Ewww help! Fruit flies!

They are coming from the drain in my kitchen sink. How do I get rid of them? So gross!!

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

Oh Boy! Found this online...

Fighting a swarm of flies that have taken residence in your sink? Try filling the sink with ammonia-based cleaners partially and let it trickle down the drain. The longer it stays the better

HTH
Good Luck!

Message edited 7/19/2009 11:40:25 PM.

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

Those aren't fruit flies, they're drain flies and they feed off the sludge in the drain

Every few days, I dump a whole load of baking soda in the drain, then pour white vinegar over it and it foams up and cleans the drain right out. It should do the trick. With a small child at home, I try not to use ammonia too much like the pp suggested, so I'd try doing that only if the baking soda and vinegar doesn't work.

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

I'm also a big fan of baking soda for drains. I hadn't heard about the vinegar before, that's a great suggestion!

I hope you get rid of them soon.

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

I am so glad you posted this! They are so gross!!!!

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

Ewwww....I have never heard of drain flies....GAG! Nor did I know I was supposed to be cleaning the drains....good to know!

Thanks for the tip....stopping at the supermarket tomorrow for baking soda vinegar!

Message edited 7/20/2009 8:52:04 PM.

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

For the mean time stuff a dish towel or something in the drain so they arent flying up at night...then get em with the baking soda and vinegar tomorrow!

Re: Ewww help! Fruit flies!

I do the same things (baking soda & vinegar) to clean all of my drains once a week. If you have a sink garbage disposal then you can also use lemons and ice cubes to clean the drain with the disposal running.