fly trap isn’t working. What else can I do? A trap only catches adults. If flies keep coming, something in the kitchen is still breeding them. Fix the trap so it…
- Why doesn’t bleach get rid of drain flies? Drain flies breed in the slime that coats the inside of the pipe, and bleach pours straight past it. Scrub that film…
- Are flies in my drain a sign it’s blocked? Often, yes. A slow drain leaves water and gunk sitting in the pipe, and that slime is where drain flies breed. Clear…