croc2-3 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I need to get rid of the fruit fly infestation what can I do w/o culling the whole rach colony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Remove the food that the fruit flies are after, for a couple of days. Don't leave moist food or fruits for longer than overnight. Sometimes, I make a trap with something even more appealing than the food that the flies are drawn to, after the trap has many flies inside, I put a cloth over it and bring it outside. I will do this several times a day, and it is pretty effective for me. I keep mantids and will put one in the trap, the mantid won't eat nearly enough flies but at least they can have a good time while I trap the flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araceae Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 are you sure they are flies and not fungus gnats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vfox Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Regardless the best way to deal with either of them is to let the colony dry out for a few days and remove all moist foods. Make sure there are no dead roaches either. At the very worst, remove the roaches and change the substrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoygaara Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Maybe they're carrion flies. You need to remove the dead roaches. You can also put flypaper near your bins or enclosures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croc2-3 Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Thanks they are fruit flies as the occasional carrion fly tries my turtle nest site I used to breed flies for my mantids& mantellas (which I don’t have right now). I'm going to let it dry out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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