palmej2 t1_iua81k8 wrote
Reply to comment by Periwinklepanda_ in You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar, but neither can hold a candle to bullshit. by Ryuujin_13
Agreed. I use a mix of vinegar, sugary soda, a bit of dawn and sometimes even a bit of honey to refill my fruit fly traps. For fruit flies, vinegar is a more effective attractant. But I think the saying dates to times when the trap like containers and surfactants weren't available, so the honey did the actual trapping (possibly coating the sides of the jar for the flies to get stuck in, not sure if they employed vinegar as well though)...
Ryuujin_13 OP t1_iuak6re wrote
My random shower thought about the nature of kindness vs dishonesty has turned into a fantastic and useful discussion on looking after fruit and drain flies and I could not be more thankful, everyone!
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