A little bit of beer or wine works great for this kind of trap. Fruit flies are attracted to the smell of fermentation. I know this for sure cuz i asked one today.

I have to say, I've tried many different types to prevent fruit flies. The best above all have been the Apple Cider Vinegar and a couple drops of dish soap liquid. No more annoying fruit flies floating up to my face, and have you ever noticed when you try to clap your hands to destroy them? They mostly survive. It's like they know and get the hell away before your hands meet 😮

All the videos about fruit flies show Apple Cider Vinegar and dish soap...tried this a hundred times...it doesn't work for me. I do not know why. I catch more on those sticky traps but not with ACV and Dish soap.

Perfect timing on this video. We’re going through fruit fly season up here in MN also, and I was considering one of the plug in traps to replace the apple cider vinegar traps. Now I think I’ll just stick with the old stand by!

I don't think it's fair to test the traps side by side and compare their catches. It shows the flies prefer the vinegar over the light, but that doesn't mean the light trap is less effective. Would the light trap had caught more flies if the vinegar trap wasn't pulling them away? What if the light has a greater range and was responsible for attracting the most flies, but the flies were drawn to the vinegar in the last moment, only after being attracted by the light? I'd like to see how the traps perform separately. That said, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience. It's invaluable. I have just declared war on the fruit flies in my house, and KZfaqrs like you have been a great help.

I wonder if there's any type of flies that ended up on the sticky pads that weren't attracted to the apple cider? I'm wondering about just using existing sticky traps and leaving some sort of led or desk lamp next to them.

USE A VACUUM CLEANER ! Works like magic. You'll get hundreds in the same time that a few gnats are contemplating these traps.

Rescue fly traps. Good brand.

Pineapple juice +cider vinegar and dishwashing liquid in open container is far more effective.

What did you use for the holes? Afraid of making them too large.

I used an apple cider vinegar trap before and it didn't do squat. The fruit flies are NOT attracted to apple cider vinegar. You're better off just putting a fragment of fruit in than using apple cider vinegar.