Tales of Terror from Domestic Fruit

[angus_mcnitt]

So... in more tales of the bizarre, I bought bananas on Sunday night. Woke up yesterday to them being covered by gnats. I have disposed of the fruit immediately, but these nasty buggers persist. Any ideas on ridding myself of these guys?

Comments

[angus_mcnitt]

OK, I progress.

Never had this kind of problem before in any of my other apartments. I will also be avoiding fruits that don't like the fridge until further notice,

[wetdryvac]

Oh, I forgot all about the soap trap. Good call.

*looks horrified at the idea of any poor vac needing to suck up live bugs*

[wetdryvac]

1) Clean entire area where fruit was, removing sweet, fruit, and liquid items from all surfaces.
2) Use a peppermint castile soap to clean said surfaces, or a tbsp of bleach in a half gallon of water for the same.
3) Turn on a fan that blow *out* and let it run and run and run.

[chiashurb]

In addition to previous suggestions, pour boiling water down your kitchen sink drain. Sometimes they breed in the trap.

[dancinglights]

Borrow my kitten for a week. Chasing down and eating bugs is the only thing he's good for.

(all the other advice is good, too)

[angus_mcnitt]

Given the fact that I love kittens and that I find cats highly addictive (as evidence I have 2 already), that may not be the best advice. :) You may never see him again.