Fruit Flies

[mrs_overall]

My orange, lemon & pepper plants are riddled with fruit flies. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the pesky critters please?

[Kathy46]

You can buy fruit fly traps

[mrs_overall]

Really? I'll do a google.
My mind is picturing miniature mousetraps lol
Thank you

[snags]

A few suggestions here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Fruit-Flies

[mrs_overall]

Thanks snags - making a trap sounds dead easy. I won't be following their advice on how to release them - those boys are dead meat!

[DEN53]

Mrs. O. on a gardening programme recently, they said boil some garlic cloves up and make a spray of the liquid and this will get rid of any pests on your plants.

[carlton23]

With indoor plants put a layer of gravel "1/2 thick around the plants. The flies can`t get in or out.

[mrs_overall]

Den, it's a good job I like you!
I tried the garlic remedy last night. The house stinks of garlic and the bloody things are still alive.

[DEN53]

Oh, never mind Mrs. O. at least Dracula didn't turn up last night though {;o)) well option 2 is spray the soil the plants are in with fly spray, I have done this and it does work.....(:o)