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Periwinklepanda_ t1_iu9s9u7 wrote
Everyone says you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but I’ve tried both and had way more success with (apple cider) vinegar.
akchemy t1_iua0kac wrote
I had a vinegar bottle for salad that had an open spout. There was balsamic vinegar in it, and i was finding little solid bits. I thought it was just solids in the vinegar, but it turned out to be a ton of fruit flies. Vinegar traps many flies
more_merkins t1_iua1cct wrote
Fruit flies love vinegar. You can catch hundreds with one little trap.
palmej2 t1_iua81k8 wrote
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!
djddanman t1_iub3d90 wrote
TeachMeImWild t1_iucge49 wrote
Well, ACKSHOEALLYyyyyy... Enlightening study.
OK bye
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