It happens that very unpleasant "neighbors" appear in our houses. No, we are not talking about cockroaches and not even about bedbugs. We are talking about fruit flies. Their name is harmless, which cannot be said about them! Midges are more dangerous than mosquitoes, so you need to get rid of them as soon as possible. "How to get rid of midges in the house" is the topic of our article.
In the still water…
The bites of these insects are much more painful than mosquitoes, because, unlike mosquitoes, they do not just pierce our skin and suck blood, but eat away the flesh. Horrible! After a bite, bumps appear on the body that itch and bleed if scratched. Some people develop an allergic reaction that manifests itself in swollen limbs. These bites heal very slowly. In addition, midges carry dangerous infectious diseases.
Where do they come from?
Before we tell you how to get rid of midges in the house, let's find out wherethese stubborn fruit flies are taken. The main reason for their occurrence is the lack of accuracy and cleanliness. For example, half-eaten fruit, a trash can not taken out in time, an unwashed cat's bowl, indoor flowers, onions stored in an apartment, all this is a favorable environment for the emergence and existence of fruit flies.
What to do if they still appeared in the house?
You ask: "How to deal with midges at home?" In principle, there is nothing complicated here. We need to act according to the following scheme:
- find and destroy midge habitat;
- setting traps for those fruit flies that managed to hide from us;
- we carry out a number of preventive measures to exclude the possibility of recurrence from midges.
Let's look at each of these items in more detail.
Search and destruction of Drosophila habitat
How to get rid of midges in the house? We look where some rotting vegetable substances are usually found: apples, onions, pears. This is food for fruit flies. Do not forget to look into jars with jam or compote, inspect all containers with non-food products, for example, with household chemicals: washing powders, bleaches, soap.
Setting traps
So how to get rid of midges in the house? The principle of traps is to lure the midge into a special small hole, through which it can no longer get out. For example, we take a plastic cup from yogurt (or a glass bowl), put it therebait (a piece of a rotting apple or a used tea bag). A cling film is stretched over the cup, in which holes are made with a thick needle. Their diameter should allow Drosophila to fly into the glass. All. Well, watch out, the midge is in the house!
What to do next? Nothing, the trap will do everything for you! Drosophila flock to the alluring smell, but they cannot fly back. We accumulate 20 midges in a glass and set a new trap. The procedure should be repeated until fruit flies completely disappear from your home.
Prevention of Drosophila
It is necessary to thoroughly rinse the trash can, and also to conscientiously carry out a wet general cleaning not only in the kitchen, but throughout the house. Also, be sure to clean up any leftover food and crumbs, clean your pets' bowls regularly, and most importantly, don't pile dirty dishes in the sink.
