Fruit fly traps

Jar trap

1. Make a paper funnel.
2. Place the paper funnel into a jar containing few amounts of fruit bait.
3. Place the jar trap wherever fruit flies are seen.

Source: University of Kentucky
Department of Entomology

Fruit fly plastic bottle trap

1. Heat the iron rod.
2. Make holes on the neck using the heated iron rod.
3. Make a hole on the lid, big enough for the string or wire to pass through.
4. Insert a string or wire at the lid's hole.
5. Place the bait inside the bottle.
6. Hung the trap in a shady part of the tree just above the lower leaves.
7. Replace the bait at least 2 times in a week. Fresh bait is often attractive to the flies.

Fruit fly baits

External links

• University of Kentucky. Fruit flies - jar trap. http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/struct/ef621.htm
• Science Museum of Minnesota. Fruit fly trap. http://www.smm.org/sln/tf/t/2literbottle/2literbottle.html